Jeff Pittman

Litigation In addition to the blockbuster Bruen decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court also granted writs of certiorari to four pending Second Amendment cases, vacating lower court rulings and remanding those cases back to them for “further consideration in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen.” Four men with permits to carry concealed handguns […]

Independence Day SCOTUS & Litigation We are expecting a domino effect on MANY other restrictive gun laws in the wake of last week’s NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. I suspect quite a few laws not related to guns will fall as well. But it will not be automatic and lawsuits will be necessary. There are a few other gun law cases

Housekeeping FYI, I typically finish writing these newsletters and send them to Mike Allen at Businesswright on Thursdays for publication and distribution on Fridays. So if there is breaking news late Thursday or Friday (like a SCOTUS decision) that is missed in that week’s newsletter, that lead time is why. Also sometimes, like this week, we are late. This is

More On The Uvalde Cop Debacle Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman Legislation Action item. You can email your U.S. Senators about the proposed federal gun control legislation here. I suggest modifying the text of the email to tone down any threats to the senators and politely ask them to honor their oath. Questions. We have

Remember Uvalde A woman who was handcuffed by police while she was trying to rescue her kids at the Uvalde school massacre, said police are threatening her with an obstruction of justice charge to keep her quiet about their actions. Remember I said they would take the 5th if they go to court. There are a lot of really good

Uvalde Updates Remember, victims at the school relied solely on the “authorities” for their safety and protection. Thinking point: Your child is in line to be murdered by a madman in the next few minutes. The cops are present, but refuse to breach the barricaded classroom where the killings are currently taking place. Not only that, they physically prevent you

About those red flag gun control laws Rand Corporation: No studies have shown that “red flag” laws had a positive or negative effect on outcomes including mass shootings, violent crime, and suicide. Anti-gun researchers: No evidence that California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order implementation was associated with decreased “firearm assault or firearm self-harm.” (sic – How does a firearm harm itself?

Massacre Observations about the Buffalo, NY, supermarket massacre: It happened FAST. You have to react NOW. If a couple of shots to the chest don’t stop a madman, it’s time to try something else – like the head or pelvis – NOW! New York has LOTS of gun control laws including bans on both broadly defined “assault weapons” (sic) and