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SCOTUS Takes Up Hemani: Can Feds Permanently Disarm Drug Users?
The Supreme Court is drawing a new line on who the federal government can legally disarm — and if gun owners aren't watching United States v. Hemani, they're missing the case that could set the template for mass categorical disarmament.
ArchiveCPRC Data: Glock Switches Tied to 43 Murders in 5 Years
Gun-control politicians have screamed about Glock switches for years. New Crime Prevention Research Center data puts a number on the alleged epidemic: 43 murders across more than five years — in a country that recorded over 80,000 homicides in that same stretch.
ArchiveCPRC: Only 43 Switch-Related Murders in 5 Years — It's a Pretext
The Crime Prevention Research Center combed five-plus years of records and found just 43 murders linked to 'Glock switches' nationwide — and anti-gun politicians are using that sliver of data to go after the pistols sitting in your safe.
ArchiveGreat American State Fair Bans Legal Carry—By Policy
A fair literally named the 'Great American State Fair' has decided the best way to celebrate America is to disarm every law-abiding carrier walking through its gates.
ArchiveVirginia Cops Defy Court Order: Contempt Motion Filed
A federal court blocked Virginia's private-sale background check law. Virginia State Police announced plans to enforce it anyway. Gun-rights groups just filed a contempt motion — and now state police leadership answers to a judge.
ArchiveMAC IX: MP5 Mags, Suppressor-Ready, Under $800
Military Armament Corporation just built the case for the MP5-compatible PCC you've been putting off — and it comes in under $800.
ArchiveWhen Your Gun Safe Locks You Out: A Gunwriter's Playbook
Your safe protected your guns from everyone—including you. Here's what to do before you reach for a drill.
ArchiveArmed Citizens June 2026: They Fought Back and Won
Every month, the gun-control crowd insists law-abiding citizens can't be trusted with firearms. Every month, the NRA's Armed Citizen column answers with names, dates, and zip codes.
ArchiveThe Pistol the World Stole—Now Better Than Ever
Before CZ could legally sell it outside Czechoslovakia, European manufacturers were already stealing the design—that's how good the CZ 75 was.
Archive39 New Rifles for 2026: Pick Your Fight, Pick Your Gun
Thirty-nine new rifles. One year. Zero permission from the gun-control lobby.
Archive29 States Don't Need Your Permission Anymore
Half of America just told the permit bureaucrats to get out of the way—and the speed at which it happened should terrify every gun-grabber with a clipboard.
ArchiveIllinois Justices Grill Springfield—PICA Ban May Not Survive
The Illinois Supreme Court put Springfield on the hot seat Monday—and the state's lawyers couldn't explain away the Constitution.
ArchiveMinnesota DFLers Rush Gun Control Vote Before Session Expires
Minnesota House Democrats are using procedural hardball to force a vote on a sweeping gun control package before the session deadline — betting they can lock in new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners before constituents have time to fight back.
ArchiveMinnesota Dems Use Final Hours to Ram Gun Control Through
Minnesota Democrats don't have the votes—so they're using the clock.
court_watchWolford v. Lopez Could Redefine Where Your Carry Permit Actually Works
The Supreme Court's docket in Wolford v. Lopez (No. 24-1046) asks whether states may treat private property open to the public as presumptively off-limits to lawful concealed carry — a rule that would shrink Bruen's carry revolution without banning guns outright.
litigationDOJ Sues Colorado Over Magazine Ban — Dhillon Calls It 'Virtue Signaling' Against Common-Use Arms
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Colorado on May 6, 2026, alleging the state's large-capacity magazine ban unconstitutionally criminalizes possession of standard-capacity magazines in common use for lawful purposes — including magazines factory-shipped on AR-15-style rifles, the most popular rifle platform in the country.
litigationCalifornia Cities Still Enforce One-Gun-a-Month — After the Ninth Circuit Killed the State Law
California lost its statewide one-gun-a-month statute when the Ninth Circuit affirmed in Nguyen v. Bonta that a 30-day cap on lawful acquisitions imposes a meaningful constraint on the Second Amendment right to acquire arms in common use. Gun owners thought the fight was over. It moved to city halls.
legislationNorth Carolina Democrats Reload Gun-Control Package for 2026 Session
North Carolina Democrats used a June 2, 2026 press preview to pair rideshare safety messaging with a renewed firearm policy push — signaling the party intends to run the same storage, licensing, and background-check playbook that failed when Republicans held the gavel.
legislationNew Hampshire's AG Just Tried to Kill the Strongest Preemption Bill in Years
New Hampshire Republicans negotiated the most aggressive firearms preemption package in recent memory — then their own attorney general tried to stop it. On June 4, 2026, the full House and Senate were set to vote on House Bill 609 after Attorney General John Formella sent a letter Wednesday urging lawmakers to kill the conference committee version.
