Assassination update.

Mauser .30-06?

Litigation

• In the cases Barnett v. Raoul, the US Department of Justice in June filed an amicus brief with the US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, not in support of the state, but of the plaintiffs suing to have Illinois’s “assault weapon” ban overturned. You read that right – the DOJ is asking the circuit court to affirm the district court’s injunction against enforcing the gun ban law. 
• Also in Illinois, which is the only state with a complete ban on suppressor usage, Judge David W. Dugan with the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois ruled that suppressors are not “arms,” and consequently, their ownership is not protected under the Second Amendment.
• A New York federal district judge has ordered the state to pay $837,636.50 in attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs who successfully challenged its “places of worship” carry ban. In my mind, it is exceedingly clear that any sort of government restriction on guns in churches that says you can’t legally do something in a church that you can legally do off church property is completely unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of religious freedom. Mississippi also has a church gun ban, except for enhanced carry permit holders.
• The US Third Court of Appeals ruled this week that several provisions of New Jersey’s restrictive carry law – the ban on carrying firearms in private vehicles, the default ban on carrying on private property without explicit permission, the requirement that gun owners carry $300,000 in liability insurance, and the $50 surcharge on handgun carry permits for the Victims of Crime Compensation Office are likely unconstitutional. The court also defied the SCOTUS Bruen decision and found many of the bogus “sensitive places” bans constitutional. The case, Koons v. Platkin – brought by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and other plaintiffs challenging New Jersey’s Bruen response law. The plaintiffs are expected to request an en banc hearing for the case, in which the full Third Circuit would hear the suit. If the full court makes the same decision, I believe the case will be remanded back to federal district court and can be appealed to the Supreme Court.
• The US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in an Oklahoma case, United States v. Harrison, saying that the sweeping federal gun ban on marijuana users violates the Second Amendment, and remanded the case back to the district court to determine whether the government can prove non-intoxicated marijuana users “pose a risk.”
• The Superior Court for the State of Delaware has ruled that disarming young adults is unconstitutional under the Delaware Constitution.
• A Florida state court of appeals has declared unconstitutional a state law banning the open carrying of firearms, calling the law incompatible with the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
• Army Veteran Charged With Felony Gun Possession Despite Valid Concealed Carry License.
• The National Association for Gun Rights has issued a subpoena to Magpul, demanding the release of civilian sales data on standard-capacity magazines after the company refused to cooperate voluntarily for over a year. The data is for use in a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’ so-called “assault weapons” and magazine ban in federal court. While the lawsuit is laudable, we don’t attack our allies.
• Grassroots Judicial Report.

Legislation & Administration & Enemies

• The Trump Department of Justice reportedly has been considering whether individuals suffering from gender dysphoria should be considered “mentally unfit” to own firearms. This would presumably require a statute change by Congress. While they are unquestionably – and by definition – mentally ill (and we all have our quirks), I see no across-the-board evidence that they are unreasonably dangerous to other innocent folks. I saw one report – based on data from the antigunners – indicating that the occurrence rate of transgender mass shooters is around 0.1%, and that trans people make up less than 2% of the general population. Meanwhile, many on the right want to ban guns for trans people who didn’t do it, while many on the left want to ban guns for everyone else who didn’t do it. And of course there is the total lack of due process.
• ATF Classifies Unfinished P365 Fire Control Unit as a Firearm.
• Army Corps of Engineers.
• Unqualified Secret Service Snipers Protected President, Inspector General Finds.

More Enemies

• Teachers Unions. (And education associations.) Still. And don’t forget they represent teachers, not students. They do not act in our kids’ best interest.

Department of Idiocy & Heartbreak

• An Illinois father has been charged with a felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm after attempting to shoot a buzzard that flew into a building – only for the bullet to go through the bird and out a window before it fatally hit his teenage daughter. Apparently he was not charged for shooting the buzzard.

DGUs

• An unknown number of “armed civilians” is being credited with helping neutralize two terrorists who opened fire at a Jerusalem bus stop Monday morning.
• Chicago rapper 4Block Lil Mari got into a shootout Sunday while trying to carjack a woman who happens to be a concealed carry holder. Two victims shot, rapper on the run. But you know you can’t hide stupid.
• The Armed Citizen:
  • American Rifleman – September 8, 2025
  • American Rifleman – September 5, 2025
  • America’s 1st Freedom – September 5, 2025
• Defensive Knife Use.

Not a DGU

• Mom attacked, dragged by bear “simply stepped outside for a jog,” family says

Tactics & Stuff

• THIGH HOLSTERS FOR WOMEN: The Best Holster for Skirts and Dresses.
• Granddaddy’s gun.
• Legal Standard for Self-Defense Against Bear Attacks. Interesting.

Industry News

• Our apologies for failing to report last month that reloading superstore Powder Valley Outdoors suffered a complete loss of their main warehouse and offices in an overnight fire. They are still in business and still shipping.

Products

• Free Printable USGS PDF Topo Maps.
• MDT has expanded its Hunting Bottom Metal (magazine wells) product line with two new models: the Hunting Bottom Metal for Tikka T3X Short Action and the Hunting Bottom Metal for Savage 110 Short Action, built to fit factory and aftermarket stocks, the parts allow the use of AICS pattern magazines.
• The eighth edition of the Ruger Collector’s Series features three models – a 10/22 Sporter, a Mark IV 22/45 pistol, and a Super Wrangler revolver.
• Smith & Wesson Brands announces the release of the Model 1854 chambered .30-30 Winchester, with a 6+1 capacity, a forged 416 stainless steel receiver, and a 20-inch 410 stainless steel barrel that includes a 5/8-24 threaded muzzle.
• New Russian 5.45×39 Anti-Drone Ammunition. Interesting. (As far as I know, it’s still illegal to shoot drones in the USA. Of course if one is actually attacking you, all bets are off.)