It is unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (i) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is (a) equipped at the time of the...
Gun Control Laws
Hawaii Sees the Writing on the Wall for Losing Wolford v. Lopez, So Hawaii is moving forward with other restrictions
One bill is a first-of-its-kind that mandates any one carrying a permitted concealed handgun must also carry an electronic stun gun. A second bill tries to make it as obnoxious as possible for people to carry by requiring a yellow or red placard for people to carry a...
Democrats Push for More Gun Control After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Without Citing Specific Laws That Could Have Prevented It. A Bolt Action Rifle Isn’t Even A Semi-Automatic Gun.
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10th, 2025, a number of high-profile Democrats quickly demanded new gun control measures. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), who chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and...
Trump Administration will not Prosecute People for Carrying Registered Rifles and Shotguns in D.C., DC Law “is clearly a violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings”
The Trump administration has done a tremendous amount to protect people's ability to defend themselves and their families. . Registered rifle and shotgun owners may no longer face felony charges for carrying their weapons in Washington, DC due to concerns the...
Is the National Firearms Act of 1934 a Tax?: Understanding Why the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act Measures in the Budget Reconciliation Bill Should be able to Pass the Senate’s Byrd Rule
The so-called Byrd Bath removes anything in a budget reconciliation bill that isn't directly related to taxation or spending. In anticipation of the Senate Parliamentarian’s imminent ruling on whether the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act provisions included in...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously to Stop Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson, but It is Only a Limited Win
Justice Thomas' concurrence highlights a massive loophole in the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The law lets plaintiffs sue gun companies if they "knowingly violated a State or Federal statute" tied to firearm sales or marketing, but the court is...
Democrats Claim Striking $200 tax on the Manufacture of Gun Suppressors “does more to support assassins than it does American families.” Do They Know Anything About How Loud Guns Are With Suppressors?
“Quite frankly, what is in the reconciliation bill does more to support assassins than it does American families,” said Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern. There was some laughter in the hall. “Yeah, well you know what? Talk to law...
Trinidad & Tabago More To Shall Issue Gun Permits and Move to a “Stand Your Ground” Law
Trinidad & Tabago, a country of 1.4 million people, had a murder rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people in 2024. Murders have been steadily rising in recent years and reached their highest murder rate ever last year. Gangs are a major factor, with 43.68% of murders...
Thomas Massie’s bill on Getting Data on Discriminatory Errors in the NICS Background Check System, Relies heavily on the CPRC’s work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar5k6vxC3e8 Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) has put forward H.R. 2267: "To require the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report that includes the demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm...
Supreme Court Decision in VanDerStok Case: Pluses and Minuses
A copy of the Supreme Court's decision in the VanDerStok case is available here. This case was a regulatory issue, not a Constitutional question. This was not a Second Amendment case. The decision contains some positive news as well as some negative news. On the...
New York State Legislature Passes Law Requiring Warning Signs about the Risks of Owning at Gun Stores. How about requiring signs on how not being able to defend yourself increases the risk of death?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv4-Gagf8Rs Besides greatly the dangers of owning a gun in the home, the New York state legislature passed a bill that ignores the benefits of people owning guns for protection. Here is a related example where gunlocks have a small...
Wyoming moves to get rid of gun-free zones at schools and government buildings
We have often pointed out the dangers of gun-free zones (see also here and here). Since teacher unions control most school boards, allowing individual school districts to set up the regulations will mean that few school districts will allow teachers or staff to...