The newsletter is late this week due to a campout. You should be so fortunate.

Litigation

• The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 to strike down the clearly unconstitutional ban on so-called “large-capacity magazines” in the District because it violates the Second Amendment. The case is known as Benson v. U.S. The United States, which prosecuted the case, reversed its position during the appeal and conceded that the ban violates the Second Amendment. The District of Columbia continued to defend the law. An appeal by the District would not be unexpected, but would lose.
• A new federal lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Hawaii is challenging the state’s policy of refusing to issue concealed carry permits to non-residents, arguing the restriction violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. The case, Solinsky v. Lopez, was filed on March 7, 2026, by Johnathan Solinsky and the Hawaii Rifle Association. The lawsuit names Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez as the defendant in her official capacity and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against Hawaii’s residency requirement for concealed carry licenses. We know where this is going, but since Hawaii is in the Ninth Circus, it will probably have to go to SCOTUS.
• The Temple (Texas) Gun Club and three of its members filed a lawsuit this week in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The complaint directly attacks the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), the clearly unconstitutional federal statute that prohibits the possession and transfer of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. The case is Temple Gun Club, Inc. et al v. Bondi et al.
• After the federal government refused to defend the unconstitutional Post Office gun mailing ban statute (18 U.S.C. 1715), attorneys general of Delaware, New York and New Jersey filed a motion to intervene and keep defending the law.
• School shooting attack: ChatGPT did it!
• SCOTUS Gun Watch 3/6/2026.
• Grassroots Judicial Report. Good info.
• Discussion of laws prohibiting drug users from having guns.
• Who are “The People?”

Enemies & Idiots

• The Left says bald eagles are dying of lead poisoning from ingesting hunters’ lead bullets. They’re lying.

• This item appears to be double-qualified for this newsletter section. NYPD Deputy Inspector David Cordano, commander of the department’s 115th Precinct, recently posted a photo of two shotguns and about 60 shells on the precinct’s X page captioned “Today, our patrol officers responded to a radio run and removed these illegal firearms from our streets.” The guns? Full-length versions of the Browning Auto-5 and a nice over-and-under break-open double barrel. Hunting guns.
• Ramin Fatehi, the George Soros-backed district attorney in Norfolk, Virginia, where Thursday’s shootings at Old Dominion University took place, said community members looking to place blame for the shooting should direct it towards pro-gun lawmakers and judges.
• A federal government alert sent to US law enforcement agencies warned that Iran may have activated sleeper cells following the death of then-supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the report, the US intercepted encrypted communications that might be terrorist triggers shortly after Khamenei’s death. See the item under Not a DGU, below.*

The Only Ones

• Chicago Police Sued for Retaliatory Arrest of Gun Owner After Cops Lost/Stole Two Rounds of Ammo. I think there should be felony criminal charges, and the cops – Officers Julian Irving, Sarah Abuosba and John Sanders – should also be fired and go to prison for a couple of years.
• An unidentified National Guardsman shot a fellow soldier in the chest in New Orleans Tuesday night, allegedly while mishandling a weapon believed to be unloaded.
• TSA absences at airports double during shutdown, 300 officers quit.

Heroes

• Hero Dad Wins Arkansas Sheriff Primary Election While Awaiting Murder Trial. The dead kidnapper who was caught in the act faced 43 felony counts of sexual offenses against the young daughter of the defending dad, including internet stalking of a child, fourth-degree sexual assault and sexual indecency with a child. I’m unaware of any jurisdiction where one cannot use deadly force to end a kidnapping.

