Litigation, Legislation, Government

• What if? What if laws passed by Congress were NOT presumed to be Constitutional? That would seem to make a lot more sense, given history.
• Ninth Circus reconsiders challenge to California restrictions on open carry of firearms, because the confused jurists are trying to figure out how to restrict citizens’ civil rights.
• The Ninth Circus has also held that suppressors are not “arms” protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment in United States v. DeBorba. Of course, the federal government still has no constitutional power to restrict most things that are arms or are not arms.
• The Brady Bunch (formerly known as Handgun Control Inc.) has sued the ATF over the agency’s new policy of declining to release documents about federally licensed dealers whose lawfully-sold firearms are later used by criminals in violent crimes.
• On June 3, the Firearms Policy Coalition, the California Gun Rights Foundation, and an individual FPC member filed Lopez v. Los Angeles in the US District Court for the Central District of California, challenging Los Angeles and Inglewood municipal ordinances that limit handgun purchases to one in any 30-day period. The lawsuit was filed because both cities continue to enforce local handgun rationing laws that are materially indistinguishable from California’s statewide version, which the Ninth Circuit already held unconstitutional.
• Florida: Gun purchase waiting periods unrelated to background checks are unconstitutional.
• SCOTUS declined to hear case on gun rights for non-violent felons after a lower court partially struck down the federal law banning them from owning guns.
• SCOTUS shirks protecting civil rights. Of course SCOTUS shirks the vast majority of its responsibility.
• NOTICE: Some SCOTUS announcements were expected yesterday, which was after this writing.
• SCOTUS decisions on “sensitive places” and marijuana vs. guns coming.
• Grassroots Judicial Report–June 10, 2026.
• SCOTUS Gun Watch 6/8/2026. The next conference is scheduled for June 18, at which the Justices plan to discuss a whopping 20 firearms law related cases.
• Virginia Fallout. Virginia residents are scrambling to purchase modern semiautomatic firearms before the state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” takes effect on July 1. The law is in legal jeopardy due to litigation, but in the meantime sales have doubled and far exceed anything the industry considered possible.
• The US Department of Justice has opened a Second Amendment investigation to determine whether Philadelphia (PA) Police use a vague “good cause” standard to cancel permits to carry legal firearms. “It is a violation of the Second Amendment for government officials to use vague, personal discretion when determining whether to issue or revoke permits to carry firearms,” noted the Justice Department in a statement released by [AAG] Harmeet K. Dhillon. But it is a violation of the Second Amendment for government officials to require permits to carry firearms in the first place.

NRA Foundation.

• Last week we reported that a New York appeals court panel affirmed that former NRA EVP Wayne LaPierre still has to pay the NRA $4.3 million in restitution for his embezzlement and can’t serve in its leadership for the next decade. We also reported that the NRA Foundation – now taken over by LaPierre’s ousted NRA Board cohorts – announced it is formally changing its name to the 1791 Foundation as part of an effort to separate from the NRA. The move effectively admits to one of the NRA’s main contentions: the Foundation is no longer raising money with the primary intention of funding NRA projects. It also opens the door to a possible LaPierre return as a Foundation leader under this mask of separation. The court barred LaPierre from serving as a paid employee of the NRA or any group directly related to it for ten years. In the past, the Foundation has misspent funds as directed by LaPierre. Presumably that would no longer be the case since LaPierre is disbarred. But under the “new” Foundation — run by LaPierre’s contingent — all bets are off. As a past supporter and local NRA Foundation’s Friends of NRA committee member, I will NOT give anything to the Foundation, no matter its name, until all of this shakes out.
• The other side of the story.

Enemies & Idiots

• The United Nations. Still.
• Hollywood.
• Churches.
• Chicago White Sox.
• More.
• Massachusetts Public School District Permits Sikh Students to Carry Knives While Banning Weapons for All Other Students. Presented without comment because I try to avoid that language.

*************************
Surprising Concealed Carry Statistics

*************************

DGUs

• Armed Citizens Stop Alleged Florida Church Kidnapping
• An Off-Duty Deputy Opened Fire After a Man Tried To Get Into His SUV… With His Child Still Inside
• California Homeowner Shoots, Kills Shotgun-Wielding Intruder
• The Armed Citizen (American Rifleman) – June 8, 2026

Not DGUs

• 14-Year-Old Boy Attacked by Several Coyotes While Biking Home Through a Park
• This man is lucky he was a Marine.

Tactics & Stuff

• To intervene — or not?
• Carry gun mod mistakes. Ayoob.
• Low Ready: The Space Between Awareness and Action.
• “The biggest mistake anyone can make is to apply their thoughts or feelings to a criminal.”
• Mobs.
• Bear Spray vs Handguns for Bear Defense: Which Is Faster & More Effective?
• Equipment. FWIW, I’ve had screw-on magazine extensions on several pump and autoloading shoguns, and all worked just fine, assuming the proper spring was used.
• Hydration.

Industry News

• Data Centers Planned for Remington’s Legendary Ilion, NY, Factory Site.
• Rideout Arsenal relocates $22 million gun factory from Virginia to Georgia due to anti-gun legislation.

Products

• RECALL. Ruger LCP MAX Manual Safety models with a serial number below 383100000 may have a defective manual safety.
• Customers who purchase any firearm on Guns.com through Father’s Day will receive an exclusive offer for a free Outlier Customs Backdraft suppressor, valued up to $335. Shipping and hub thread adapter extra.
• Tokarev TT-12 Pro Review: The Best Budget AR-Style Shotgun?
• NEW HIGH POWERED AMMO. Federal’s new groundbreaking 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak is a high-pressure (80,000 psi) Peak Alloy (steel) load that pushes a 130-grain bullet past 3,100 fps AND IS SAFE IN MOST EXISTING 6.5 CREEDMOOR RIFLES. Unlike most steel alloy cases, these expand against the chamber and reduce bolt thrust. Even higher (much higher) internal pressures are possible, but don’t expect those on the commercial market. The peak pressure occurs and dissipates quicker than in conventional brass-cased ammo. Rust-free and reloadable. Shipping August 1. Frankly, I’m curious about heavier than standard bullets at higher velocities, making smaller cartridges act more like bigger ones. Now go do all the other chamberings… (I’m assuming steel cases are precluded in rimfire guns, but one can hope.)
• New Nightfox Arctic Helmet-Mounted Budget Thermal Monocular. Just $450 without the helmet. Now we’re getting somewhere.
• Bear Creek Arsenal has AR-10 style rifles and uppers chambered in .30-30 Win.
• Beretta has announced .410 and 28 gauge Sporting configurations in the 686 Silver Pigeon I line.
• Crosman’s New Raiden Battery Powered Full Auto BB Gun. Too much fun.
• Böker knives. I’ve had some older ones (’60s-’70s) that were very nice, then some later ones (’90s pocketknives) that were not very good at all. Maybe the newer ones were 4116 steel, but they did rust and the springs were crappy. Perhaps I should try a current D2 model. I love D2 steel. I’ve preferred the large size Stockman over the medium ever since I switched from “dress” pants to heavy duty tactical pants.
• An email from Eberlestock caught my eye. They offer fabric items, such as bags, packs, cases and apparel. But what got my attention was the lifetime warranty. Compare this with, say, Rocky boots, which offer a 1-year warranty.

*************************
“I try not to comment on ongoing cases where I’m not involved, for one simple reason: not being involved, I don’t know the whole story and won’t until the facts come out at trial.” — Massad Ayoob

They call us “boomers” because our guns go “boom,” instead of “bang” or, heaven forbid, “pop.” — another Jeff

*************************