Federal Court Strikes Down Key NFA Restrictions on Untaxed Firearms
A Texas federal judge ruled that Congress destroyed the constitutional foundation for major National Firearms Act restrictions when it reduced the underlying taxes to zero. A federal court in Texas dealt a major blow to the National Firearms Act on August 5, ruling that several NFA registration, application, approval, and enforcement provisions are unconstitutional as […]
Seattle Festival Shootout Exposes the Failure of Gun-Free Zones and Criminal Gun Laws
The deadly shooting at Seattle’s largest food festival is already being reduced to another example of “gun violence.” But the facts point to a much different lesson. Police believe at least three people exchanged gunfire during the Bite of Seattle festival, including a 15-year-old now in juvenile custody, a 19-year-old suspected shooter who died at the scene, […]
Flock Cameras Can Track Gun Owners. Congress Is Fighting Back — Texas Must Act Next
Congressman Tim Burchett is taking aim at the growing government surveillance state. His newly introduced H.R. 9800, the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act, would prohibit federal agencies from purchasing, operating, accessing, or contracting for Flock cameras and other automated systems that identify and track Americans. The bill also targets facial recognition and biometric surveillance, blocks state […]
State Fair Doubles Down on Gun Ban After Disarming Law-Abiding Texans
The State Fair of Texas is doubling down on its gun ban — and Texas Gun Rights is warning that the policy does nothing to stop criminals. “The State Fair’s gun ban does nothing to stop criminals,” said Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt. “It only turns peaceable Texans into sitting ducks, stripping them of the ability […]
Does an Arm Have to Be Popular Before the Second Amendment Protects It?
“Common use” should defeat firearm bans — not give government a loophole to ban newer or less common arms. AR-15s are unquestionably common. Millions of Americans lawfully possess them for self-defense, training, hunting, competition, and other lawful purposes. That widespread ownership should make categorical bans on America’s most popular rifle impossible to defend. But the […]
Louisiana Lawsuit Exposes the Permit Trap for Young Gun Owners
A federal lawsuit was just filed against Louisiana over a carry restriction that should never have existed. The lawsuit, Pool v. Hodges, challenges Louisiana’s refusal to issue handgun carry permits to otherwise eligible adults under 21. Firearms Policy Coalition filed the case in the Western District of Louisiana and is already seeking summary judgment against the […]
Supreme Court AR-15 Ban Fight Could Reshape the Second Amendment
The United States Supreme Court is preparing to hear one of the most important Second Amendment cases in a generation. At stake is a simple but massive question: Can the government ban AR-15s and other commonly owned semi-automatic firearms simply by labeling them “assault weapons”? For decades, anti-gun states and local governments have tried to […]
Texas Led the Fight Against Credit Card Gun Registries. Now Congress Is Catching Up.
The U.S. House just voted to block one of the gun confiscation lobby’s favorite backdoor registration schemes: using credit card companies to track gun and ammunition purchases. H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, passed the House by a 221-201 vote and now heads to the U.S. Senate. For Texas gun owners, this fight should […]
Crossing a State Line Shouldn’t Cancel Your Gun Rights
A law-abiding Texan should not become a criminal just because he crosses into a hostile anti-gun state. But that is exactly the trap created by America’s broken patchwork of carry laws. A gun owner can be perfectly legal in Texas, drive across a state line, and suddenly be treated like a criminal for exercising the […]
DOJ Folds — But the Post Office Carry Ban Still Needs to Die
The federal government is backing down from its fight to defend the ban on carrying firearms at ordinary post offices. The Department of Justice has moved to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in the case challenging the decades-old federal restriction on carrying firearms inside post offices and on surrounding postal property. If granted by the Fifth Circuit, the […]