litigationSAF Expands New Jersey Lawsuit — Bergen County Strips Your Rights by Association
The Second Amendment Foundation expanded Aliaj v. Fort Lee Police Department on June 2, 2026, adding plaintiffs Martin Hroncich and Luis Rene De La Cruz Franco after Bergen County officials denied permits, revoked others, and seized firearms from lawful owners whose only alleged sin was sharing a home with someone prosecutors "had concerns" about.
legislationSCOTUS Grabbed the Pot-Gun Ban and Hawaii's Carry Power Grab
The Supreme Court's Second Amendment docket is filling up again. A Congressional Research Service legal sidebar updated March 9, 2026, lists two granted cases and dozens of pending petitions challenging federal firearms statutes under the Bruen historical-tradition test.
victoryVermont's Gun Grab Just Died at the Buzzer — Anti-Gunners Are Furious
Vermont's 2026 legislative session adjourned sine die on May 29 without the House taking up S.329, the session's firearms omnibus bill. The package — amended repeatedly throughout the session — is dead for the year.
victoryFlorida Is About to Make Guns, Ammo, and Suppressors Tax-Free
Florida's special legislative session ended May 29 with final passage of HB 7031-E, a bill creating a Second Amendment sales tax holiday. If signed by the governor, the exemption runs from September 1 through December 31, 2026, covering ammunition, firearms, and firearm accessories — explicitly including suppressors.
legislationHochul Hid a Gun Ban Inside the Budget Bill. Read the Fine Print.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S.9005C on May 27, 2026 — a budget bill that "enacts into law major components" of the state's public protection spending plan and, along with it, significant new gun restrictions. Anti-gun majorities used the same vehicle Democrats employed in Virginia: fold controversial policy into must-pass fiscal legislation.
legislationFlorida HOA Banned Your Carry at the Pool. The AG Told Them to Shove It.
Second Amendment fights are not confined to Congress or state capitols. In Port St. Lucie, Florida, the Tradition Community Association approved a rule banning lawful carry — including concealed carry with a valid permit — in common areas such as clubhouses, recreation spaces, parks, and trails. Within days, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned the HOA the policy violates state law and set a June 1 deadline to confirm it would not be enforced.
legislationNational Reciprocity Just Hit the House Calendar — One Vote Away?
Gun owners who watched Bruen kill may-issue carry regimes should watch the House calendar. H.R. 38 — the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 — was reported by the House Judiciary Committee on October 3, 2025 and placed on the Union Calendar as Calendar No. 289, according to Congress.gov.
legislationMike Lee Wants Constitutional Carry in Every State. Permits Optional.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act in March 2026, backed by Gun Owners of America and the National Association for Gun Rights. The bill would establish nationwide permitless carry for law-abiding Americans who can legally possess firearms — ending the patchwork where crossing a state line can turn a lawful carrier into a felon.
ArchiveTennessee Just Made It Legal to Shoot Back at Burglars
Tennessee just told criminals: touch someone's home, and you might not walk away.
ArchiveYouTube Kills Gun Education One Strike at a Time
YouTube is erasing firearms education in broad daylight, and Jason Schaller — The Rogue Banshee — has the battle scars to prove it.
ArchiveTennessee Just Made It Legal to Shoot Back—Here's the Fine Print
Tennessee just handed law-abiding gun owners something anti-gun states will never give them: a signed, codified legal shield for the moment a violent criminal forces their hand.
ArchiveYouTube Nuked 30 Videos a Day From His Gun Channel
YouTube didn't just flag Jason Schaller's firearms channel — it demolished it at a rate of 30 videos a day, then handed him a strike for an interview about getting women into the outdoors.
ArchiveNSSF Opens Second Federal Front Against Virginia's Gun Bans
Virginia Democrats built a trap inside a trap — and the firearms industry just filed federal court papers to tear both of them down.
ArchiveNY Just Banned Your Glock—Hidden in a Budget Bill
New York didn't pass a gun ban. They renamed your Glock until it became one—and they did it inside a budget bill, in the dark, on purpose.
ArchiveNJ Carry Fee Revolt: 23 Towns Now Refunding Trenton's Permit Tax
Berkeley Township just became the 23rd New Jersey municipality to refund part of the state's carry permit fee — and that number keeps climbing, one town council at a time.
ArchiveTrijicon's Credo 1-10x28 Does It All — One Zero, Zero Compromises
You've got one rifle, one zero, and no time to swap glass — the Trijicon Credo 1-10x28 was built for exactly that moment.
