Jeff Pittman

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

Housekeeping No newsletter next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Please give thanks with your family. ************************* “Shall not be infringed“ ************************* Litigation Potential SCOTUS cases here, here, and here. Grassroots judicial report. “Dangerous and unusual.” That ain’t in the Constitution. USPS update. Grassroots legislative update. The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling from Idaho District

Veterans Day My sincerest apologies to all the veterans out there for not mentioning Veterans Day in the last newsletter. You are not forgotten, except sometimes when I’m typing something else. Trumped FPC calls on President Trump to end defense of federal gun control laws. After all, they are unconstitutional and the president takes an oath to “preserve, protect and