Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

Election We note that VP Kamala Harris, boss of Joe Biden’s White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and presumptively the Democrats’ pick for President since Joe Biden wandered off on National Ice Cream Day, is considerably worse on guns than Biden, and more importantly is not as ineffective as Biden. Of course that is true of pretty much any […]

‘Merica: Assassination attempt I’ll not try to cover all the noise about last Saturday’s events and Keystone cops tactical errors, other than the following random thoughts. Suffice it to say that the evil sensationalizing media gets most of it wrong – many times laughably wrong. Likewise, the conspiracy theorists yammering 5 minutes after the event are mostly making up their […]

The dinosaurs didn’t have guns. How’d that work out for them? Action item Add your name to tell your two US Senators to pass H.R. 615 to END President Biden’s backdoor attempt at banning lead ammo. Editable letter. Litigation The big news is that the US Supreme Court in the case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturned the expansive doctrine […]

Housekeeping No newsletter next week due to the Independence Day holiday. Celebrate being free! A Declaration of Independence From Joe Biden There are no “knock knock” jokes about America, because freedom rings. Litigation You’ve undoubtedly seen the news that the Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision in the Rahimi case upheld a temporary ban on firearm possession for those subject to a […]

Election Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will be 76 next week, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be 70 and is reported to be in poor health. The next president may have two vacancies to fill. Litigation The Supreme Court has adjusted its schedule, adding an additional opinion day this week as it nears the end of its 2023-2024 term. Justices […]

Litigation There will probably be some gun-related SCOTUS decisions rendered yesterday and today, after publication deadline for this week’s newsletter. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has filed a lawsuit against Steven Little in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), demanding the Court temporarily and permanently enjoin enforcement of Wis. Admin. […]

Litigation The government is appealing a US District Court ruling that the unconstitutional Post Office gun ban is in fact unconstitutional. The case is United States v. Ayala. Another Bruen vacation: The Second Amendment case of Morin v Lyver, granted certiorari, vacated, and remanded back to the US First Circuit Court of Appeals by the US Supreme Court, has been […]

Memorial Day Epilogue Military Cemetery Gun Bans an Affront to Patriots Who Died Fighting for Freedom We note that some military cemeteries are on national battlefield sites at national parks under the purview of the National Park Service and not the VA. As such, federal law generally allows carry there in accordance with state law applicable to state parks in […]

Election The NRA has endorsed Donald Trump for President. Mr. Trump is actually no friend of gun owners, but previously did an outstanding job with appointments to the federal judiciary, which is my only consideration when voting for President. Legislation The GOP-led US House passed a bill last week to allow more law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across […]