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state law

SC Bill Makes Red Flag Enforcement a Felony—Not a Fine

South Carolina just told red flag enforcers exactly what awaits them at your front door: a felony charge.

· 2026-05-19

threat

Michigan's Own Courts Exposed the Red Flag Trap

Michigan's court system just published the receipts on its own red flag law—and the numbers prove every warning gun owners ever raised was right.

· 2026-05-19

atf action

ATF's Answer on Brace Legality: Find Out When You're Charged

ATF won't tell you which pistol braces are illegal—and when Gun Owners of America pressed them directly for written guidance, the agency's answer was chilling: you'll find out when we prosecute you.

· 2026-05-19

victory

Brace Rule Dead—But This Mistake Still Makes You a Felon

You won in court—now don't lose in your own gun safe.

· 2026-05-19

state law

Minnesota's 5-Year Gun Grab: No Trial, No Pay, No Mercy

Minnesota Democrats looked at a law that already lets the government seize your firearms before you're charged with anything—and decided it wasn't aggressive enough.

· 2026-05-19

state law

Enforce a Red-Flag Order in SC? That's a Felony Now.

South Carolina just turned the tables on the red-flag lobby: try to enforce a gun-confiscation order in that state, and you don't just lose—you get charged with a felony.

· 2026-05-19

state law

Seized Before You're Charged: The Red Flag Law Trap

Deputies at your door. Guns gone. And you haven't been charged with anything.

· 2026-05-19

atf action

Brace Rule Dead—ATF Is Still Calling Your Pistol an SBR

ATF lost in court—and it doesn't care. The pistol brace rule is dead, but the agency is still flagging braced pistols as Short-Barreled Rifles under the NFA, and every gun owner who thinks the fight is over just became the easiest target in the room.

· 2026-05-19

state law

SC Makes Red Flag Enforcement a FELONY—More States Moving

In South Carolina, showing up at a law-abiding gun owner's door to enforce a red flag order doesn't just make you wrong—it makes you a felon.

· 2026-05-19

state law

Spanberger Just Signed VA's Worst Gun Law Package in Years

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just handed Bloomberg's machine its biggest Commonwealth trophy in years — and she did it by signing laws that gut rights the Supreme Court already ruled untouchable.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

Michigan's Own Courts Expose the Red Flag Lie

Michigan's own judicial branch just published the receipts—and they prove every due-process alarm Second Amendment advocates have raised about red flag laws is dead accurate.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

SF Operators Can't Carry at Home—This Bill Ends That

The same soldier trusted to run classified kill missions in hostile territory comes home and has to beg California for permission to carry a pistol.

· 2026-05-19

state law

5 GOP States Make Red Flag Enforcement a FELONY

They're not just resisting red flag laws anymore — they're making it a felony to enforce them, and five GOP states are moving in lockstep to put real prison time behind that promise.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

SCOTUS Had 18 2A Petitions. Took Zero. This Is Calculated.

The Supreme Court had 18 Second Amendment petitions on the table last week and answered every single one the same way: with silence.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Vets Survived Fallujah. Congress Still Won't Let Them Carry.

A decorated combat veteran can legally cross into New Jersey armed. A retired DMV bureaucrat with a federal badge already can. A new bill in Congress exists to fix that obscenity.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

SOF Vets Can't Carry in Blue States — This Bill Fixes That

A retired Delta Force operator who survived Fallujah can be denied a carry permit by the same California politician who'll use his photo at a Veterans Day press conference.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

DC Court Blows Up Magazine Bans—SCOTUS Can't Dodge This

The D.C. Court just ruled that magazine bans are unconstitutional—and in doing so, it blew a hole in the legal firewall five other circuits spent years building.

· 2026-05-19

atf action

ATF Refuses to Name Illegal Braced Pistols — Until You're Charged

The Biden brace rule is dead — and the ATF is still hunting brace owners while deliberately refusing to tell you which guns are in its crosshairs.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

SOF Vet in Congress: Elite Warriors Deserve Federal Carry Rights

The men trained to hunt terrorists in the dark can't carry a pistol in their home state without a county clerk's permission—Congressman Pat Harrigan just decided that's insane.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

10th Circuit Punts CO Ghost Gun Law—SCOTUS Could Finish It

Colorado's 'ghost gun' serialization law is heading back to a lower court—and the legal ground it's standing on may not exist by the time the case lands.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

SCOTUS Took the Case—Then Surgically Cut the 2A Questions Out

The Supreme Court had 18 chances to defend your Second Amendment rights at its April 24 conference—and when it finally granted a petition, it performed surgery, cutting out the two 2A questions and tossing them in the trash.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

10th Circuit Slaps Colorado's Ghost Gun Ban Back to Court

Colorado's anti-gun politicians thought they'd killed this fight. The Tenth Circuit just dug it back up.

· 2026-05-19

atf action

ATF Lost the Brace War—Now It's Fighting Dirty

The ATF lost in court—and then it changed weapons.

· 2026-05-19

state law

Spanberger Signs 3 Anti-Gun Laws—Virginia Explodes

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just handed gun owners a three-front war—signing age restrictions, semi-automatic firearm bans, and concealed carry attacks into law in a single coordinated strike against the Second Amendment.

· 2026-05-19

breaking

ATF on the Hot Seat Apr. 28—And a Registry Bill Is Already Waiting

The last legal wall between gun owners and a federal registry goes under the microscope April 28—and the people who want to bulldoze it already have a bill written and waiting.

