Texas Senate Hears Bill Decriminalizing Short-Barrel Firearms
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 1596, filed by Senator Brent Hagenbuch, to remove state-level prohibitions on short-barrel firearms, aligning Texas law more closely with federal standards under the National Firearms Act (NFA). SB 1596 serves as the Senate companion to House Bill 259 (HB 259), filed by Representative Richard Hayes. […]
Texans Rally at Capitol to Defend Gun Rights as Kyle Rittenhouse Backs Anti-Red Flag Bill
Hundreds of gun rights advocates gathered at the Texas State Capitol on March 11, 2025, to push for stronger protections of Second Amendment rights during the annual Gun Owners Lobby Day (G.O.L.D.). The event, sponsored by Patriot Mobile, was organized by Texas Gun Rights (TXGR), Gun Owners of America Texas (GOA), True Texas Project and included […]
Tenth Circuit Sidesteps Bruen in Nonviolent Felon Ruling as Texas Lawmaker Moves to Protect Gun Rights
In a controversial ruling that has raised alarms among Second Amendment advocates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the federal lifetime prohibition on firearm possession for individuals convicted of nonviolent felonies. The decision came despite the Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark Bruen ruling, which emphasized the importance of historical tradition when determining […]
ATF Skirts Court Ruling Requiring Them to Return Confiscated Forced Reset Triggers
In a major legal victory for Second Amendment advocates, Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) scored a decisive win against the Biden Administration’s ATF on July 23, 2024, when a federal judge ruled to dismantle the ATF’s ban on Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) in the case NAGR v. Garland. The […]
Red Flag Laws Are Disarming Parents By Targeting Children
It’s the kind of government overreach that gun owners have warned about for years: Red Flag laws being used to confiscate firearms from innocent Americans — and now, children are being targeted, too. In Michigan, a state that recently enacted a sweeping Red Flag law, authorities have already confiscated firearms from a family because of […]
Competing Bills Filed in Congress to Raise or Lower the Age for Firearm Purchases
In the latest battle over gun rights in Washington, lawmakers in both the House and Senate have introduced opposing bills that would either lower or raise the age to legally purchase firearms. Rep. Thomas Massie Introduces Bill to Lower Handgun Purchase Age to 18 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has reintroduced the Second Amendment For Every […]
Mexico Needs to Focus On Its Own Problems Instead of Blaming United States Gun Manufacturers for High Crime Rates
Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum has threatened to take further legal action against United States firearms manufacturers if the Trump administration fully executes its move to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations. On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14157, which called for the designation of major cartels and other criminal entities as […]
Texas Gun Rights Foundation Fights for Army Veteran’s Self-Defense Rights in High-Stakes Appeal
In a pivotal legal battle with major implications for self-defense rights in Texas, the Texas Gun Rights Foundation (TGRF) has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of Army veteran Justin Avery Clarabut, who was convicted despite what gun rights advocates argue was a justified act of self-defense. The case, Clarabut v. State, is currently before the Ninth […]
30 Years Since Waco: The ATF’s War on Gun Owners Must End
On February 28, 1993, ATF agents raided the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas to execute a search warrant. The raid was part of an ongoing standoff between the federal government and the Branch Davidians. The confrontation became the longest shoot-out in American law enforcement history, ending 51 days later with 75 people dead. […]
30 U.S. Senators Demand ATF to Rescind Biden-Era Gun Control —But Is It Enough?
In a bold move to reverse years of anti-gun overreach, 30 U.S. Senators have signed a letter demanding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rescind all Biden-era gun control regulations. Led by Texas Senator John Cornyn, the letter highlights the ATF’s track record of bypassing Congress to impose unconstitutional gun restrictions that have […]