DGUs

• A Slovakian father and son used a handgun or handguns to successfully defend against an attacking European brown bear, Ursus arctos. I understand that Eurasian brown bears run 300-500 lbs.
• A rifle-armed man who rammed his vehicle into the Temple Israel synagogue – which has a childcare center – in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday was shot by a security guard. The man died but it is not known at this writing whether that shot killed him. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters that the unidentified suspect “breached the building” in a vehicle and drove down a hallway before being engaged in gunfire by temple security. Apparently the temple is not a GFZ, and is a defended place of worship. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard credited preparation and training for the swift response to the threat, saying that he had contacted the head of security for the temple just two days before the attack.
• Homeowner Fires at Masked Suspects During Attempted Armed Home Invasion
• Boy, 11, Shoots Mom’s Boyfriend Dead During Assault In Philadelphia: Police
• Darien homeowner fires shots at people who illegally entered his home: Police
• Provo Canyon resident fires shots at intruder in self defense, authorities say
• Don’t open the door.
• American Rifleman: The Armed Citizen (March 9, 2026 and March 13, 2026)

Not a DGU

• ‘My first instinct was to tackle him’: Former football player wrestles man to ground to stop him breaking into her car
• A 25-year-old California man died after being bitten by a rattlesnake last month. Deaths from venomous snake bites in the US are rare. Despite there being a reported 7,000 to 8,000 people bitten a year, only around five people die annually.
• *Two people were injured and the shooter is dead after a shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University this week. Two ROTC cadets have critical injuries, while police were initially reported to have shot and killed the attacker, an Islamic terrorist who was specifically targeting ROTC members. Police response was “immediate.” But it turns out they were too late to save the attacker. ROTC students subdued him and “rendered him no longer alive.” Fatally stabbed. Almost 30% of the student body is affiliated with the military in some way. Gun free zone.

Tactics & Stuff

• If you’ve read this far, you know the anticipated terrorist activity increase in the US has started. Stay aware and prepared.
• What Number of Mass Shooting Victims Is Acceptable to You? A synopsis of Ed Monk’s seminar, one of which I recently attended.
• Pistol stoppages. Clint Smith.
• About #1 Buckshot for defense. I’ve always liked #1 Buck, but I’ve never shot anyone with it, just coyotes and such. I know people who have used #00 for defense with great success. But as far as I know, none of them ever shot anyone with #1B either, so they couldn’t compare.
• Reducing bogus medical bills.
• The Boddington Top 5 Cartridges for the 5 Most Dangerous Big-Game Animals. An old but good article. It seems I’m already covered but would still like a 9.3 x 62.

Online sales

• GunTab and online gun buying/selling.

Obits

• Lee Hoots, 57, former editor of Rifle and Handloader Magazines.
• David A. Keene, longtime board member and former President of the NRA, head of the American Conservative Union, Opinion Editor of The Washington Times, and one of Wayne LaPierre’s “old guard” defenders of NRA’s corruption, passed away last weekend.

Industry News

• Beretta and Ruger are at war:
  • Beretta Holding Comments on Ruger’s Disappointing Q4 and FY 2025 Results
  • Ruger Sets the Record Straight on Competitor Beretta’s Attempt to Seize Control of Ruger
  • Beretta Holding Responds to Ruger’s Blatantly False and Misleading Statements
• Meanwhile, S&W’s financials are very positive.
• Lodestar Technology announced the launch of the LNK9, a 9mm firearm designed to authorize access before the firearm can be operated. The LNK9 integrates Lodestar’s Safeguard User Interface, combining biometric authentication and PIN pad access with owner-managed authorization tools. Nothing to go wrong there. I predict this may trigger another round of “smart gun” legislation, and that otherwise it will be a complete commercial failure.

Products

• Norma has a new 5.56x45mm 77gr Open Tip Match round loaded with the renowned Sierra MatchKing HPBT projectile and sealed primer and case mouth. It’s in the MLE (Military & Law Enforcement) Precision Line. SKU: 601701234.
• Dead Foot Arms offers a folding stock system for ARs that works from either side and even allows for firing while folded, including in full auto.
• The Breek Arms Omni Buster AR charging handle is ambidextrous and has ambidextrous gas handling. The LE version has smaller latch handles.
• Springfield Armory SA-35… An Update.

What I’m reading