ATF’s Tyrannical Raid of Family Reminds Gun Owners Why This Agency Must Be Abolished
No other institution embodies petty tyranny like the ATF. It showcased its reprehensible nature at the end of November when ATF agents raided the home of a Second Amendment activist in Baltimore. Before dawn, ATF agents tossed a flashbang grenade into the living room of Mark “Choppa” Manley, subsequently ordering all of his family to […]
Texas Legislative Session Starts Tomorrow
Mark Twain famously said, “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session” With the Texas Legislature convening for the 89th legislative session tomorrow, we have our work cut out for us. The fact is, just as Twain quipped, our rights are never secure when the legislature is in session, […]
The Time Has Come for National Constitutional Carry
American voters, especially Texans, spoke resoundingly on Nov. 5, when they pulled the lever for Donald Trump. Additionally, enough Americans casted their votes down-ballot to maintain Republican control of the House while also retaking the Senate. With a Republican trifecta in Washington, Donald Trump can actually govern, and most importantly, implement measures grassroots conservatives have […]
Texas Lawmaker Takes Bold Step to Expand Second Amendment Protections with New Legislation
In a powerful move to protect the Second Amendment rights of Texans, State Representative Briscoe Cain has introduced House Bill 1715, a piece of legislation designed to stop governmental entities from restricting the rights of handgun license holders on publicly owned or leased property. This bill is a direct response to the State Fair of […]
ATF Director Set to Step Down Before Trump’s Inauguration
The resignation of ATF Director Steve Dettelbach is a moment that Second Amendment advocates across the nation should celebrate. Dettelbach, who led the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Biden administration, has officially announced he will step down on January 18, 2025, just days before President Trump’s inauguration and reclamation of […]
Texas Judge Dismisses Case Against Man Charged for Owning Firearms While Using Marijuana
A recent ruling in Texas has brought attention to the balance between gun ownership and the use of mind-altering substances. A Texas judge dismissed charges against Adrian Gil, II, who had been accused of owning firearms while being a user of marijuana. While Texas Gun Rights does not support the use of any mind-altering substances […]
Defense Distributed Founder and Pro-Second Amendment Champion Cody Wilson Files Lawsuit Against Kickstarter
On Dec. 9, 2024, gun rights activists and Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson sued crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo illegally cutting off funding for his company’s desktop milling machine that can be used to build homemade firearms. Wilson’s company Coast Runner Inc. filed the lawsuit against the crowdsourcing sites in a federal court in Midland, […]
NICS System is Exposed for Being a Mechanism Of Mass Surveillance
Second Amendment advocates know all too well about the unconstitutional nature of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The passage of the Brady Act in 1993 created NICS, and effectively imposed background checks for all gun sales from licensed dealers. A federal background check system clearly violated the Second Amendment. Nowhere in the […]
Will Doug Collins Respect Our Veterans’ Gun Rights?
President-elect Donald Trump‘s nomination of former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) to serve as secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs on Nov. 14, 2024 could manifest as a blessing for gun owners who previously served in the military. During his announcement on Nov. 14, Trump declared Collins would be a “great advocate for active-duty service […]
Is President Donald Trump Losing Faith In The Establishment Gun Lobby?
New reports suggest President-Elect Donald Trump is beginning to no longer trust the establishment gun lobby like he used to. According to a report by The New York Times, Trump is losing faith in the National Rifle Association. Per the New York Times, NRA First Vice President Bill Bachenberg revealed in a letter, “I can […]