Jeff Pittman

Litigation updates include DOJ appeals on Second Amendment cases and a Walmart negligence verdict; government actions highlight ICE controversies and DOJ anti-gun stances; NRA board elections underway; notable trials and rescues reported; new firearms products and tactics reviews released; plus recommended reading on firearm-related cases.

Housekeeping We had some issues with the captcha thingy on the 2A News website that kept you from signing up for the weekly email. I believe that has now been fixed. Litigation The US Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), led by Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser, last week issued a groundbreaking memorandum opinion concluding that 18

Litigation Mississippi AG opinion on enhanced CCW carry at athletic events on school grounds. This one was a slam dunk, since state law is crystal clear on the issue. But schools and other government entities seem to largely be illiterate. A Memphis man was charged with voluntary manslaughter after admitting to police that he shot a burglary suspect. In the

A Christmas Story The Phantom Medevac, by Will Dabbs, MD Litigation The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on March 2 in a case on the federal government’s efforts to prosecute a Texas man for violating a federal statute that prohibits gun possession by users of illegal drugs. That case, United States v. Hemani, is scheduled for the justices’

Housekeeping There will be no newsletter for the next two Fridays due to the holidays. We may get to slip a random one in somewhere. Y’all have a Merry Christmas and celebrate Jesus! ************************* The Last Generation That Grew Up Free ************************* No-tax SBR considerations Free SBRs Are Coming! A Horrible Idea We also note that between Dec. 15–31 any

Litigation A three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit this week reissued a significant ruling in the case of United States v. George Peterson, affirming the conviction of George Peterson, a Louisiana firearms dealer, for possessing an unregistered suppressor in violation of the National Firearms Act (NFA), and therefore upholding the NFA’s alleged constitutionality.  A

Rights A short history of the Second Amendment. Your Moral Right To Keep & Bear Firearms In The United States. Litigation U.S. v. Miller. 1939. The Second Amendment protects your right to military weapons, including but not limited to the M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifle and the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, both chambered for .30-06; the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, also