Pro-Second Amendment Lawyer Joins Trump Administration As Key Adviser
Donald Trump’s second administration will have a strong pro-Second Amendment lawyer to provide him with principled legal counsel. In early December, President Trump announced that the National Association for Gun Rights Chairman of the Board, Dave Warrington, was appointed to serve as Chief White House Counsel and Assistant to the President. Warrington, a partner at […]
Anti-gun Democrats Help Elect New Republican Speaker
Anti-gun Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives just helped elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of the House. After two rounds of voting, Burrows secured 85 votes and took the gavel after receiving more votes from Democrats (49) than he did from Republicans (36). Republican State Representative David Cook received 55 votes from a majority […]
POLL: The Overwhelming Majority of Voters Want Pro-Gun Judges to be Nominated at the Federal Level
Republican victories in the 2024 election cycle have put the Second Amendment community in a strong position to move public policy in a pro-gun direction. With a Republican in the White House in Donald Trump and Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, there is simply no excuse for pro-gun legislation to not be […]
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, […]
