Jeff Pittman

NRA Ron Carter with Save the Second weighs in Enemies You’ve Been Had [by the lamestream media] USA Today. Probably better called USA Toady. Columbia Journalism Review Abandons Neutrality – Adopts Gun-Control Advocacy Chipman conflicts (here and here) Chipman’s nomination status L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Shall Not Be Infringed ATF Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Definition of […]

Monday is Memorial Day. Let’s take a moment to reflect on what we owe and how to be better stewards of our freedom, purchased with innumerable sacrifices. Legislation Action item – The ATF is accepting comments following the release of its proposed rules to restrict so-called “ghost guns.” You can take action here. Please consider adding a custom comment in

Litigation SCOTUS to cops: Stop trespassing into houses and seizing guns without warrants. Supreme Court Blocks Police From Entering Homes Without A Warrant For ‘Caretaking’—Siding Against Biden, Law Enforcement [Forbes] Taking Advantage of a Shift in the Landscape, Caniglia v. Strom [Ammoland] NRA Report Why I use the NRA as a case study for how nonprofits shouldn’t operate [The Conversation] Misplaced

You can’t fix stupid.  You can’t vaccinate it either.   Legislation As expected, the ATF has proposed a new rule redefining what a “firearm” is, which is not the same as the definition in federal law. A law professor says the new “ghost gun” regulation may be illegal. But since the underlying federal gun laws are unconstitutional in the first

Litigation Making More Sense of the Limited Certiorari Grant in NYS Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett The U.S. Supreme Court is declining to take up a challenge to Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and similar devices. That means the ban will stand. For now. “Slate” still getting it wrong. NRA-backed litigation report Legislation More federal gun control proposed Restoring

Litigation SCOTUS to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case: NYSRPA v. Keith M. Corlett, Superintendent of New York State Police. BUT the Court only granted review to a limited question presented: “Whether the State’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.” FPC sues Tennessee over gun rights of 18-20 year-olds. An Illinois Circuit Court judge has

Sadly, it is now past time to refresh the tree of liberty. Action item: Say no to D.C. statehood. Note that the U.S. Senate exists to represent STATES, not cities or people. If the true concern were representation in Congress, the constitutional approach would be for Congress to return the District’s residential areas to Maryland, following the precedent, set in

Housekeeping My apologies for the missed newsletter last week. We had a failure of our phone line, DSL and electricity. It seems that AT&T and Entergy aren’t very good at providing utilities. But it’s funny how they always manage to get their bills here. NRA updates New website about the debacle Sixteen other state attorneys general have accused New York