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...
Gun Control Laws
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...
Despite a Late Surge in Registrations, Few Gun Owners in Illinois have Registered their Assault Weapons or Accessories, such as “large” capacity magazines
The Illinois State Police won’t pursue charges against Illinois residents who didn’t register their weapons that fall under the new law by the January 1st deadline. The ISP says the FOID Portal will remain open and people can submit endorsement affidavits at any time....
With 2,415,481 FOID cards in Illinois, Only 15,877 have so far registered their firearms and 8,335 have registered their accessories, such as “large” capacity magazines
Illinois has its new registration rules for grandfathered “assault weapons” (e.g., semi-automatic rifles) and large capacity magazines. Not everyone who has a FOID card may own a gun, though a large majority of those owning guns likely own standard magazines, which...
With 2,415,481 FOID cards in Illinois, Only 2,060 have so far registered their firearms and 1,125 have registered their accessories, such as “large” capacity magazines
Illinois has its new registration rules for grandfathered "assault weapons" (e.g., semi-automatic rifles) and large capacity magazines. Not everyone who has a FOID card may own a gun, though a large majority of those owning guns likely own standard magazines, which...
Biden administration is withholding funding from schools with hunting, archery programs
Whether it isn't banning lead bullets and fishing weights and putting thousands of gun dealers out of business, the Biden administration is pushing hard to eliminate hunting. This is the Biden administration's interpretation of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities...
Biden says “Pistol-stabilizing Braces” turns pistols into guns and make it so that you can have higher caliber bullets coming out of the gun
It made it harder for people to buy stabilized brief — braces. Put a pistol on a brace, and it ma- — turns into a gun. Makes them where you can have a higher-caliber weapon — a higher-caliber bullet coming out of that gun. It’s essentially turning it...
The Bad Statistics Being Used to Justify Raising the Age for Buying a Gun to 21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1o0ArwLrM In many states, Democrats are pushing to raise the age that people can legally buy a gun to 21 years old. The main argument in favor of this point is that 18, 19, and 20-year-olds commit firearm-related crimes at relatively...
Nebraska becomes the 27th Constitutional Carry State
With Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signing the state’s Constitutional Carry bill into law this coming Tuesday, twenty-seven states will have Constitutional Carry laws, representing 65% of the land in the country and 44% of the population in 2022. If South Carolina passes...
Florida becomes the 26th Constitutional Carry State
With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing the state's Constitutional Carry bill into law today, twenty-six states now have Constitutional Carry laws, representing 64% of the land in the country and 43% of the population in 2022. If Nebraska and South Carolina pass...