ACTION ITEM

• Comment now to stop the ATF’s illegal registry.

Litigation

• The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down New York’s private property default carry ban (also known as the “Vampire Rule“), saying “The Private Property Provision, as applied to private property open to the public, does not fall within our Nation’s historical tradition of gun regulations.” The Empire State may not presumptively ban licensed gun carriers from bringing their weapons onto all publicly accessible private property. Before, property owners had to proactively post their property with signs allowing gun carry for it to be legal. However, the court also erroneously decided that the ban on carry in public parks as “sensitive locations” is constitutional, consistent with our Nation’s historical tradition of banning gun possession (i.e., violating the Bill of Rights) in urban public parks.
• Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation, joined by Virginia Citizens Defense League and 2A journalist John Crump, have filed a lawsuit in direct response to Virginia’s enactment of SB749 and SB727, the “assault weapons” ban and public carry ban.
• Firearms Policy Coalition, National Rifle Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation have also filed a new federal lawsuit, McDonald v. Katz, challenging Virginia’s new “assault firearms” and “large capacity” magazine bans.
• The National Shooting Sports Foundation is also funding a Virginia lawsuit.
• Word is, the US Department of Justice is bringing suit against Virginia as well. Several county attorneys and sheriffs have said they will not enforce the unconstitutional bans.
• The FPC, Maryland Shall Issue, SAF and NRA have petitioned the US Supreme Court to strike down Maryland’s carry bans.
• The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois officials over the state’s Firearm Owners Identification Act, also known as the FOID Card Act, a state law that requires Illinois residents to apply for and carry an identification card at all times to possess any firearm or ammunition. The civil complaint challenges the law as unconstitutional, arguing it “entirely deprives everyone of the right to keep and bear arms – including the basic right to possess a firearm for self-defense in the home – unless and until they seek and receive the State’s permission.”
• On Monday, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari in Patrick Tate Adamiak’s illegal weapons possession case. His only hope remains a June re-sentencing or a presidential pardon. Never mind that everything he had was and is legal.
• Grassroots Judicial Report—May 20, 2026.
• SCOTUS Gun Watch 5/18.
• SCOTUSblog. A SECOND OPINION – The fact of the matter. Very interesting as always.

Enemies

• New Joisey. Again. More. Still.
• Denver Broncos. We also note that coach Sean Payton has long been an enemy of the Second Amendment.
• The Left is now attacking muzzleloaders…

The Only Ones

• US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 nonfatal Minnesota shooting – through an apartment door – of an allegedly non-threatening Venezuelan man who was not the person ICE was chasing and who is a legal alien. A warrant was issued for Castro’s arrest. Now if prosecutors will charge all the other cops that take suspects at gunpoint when the suspects have displayed no weapon or threatening behavior…

DGUs

• A Hopkins County, Texas, homeowner spotted a would-be intruder via a Ring camera and shot him as the suspect was allegedly reaching into the house via a broken window in the door.
• Hunter shoots Grizzly Bear in self-defense on the western slope of the Tetons. Sidearm plus rifle. We note that the Fish & Game folks recommend bear spray but say nothing about firearms. But they carry firearms.
• The Armed Citizen (American Rifleman) – May 18, 2026
• Survey of criminal and defensive gun use. Stuff you already know, but might want the data at hand.

Safety

• Another SIG shooting
• When you point a loaded gun at somebody and pull the trigger, nothing good happens. (Note that the Colt Navy revolver was only chambered in .36 percussion, though I suppose that .22 caliber copies may exist.)
• Mississippi ranks among safest states in new national report.

Tactics & Stuff

• Shooting the Shorties – Mastering PGO Firearms (sawed-off shotguns).
• Be prepared.
• Permethrin. I mix my own from concentrate and keep a spritz bottle on the back porch.

Industry News

• The labor dispute between the International Association of Machinists and Olin Corporation’s Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (owned by the US government and run by Olin) has ended. The agreement ended a strike that began April 4 when 1,300 union workers walked off the job. Labor unions in this age are evil.
• CCI is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Products

• FOUR YEARS later we are still unaware of any .380-sized pistols chambered in 30 Super Carry, even though that is the reason the 30 SC was invented. Pretty sure I told you so.
• XS Sights has everything 25% off this weekend.
• Remington’s new Subsonic 40gr HP CPHP: Accurate but expensive. FWIW, I’ve also had good results with an earlier Remington .22LR subsonic load – the one with a LHP bullet and actually manufactured by Eley. It’s apparently now discontinued.
• EAA’s new Girsan Witness2311 CMXX is now shipping.
• Ruger LCP MAX with ReadyDot Micro Reflex Sight. A micro pistol with a micro red dot. Now we’re getting there. Wherever “there” is.
• JagerWerks has launched the Aimpoint COA cut, a direct-milling service that opens up the Acro P-1, P-2, and other Acro-footprint optics on Standard Frame and Slimline Glocks with no existing optic cut. $175 and up.