Guns, Missouri
Federal judge rules Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act unconstitutional; AG to appeal(The Center Square) – Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act was ruled unconstitutional and voided by a federal judge on Tuesday. Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey promised an… Read More
Illinois, Second Amendment
Judge declares Illinois’ gun ban unconstitutional(The Center Square) – A Macon County judge has declared Illinois’ gun ban and registry unconstitutional, setting up a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.The move means… Read More
Biden administration
Biden takes fire after vowing to ‘ban assault weapons’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden pledged in a speech late Wednesday to ban “assault weapons,” but critics were quick to push back.Biden made the statement during… Read More
Missouri, Second Amendment
Two dozen AGs sue Biden’s ATF for taxing, registering pistol braces(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 24 other attorneys general in suing the Biden administration for its rule outlawing pistol braces. The… Read More
Guns, Missouri
Missouri gets $5.4M from feds for crisis intervention, risk-protection orders(The Center Square) – The Missouri Department of Public Safety was awarded a $5.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday as part of a crisis… Read More
Second Amendment
Lawmaker says state police should ‘hold off’ enforcing Illinois’ gun ban while challenges play out(The Center Square) – With few details made public about enforcement efforts taken by the Illinois State Police over Illinois’ gun ban, some are saying the law enforcement agency… Read More
Illinois, Second Amendment
Gun rights activists in Illinois actually want an aggressive gun control bill that’s easier to kill in court(The Center Square) – With a lame duck session for the Illinois statehouse set to begin, all eyes were on what happens with a proposed gun ban. Read More
State Government
Republican lawmakers criticize proposed Illinois gun control measures(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are pushing back against a proposed measure at the Illinois statehouse that would outlaw the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines and… Read More
State Government
Gun store owner: Proposed gun and magazine ban would make criminals of ordinary Illinoisans(The Center Square) – Democrats and gun control groups are aiming to ban certain types of weapons in Illinois. A gun store owner says if that happens, they’ll file… Read More
State Government
Hundreds of Virginians have had firearms confiscated through red-flag laws(The Center Square) – Hundreds of Virginians have had their guns confiscated from them through red-flag laws since those rules went into effect more than two years ago, according… Read More
National
State AGs question legality of coding gun, ammo purchases with letter to credit card companies(The Center Square) – A group of 24 state attorneys general have written aletter to the CEOs of three credit card companies that questions the legality of… Read More
National
Credit card companies setting scary precedent by singling out gun-related purchases, Hawley warnsU.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling out three major credit card companies for “targeting gun owners” after they announced plans last week to categorize gun-related purchases separately from other… Read More
National
New York, California AGs take a shot at gun industry(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from New York and California sent a letter Friday to the CEOs of three major credit card companies asking them to establish a specific… Read More
National
FBI wants to snoop into Missouri gun owners’ confidential records. Here’s what a Missouri senator and attorney general think of thatThe FBI is snooping around Missouri gun owners’ records for some reason, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley demands to know why. He said he plans to question FBI… Read More
Politics
Second Amendment groups send legal warning to California AG to comply with Supreme Court decision on right to carry(The Center Square) – Two groups defending the Second Amendment sent a legal warning to California Attorney General Rob Bonta Monday demanding that he “cease his blatant disregard… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: The slippery slope of red flag gun laws"No free man shall ever be barred from using arms to guard public liberty." – Thomas JeffersonThe gun control debate began in the 1920s in Germany’s Weimar Republic. Read More
Courts
Supreme Court affirms right of Americans to arm themselves away from homeThe U.S. Supreme Court has once again reaffirmed the constitutional right of Americans to arm themselves – striking down a New York law Thursday that essentially forced handgun license… Read More
Politics
New gun bill, drafted in private and ‘dumped’ in senators’ laps, restricts gun rights but not criminals, Hawley saysThe gun bill now before the U.S. Senate is hastily written, hardly read and threatens the rights of legal gun owners and buyers, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Read More
National
House passes extensive gun control measure; future uncertain in Senate(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to pass the “Protecting Our Kids Act," a package of gun control bills developed in response to… Read More
National
Debate over arming teachers resurfaces after shootings(The Center Square) – The tragic and deadly shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have renewed the debate over gun control measures, but another policy idea also… Read More