Jeff Pittman

Litigation Rust. Special prosecutors in New Mexico are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the “Rust” movie set in 2021, based on “additional facts” found during the 2-year forensic evaluation of the gun Baldwin used. The “new” evidence will be presented to a grand jury to determine whether […]

Litigation U.S. v. Rahimi updates. Old gun controls that were constitutionally repealed are not precedents for modern gun control Second Amendment Roundup: Fusillade of Amicus Briefs Filed in Rahimi Duncan v. Bonta update. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez ruled for the second time in Duncan v. Bonta that California’s “high capacity” magazine ban is unconstitutional. The first

Litigation In an interesting case, a Puerto Rican drug trafficker is arrested, and the ensuing search turns up a 9mm pistol which was found to have been modified to fire fully automatic. The trafficker is charged with possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug crime, which carries a 30-year sentence. He objects that he had no idea

Litigation U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of the Southern District of California, citing the Bruen case, has ruled (pdf link) – for the second time – that California’s ban on possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition is unconstitutional, violating the Second Amendment rights of firearms owners. The order has been stayed, pending appeal. California has

GRPC Livestream the 2023 Gun Rights Policy Conference this Saturday, September 23rd beginning at 8 am Phoenix time. FREE. Action item Sign a petition urging your U.S. Rep. to co-sponsor Rep. Andrew Clyde’s bill to BLOCK the ATF’s new rule implementing backdoor Universal Background Registration Checks. Litigation A panel of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that

I am writing this on 9/11. I know y’all remember how Americans of all stripes came together after the terrorist attacks. What happened since? Can’t we do that again? It seems at least one other person agrees: Assignment for the kids During summer or holiday breaks, go build your own AR, do some competitive shooting, or something similar. Then when

Action item Sign the petition opposing ATF’s new rule that would require a Federal Firearm License and a background check on ANY firearm transaction where the ATF deems that any kind of “profit” is made. In other words, no more private sales, plus gun registration. More on the rule here and here. Litigation The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral

Litigation Senior Judge Robert Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled the federal law prohibiting handgun sales to adults under 21 years old unconstitutional in May, and this week granted class action to the suit and issued an injunction blocking the ban nationwide. However, Judge Payne also issued a stay on his ruling that