Jeff Pittman

Litigation A unanimous three-judge panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided last week that California’s arbitrary “one‑gun‑per‑30‑days” purchase restriction is unconstitutional. We note that “arms” in the Second Amendment is plural. The case is Nguyen v. Bonta. In a major reversal for gun rights advocates, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal ban […]

Administration The US DOJ has filed an amicus brief saying that Illinois’ bans on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines that can hold more than ten rounds violate the protections of the Second Amendment. Yes, the US Department of Justice. Apparently they can read history now. This is why we voted for Mr. Trump. ATF Resumes Firearms Commerce Report

Litigation Leftist SCOTUS Justice Elena Kagan wrote the UNANIMOUS opinion in last week’s high court decision striking down Mexico’s lawsuit and described AR-15s and AK-47s as “both widely legal and bought by many ordinary consumers.” The question now is, what argument is the left half of the court going to hide behind to try to uphold a domestic ban of

2A News in the news We’ve done it again! The 2A News is ranked in Feedspot’s Top 50 Tactical Blogs for 2025. Congrats to us. I do urge you to visit all those other sites as well. I especially want to thank our 2A Newsletter list members and site visitors. We do it all for you. Administration More on ATF

Anniversary I believe I failed to mention an important anniversary here at 2A News. Ten years ago late last year, Mike Allen of Businesswright Consulting generously volunteered to handle the formatting and emailing of the newsletter, plus the website in its entirely. So a belated congratulations and THANK YOU to Mike, and if anyone needs any sort of web services,

Administration The Trump administration will “allow” the sale of forced-reset triggers, with the federal government ending an illegal administrative ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced last Friday by the Justice Department resolves a series of cases over the aftermarket trigger that the government had previously argued qualify as machine

Administration The Trump administration’s DOJ says machine guns aren’t protected by the Second Amendment, ridiculously arguing in court that “Machine guns are atypical weapons not protected by the Second Amendment because a reasonable person would not expect them to be used in militia service.” Lady, what are you smoking? And what happened to Pam Bondi’s Second Amendment & Civil Rights

Administration The White House reportedly will propose that Congress cut funding for the ATF from $1.625 billion (!) to roughly $1.2 billion in fiscal 2026 by cutting funding for ATF offices that have criminalized law-abiding gun ownership through regulatory fiat. This would be the agency’s lowest budget since at least 2016. Keep cutting. The US Department of Justice has upended