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‘Chaos’ – MA Gov. Healey Inks ‘Emergency’ Enactment of New Gun Law
When Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency enactment of the state’s new gun control law, she was trying to head off a petition drive…
Trump and Bump Stocks: Shrewd Strategy or Fortuitous Improvisation?
Was the bump stock ban by President Trump’s executive action shrewd strategy or fortuitous improvisation. The historical evidence is considered.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Bump Stock Case: After Action Report
The outcome of Garland v. Cargill could have a broad impact on the administrative state’s ability to legislate that goes well beyond bump stocks.
Bump Stock Boondoggle, Don’t Blame Trump – Blame LaPierre
Can we really expect any politician to be more firmly grounded in Second Amendment history and principles than the head of the most powerful gun rights organization in the world?
In Groundbreaking Ruling 5th Circuit Strikes Down ATF’s Bump Stock Ban
In a landmark case, every Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, struck down the ATF rule which changed the definition of a machinegun to include bump stocks.
5th Circuit Court Invalidates ATF Bump-Stock Rule Congress NOT ATF Makes the Law
Thus, Congress, not ATF or the courts, must decide if bump stocks—or any other firearm—should be criminally outlawed, and Congress has not done that with bump stocks.
SCOTUS Declines To Hear Two Bump Stock Cases
The Supreme Court’s decision means bump stocks will remain illegal, & it might be some time before the court hears a case that will reign in the rogue ATF agency.
Donald Trump Jr’s 2A Task Force Needs Closer Scrutiny by Gun Owners
The object here is not to attack him or to start a feud with Dad; it’s to see if the guy who says he wants to lead us knows where he’s going and why.
ProGun Organization Files Petition in U.S. Supreme Court to Review ATF Bump Stock Ban
Gun Owners Of America’s petition argues that the ATF circumvented Congress in its attempt to create arbitrarily new federal law.
ATF Actions Show Selective and Inconsistent Rules and Enforcement
It’s just another example of the ongoing federal con job to infringe on our rights, keep gun owners under their boot, and amass self-serving power…
CRS Report Informs a Go-Along Congress on Planned Biden ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban
Naturally, those causing the lion’s share of the violence will continue unimpeded.
How President Trump Saved Our Gun Rights From Obama’s Bump Stock Strawman
Obama & Joe Biden believed that Hillary Clinton was going to win & with newscasts showing semi-automatics rapidly firing with bump stocks, a sweeping semi-automatic ban could be implemented.
Justice Gorsuch on Bump Stock Ban Denial of Cert in GUEDES v. BATFE
The Supreme Court recently denied certiorari in the case of GUEDES v. BATFE. Justice Gorsuch wrote a response explaining his concerns about the case.
GOA Takes Bump Stock Ban to Federal Appeals Court ~ VIDEO
Gun grabbers are not happy with Gun Owners of America in Cincinnati, Ohio, where GOA was continuing its legal challenge of the ATF bump stock ban.
Government FOIA Flouting Responsible for One Bump Stock ‘Conspiracy Theory’
It is really a simple request and the way they are going about fighting it and ignoring it is simply bizarre.
WA Bump Stock Owner ID Protected by Last-Minute Legislation
“I seek to obtain the names and addresses where checks will be mailed for the bump stock buy back program. My intent is to create a searchable database and map of Washington state.”—”Yati Arguna”
RW Arms Sues Federal Government for Losses from Bump Stock Ban
RW Arms is sueing the BATFE for losses of their bump stock inventory under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause.
Bump Stocks, Red Flag Gun Grabs Dominated the News This Week
Not surprisingly, Graham refused to announce his witness list until 24 hours before the hearing. And he refused to allow other Republican senators to have any input.
Plaintiffs Granted Stay in Bump Stock Appeals
What this means is, for now, the named plaintiffs, including this correspondent, will not be subject to enforcement action after the ban goes in effect Tuesday.
Gun Owners of America Gets Its Day In Court On Bump Stocks
The Las Vegas shooting was the first case where a bump stock was used in a crime and this ONE case would hardly then represent an imminent “danger to public safety.”
Bump Stock Case Expedited by Court of Appeals in DC
The Bump Stock case has been expedited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Appeal Filed after Trump-Appointed Judge Rules for Administration’s Bump Stock Ban
Judge Dabney L. Friedrich, nominated to the court by President Donald Trump, ruled against all motions for a preliminary injunction to find for the administration…
Now Oregon Republicans Are Pushing Gun Control
This pointless legislation is just one more attack on gun owners and accomplishes nothing but create another avenue for the state to get into your pocket.
Trump Administration Breaks Campaign Pledge, Places Gun Owners under Siege
The siege began on many of us when the clock started ticking on the “Trumpstock ban.”
ATF Bump Stock Rule Demonstrates the Dangers Inherent in Administrative Actions
The new ATF Rule makes clear that the public must become aware of the intricacies of Governmental action lest the American people lose their sacred fundamental rights and liberties.
What, If Anything, has Congress Done to Curb Possession of “Bump Stocks?
Apart from Trump’s rash, incorrigible action, what, if anything, has Congress done to curb possession of “bump stocks devices?”
Trump’s School Safety Commission Begs States for Red Flag Laws ~ VIDEO
President Donald J. Trump, under immense pressure from the vocal anti-gun community, following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, charged the Department of Justice, and subsequently the ATF…
Trump’s Unilateral Action, Banning Bump Stocks, Is Unlawful.* ~ VIDEO
If the Courts do not strike down Trump’s action, we will continue to see the inexorable whittling away of the right of the people to keep and bear arms, leading inevitably to the demise of civilian ow
President Trump Overstepped His Authority in Banning Bump Stocks
Donald Trump May Act Rashly on Some Matters and Avoid Repercussions; Not So, When He Blatantly Attacks the Second Amendment.