· 2026-05-19

atf action

ATF Won't Name Illegal Braces—Until It's Too Late

The Biden brace rule is dead—but ATF is still hunting braced-pistol owners under NFA and GCA authority, and the agency refuses to tell you which configurations make you a felon until federal charges are already filed.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Green Beret Congressman: SOF Warriors Can't Carry in 10 States

A Delta Force operator can put a bullet through a high-value target in hostile territory—but the moment he lands back in certain American states, he's legally disarmed. Rep. Pat Harrigan is done pretending that's okay.

· 2026-05-19

threat

Wyoming Just Stabbed Its Own Gun Owners in the Back

You draw your gun, you save your life, you survive—and then Wyoming hands you a six-figure legal bill and walks away.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Vets Could Carry Nationwide—Same Right Feds Have Had Since 2004

A federal agent crosses a state line and carries without a second thought. A combat veteran crosses the same line and suddenly faces 50 different rulebooks—a bill in Congress just called that what it is: inexcusable.

· 2026-05-19

editorial

VA Therapist's 'Gun Safety' Pitch Is Gun Control in a Lab Coat

A Virginia therapist is touring media outlets to tell gun owners that gun control and gun rights are perfectly compatible—you just have to agree to call it something else.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Blue States Disarm Green Berets. One Bill Just Said Enough.

Right now, a retired Delta operator can move to California and the state can legally tell him he has no right to carry the weapon he used to defend this country. One House bill just called that what it is: a disgrace.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

SCOTUS Will Decide If Pot Use Costs You Your Gun Rights

The federal government built a no-win trap for millions of law-abiding Americans: use marijuana legally under state law, and Washington says you've forfeited your Second Amendment rights forever.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Green Beret Congressman: If You Can Hunt Terrorists, You Can Carry

America trusts these warriors to hunt terrorists in the dark on foreign soil—then anti-gun politicians want them jumping through the same bureaucratic hoops back home, or worse, disarmed entirely.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

10th Circuit Gives CO 'Ghost Gun' Law a Death Sentence on Delay

Colorado thought it buried the ghost-gun challenge. The 10th Circuit just dug it back up—and handed Second Amendment plaintiffs a shovel.

· 2026-05-19

state law

Spanberger Just Signed 3 Unconstitutional Gun Laws—Fight Back

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed away the Second Amendment rights of millions of law-abiding Virginians—and the NRA-ILA isn't calling it questionable or debatable. They're calling it unconstitutional. Period.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

10th Circuit Revives Challenge to Colorado's Ghost Gun Crackdown

Colorado thought it had buried this fight. The Tenth Circuit just dug it back up.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Handless War Hero's Bill Forces 50-State Carry for Elite Vets

A man who gave both his hands to this country is now fighting to make sure the warriors who served beside him can't be disarmed the moment they land on American soil.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Vets Can Be Felons for Carrying—This Bill Ends That Disgrace

A decorated Marine veteran is perfectly legal carrying concealed in Texas—and a felon the moment he crosses into New Jersey. A retired DEA agent? Never a problem. That double standard is an embarrassment to every value this country claims to hold, and one bill in Congress is coming for it.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

SOF Vets Can't Carry in California—This Bill Ends That

A decorated Green Beret can clear a room in Fallujah—but retire to New Jersey and he has to beg a clerk for permission to carry a sidearm.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

April 28: Congress Puts the Last Wall Against a Gun Registry on Trial

There is one law standing between your gun purchases and a permanent federal registry — and Congress just scheduled its day of reckoning for April 28.

· 2026-05-19

threat

Wyoming Betrays Its Own Gun Owners — And You're Next

Wyoming — the state that bragged it didn't need a permit to carry — just voted to let law-abiding self-defenders get bled dry in court after surviving an attack.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

Green Berets Can Kill for America—But Can't Carry in California

America's most elite warriors can parachute behind enemy lines, but the moment they land in New York or California, a bureaucrat can legally strip them of the right to carry a firearm.

· 2026-05-19

editorial

They Retired 'Gun Control'—Here's the Word They're Using Now

They lost the phrase 'gun control'—so they buried it, put a lab coat on its replacement, and sent a therapist to finish the job.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

SCOTUS Could Free 900,000 Arizona Gun Owners from Fed Trap

The federal government has been quietly disarming nearly a million Arizona residents — not because they committed a crime, but because they use something their own state legalized.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

10th Circuit Blinks: Colorado 'Ghost Gun' Law Hangs on SCOTUS

The 10th Circuit couldn't kill this case — so it punted, and now a single Supreme Court decision on ATF authority could vaporize the legal ground Colorado's 'ghost gun' law is standing on.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

10th Circuit to Colorado: Your Ghost Gun Ban Isn't Safe

Colorado thought a Supreme Court win buried the ghost gun debate. The Tenth Circuit just dug it back up.

· 2026-05-19

legislation

April 28: They're Putting Your Gun Privacy on Trial

They picked a date. April 28, the House Oversight Subcommittee convenes a live hearing on the Tiahrt Amendment — the one law standing between every American gun owner and a federal registry — and the legislation to destroy it is already written.

· 2026-05-19

threat

Wyoming Just Left Armed Self-Defenders to Rot

Wyoming — constitutional carry country, Trump +43, zero excuses — just voted to let its own gun owners get financially destroyed for surviving.

· 2026-05-19

editorial

Therapist Sells Gun Control—Just Calls It 'Safety'

They couldn't win the argument, so they changed the words—and now they're sending therapists to finish the job.

· 2026-05-19

court ruling

SCOTUS Case Could Restore Gun Rights to 40M Americans

Forty million Americans are living in a federal gun trap right now — and the Supreme Court just agreed to decide whether that trap is constitutional.

· 2026-05-19