Jeff Pittman

Litigation Despite the July US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Rhode v. Bonta that California’s law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases is unconstitutional, and affirming a district court’s order granting a permanent injunction against enforcement of the law, anti-gun state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he plans to continue enforcing the law until the Ninth Circuit issues […]

Litigation A divided Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals panel last week upheld by a 2-1 vote a lower court ruling that declared California’s voter-approved Proposition 63 background check scheme for ammunition purchases is unconstitutional because the law “meaningfully constrains” people’s right to keep and bear arms and “infringes on the fundamental right to keep and bear arms.” The court

Trumped The US Department of Justice formally submitted to the Office of the Federal Register a proposed rule to again exercise of the Attorney General’s authority under 18 U.S.C. 925(c) to grant relief to individuals who are otherwise precluded from possessing firearms. Litigation The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and the federal government have agreed to a joint dismissal of the

Legislation It turns out that since short-barreled rifles and shotguns and other NFA items aren’t subject to the 10-11% excise tax on firearms, under the Big Beautiful Bill’s removal of the $200 NFA tax, they will presumably now be cheaper than regular non-NFA guns. Litigation The Sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Second Amendment means you

NATO gets Trumped Other Presidents Complained, But Trump Made NATO Step Up Litigation A three-judge panel of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld an earlier preliminary injunction against a section of the California Business & Professional Code that had been used by the state to ban gun-related advertising in Junior Sports magazine, in a case brought

A war story Benjamin Salomon, DDS. (We note that one of the pictured MOH recipients, Jack Lucas, died and is buried in Hattiesburg, MS.) His is another interesting story. Administration ATF Reinterprets Rules to Allow Import of UTM, Simunition Training Rounds, Dual-Use Barrels. The Us DOGE Service has reportedly sent staff to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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