Second Amendment

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) is leading a coalition of GOP House members urging President Donald Trump to pick an Attorney-General who will “immediately” wipe away Biden-era ATF gun controls.

Actor James Woods used a Sunday night X post to note that Britain went-all in on disarming its people in the late 20th century and now is “standing on the edge of the Islamist abyss.”

House Republican leaders will move a planned vote on a controversial surveillance plan to April after many conservatives balked at the idea of extending the surveillance authority without more reform, according to a report.

On Tuesday, California agreed to a settlement with the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and other plaintiffs, and will pay over $1.3 million to cover the plaintiffs’ attorney fees.

During Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, ATF director nominee Robert Cekada stressed, “The ATF’s mission is not to burden lawful gun owners.”

The day after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro faced backlash over statements related to guns in Washington, DC, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made clear the administration and the DOJ “will fiercely protect Second Amendment rights.”

GOA senior VP Erich Pratt said Thursday GOA’s comments on exercising 1st and 2nd Amendment rights together were not specific to Alex Pretti. 

On Thursday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the number of firearms “in civilian possession” topped 500 million by the end of 2023.

Kyle Rittenhouse re-emerged on social media Wednesday to announce he had gotten married and to share a photo of his bride holding an AR-style rifle.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is adding a “Second Amendment Rights Section” to its Civil Rights Division.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the Supreme Court to overturn a Hawaii law that “effectively bans” people from carrying their firearms in public.

In keeping with the new state requirement that all would-be handgun buyers first acquire a purchase permit, the Delaware State Police have launched a portal for permit applications. 

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed suit Wednesday over what they claim was an “unconstitutional search” of a legal gun owner who is also a high school student. 

The U.S. Supreme Court began a new term on Monday and is set to rule on several cases that will impact a wide range of highly consequential issues. 

AWR Hawkins received the Journalist of the Year award Saturday at the Second Amendment Foundation’s 40th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Salt Lake City.

Author, Hollywood producer, and gun control proponent Stephen King reacted to the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting by contending that blame should be focused on guns rather than whether the shooter was transgender.

A Houston, Texas, homeowner shot and killed two alleged would-be intruders impersonating police officers Friday around 11 p.m. 

The NRA, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), American Suppressor Association (ASA), and Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to challenge the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA).

Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) reintroduced the Modern Firearm Safety Act to prohibit states like New York and California from enacting anti-Second Amendment laws disguised as gun safety.

President Trump’s DOJ posted a proposed rule in the federal registry designed to guide the AG in restoring gun rights to those who lost them. 

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill over the weekend banning the enforcement of red flag laws in cities and municipalities throughout the state of Texas.

On Friday, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Second Amendment Foundation’s lower court victory against California’s one-gun-a-month law.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is limiting the ATF’s ability to harass Federal Firearm License holders (FFLs) by cutting the number of ATF inspectors by two-thirds. 

Smith & Wesson president and CEO Mark Smith celebrated the end of Mexico’s lawsuit against his company, telling “all American patriots” that they stand with them.

The constitutional carry legislation that passed the North Carolina Senate by a vote of 26 to 18 passed out of a House committee Tuesday.

A settlement announced Friday indicated President Trump’s Department of Justice will not maintain or enforce a ban on forced reset triggers (FRTs) which was put in place under the Biden administration.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed legislation Thursday banning red flag laws in cities and/or municipalities throughout the state. 

The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act advanced in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Tuesday, inching closer to the restoration of hundreds of thousands of veterans’ gun rights. 

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed legislation Friday that will changes state law to allow 18-year-olds to own and carry handguns.

President Donald Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office about the Florida State University (FSU) attack and noted, “The gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the creation of a Second Amendment Task Force on Tuesday, using a memo to tell DOJ employees the task force was created to prevent 2A rights from being treated like second class rights.

Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) voted with Democrats to defeat campus carry legislation in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.

The South Dakota House passed campus legislation Thursday, which means the bill now goes to Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pressing Florida’s Republican supermajority to repeal various gun controls enacted following the February 14, 2018, Parkland shooting, including the state’s red flag law. 

The Second Amendment does not protect “access” to a gun “without a violent criminal background check,”  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Former President Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention has been scrubbed from President Trump’s White House website.