Archive18 New Shotguns for 2026 While Politicians Want Zero
While anti-gun politicians fight to leave you with nothing, American manufacturers just answered with 18 new shotguns for 2026—and the lineup is a masterclass in what a free market does when demand is real.
ArchiveShotgun at Trump's Dinner: Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, Demands Prosecutors Out
A man who allegedly brought a shotgun and knives to the White House Correspondents' Dinner, fired on a Secret Service officer guarding President Trump, and got shot back at — five times — just walked into federal court in shackles and said: not guilty.
ArchiveOhio Just Gave Gun Owners the Power to Sue Cities Into Compliance
Ohio's GOP Senate just made it expensive to be an anti-gun city council — and Columbus and Cleveland should be very, very nervous.
ArchiveOregon Senate Strips Gun-Control Bill, Delays Measure 114 to 2028
Oregon Democrats spent their political capital trying to supercharge Measure 114 — and the state Senate torched their work in a unanimous, bipartisan vote.
victoryTexas Father Shoots Carjacker After Nearly a Minute Fighting With His Family of Eight Inside the SUV
A Texas father shot and killed a carjacker after a struggle lasting nearly a minute inside an SUV carrying his family of eight, according to USA Carry's reporting on the defensive gun use. The encounter unfolded with multiple occupants in the vehicle — turning a carjacking into a close-quarters fight for control of the car and the lives inside it.
state lawDOJ Sues Colorado Over 15-Round Magazine Ban — Uses the State's Own Court Stipulations Against It
The U.S. Department of Justice filed United States v. State of Colorado on May 6, 2026, challenging Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-12-302 — the state's ban on magazines holding more than 15 rounds. Filed one day after the Denver AR-15 suit, the case is prosecuted by the Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section under Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon.
victoryClarksville Woman Shoots Intruder Who Forced His Way In After She Opened the Door
Clarksville Police responded to a shooting at Trenton Village Townhomes on Trenton Road around 1:40 a.m. after an armed woman shot a man who forced his way inside when she opened the front door believing it was her husband. The intruder — who lived in the same complex — suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was airlifted to Nashville in critical condition.
victorySacramento Robbery Victim Disarms Gunman, Holds Him for Police in Natomas
Sacramento Police responded Tuesday morning to the 4100 block of Adriatic Sea Way after a robbery victim disarmed his attacker at gunpoint and held the suspect until officers arrived. The victim sustained minor injuries in the struggle; police recovered the firearm and detained the suspect on scene.
victoryMarine Veteran and Trooper Stop Cambridge Rifle Attack — Massachusetts Needed a Good Guy With a Gun
On May 11, a man with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire on motorists along crowded Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts — one of the most restrictive gun-law states in the country. A Marine veteran legally carrying a firearm drew alongside a Massachusetts state trooper, engaged the shooter, and helped stop the attack before it became a mass casualty event.
state lawMaryland House GOP Urged Moore to Veto Glock Ban — Moore Signed It Anyway
Maryland House Republicans asked Governor Wes Moore to veto Senate Bill 334 before he signed it May 26. Moore ignored them and made Maryland the second state after California to ban sales of common striker-fired handguns.
atf actionATF Updates Reform Hub — Pistol Brace Rescission Still in Proposed Rule Stage
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives updated its New Era of Reform hub on May 28 — a useful checkpoint for gun owners sorting final rules from proposals still in the comment window.
state lawNRA, SAF, and FPC File Federal Suit Against Wes Moore Over Maryland Glock Ban
Governor Wes Moore signed Maryland Senate Bill 334 on May 26. Before the ink dried, the National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, and Firearms Policy Coalition filed National Rifle Association v. Moore in U.S. District Court.
state lawVirginia Democrats Threaten Consequences for Sheriffs Who Won't Enforce New Gun Laws
Virginia Democrats are done pretending the defiance wave is isolated. Del. Joshua Cole told Richmond's WTVR that lawmakers may need new legislation to hold sheriffs and prosecutors accountable if they refuse to enforce Spanberger's gun package.
victoryEighth Virginia Prosecutor Refuses Spanberger Gun Bans — Appomattox Joins the Line
Appomattox County Commonwealth's Attorney Leslie M. Fleet became the eighth Virginia prosecutor to announce he will not enforce Governor Abigail Spanberger's newly signed assault-weapons ban.
victoryVirginia Sheriff Won't Enforce Spanberger's AR-15 Ban — Clarke County Draws the Line
Clarke County Sheriff Travis Sumption put it in writing May 29: his office will not enforce Virginia's new assault-weapons ban or expanded public-carry restrictions when they take effect July 1.