Last month, Measure 114 passed with 50.65% of the vote. The measure bans magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and creates a "permit-to-purchase" system that includes fingerprinting and firearm training. On December 6th, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said...
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Illinois Dems Unveil Proposal to Ban “Assault Weapons”
Democrats in the Illinois House on Thursday unveiled a proposal to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and eliminate the ability for most people under 21 to obtain a gun permit in the state. Filed on the final legislative session day of 2022,...
U.S. Rep. Targets ATF Director Steve Dettelbach Over Gun Restrictions
U.S. Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) calls out ATF Director Steve Dettelbach over "a deliberate attempt to usurp the authority of Congress and infringe on American citizens' fundamental Second Amendment rights." Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Rep. Jim Jordan accused the...
New Jersey Advances Bill Requiring Insurance for Gun Owners
A New Jersey legislative committee voted to require liability insurance for gun owners and restrict where they could carry their weapons, moving what would be some of the strictest U.S. gun control measures yet.The vote by the New Jersey Senate Law and Public Safety...
Liberals Drag Kyle Rittenhouse Into Civil Lawsuit
In the past couple years, Kyle Rittenhouse has been busy dealing with the aftermath of what happened to him that night in August 2020, as well as what was done to him by the press and the Left.Kyle Rittenhouse has become quite the polarizing figure over the past...
Gun Rights Are On The Ballot In Select States
An August poll found gun policy was the second-most important issue for voters polled going into the midterms. Now States are leaving it up to the voters to decide on November 8th.Following a session where Congress handed President Biden the largest gun control...
Major Credit Cards to Start Tracking Gun Purchases, Opens Backdoor Gun Control
Last week, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express adopted a new code to categorize sales at gun shops, allowing them to monitor and track sales of guns, ammunition, and gun accessories. Gun control advocates claim the card companies can use this to "flag potential...
ATF Officially Bans Homemade Firearms
Last week, the ATF rule banning the American tradition of home-crafting firearms officially took effect. The rule simply redefines the terms of "frame" and "receiver," turning this into a backdoor gun grab. Law-abiding gun owners left hundreds of thousands of comments...
Texas Concealed Carry Ban for Adults Ages 18-21 Struck Down in Court
Last week, a district judge in Texas ruled law-abiding 18-to-20-year-olds cannot be prohibited from carrying a handgun in public for self-defense. In what could be first of many post-Bruen ruling gun control laws to be struck down, the Court concluded: “The issue is...
Biden Promises to Ban so-called “Assault Weapons,” if Dems Expand Majorities
At a rally for the Democratic National Committee in Rockville, Maryland, President Joe Biden made a promise. That promise, last Thursday, was to ban so-called "assault weapons" nationwide, if the Democrats can increase their majorities in November. “We just passed the...
Congressional Democrats Aim to Tax AR15-Style Guns at 1,000%
The so-called “Assault Weapons Excise Act,” has been introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA). In its current form, the bill would impose a 1,000% tax on the manufacturer, importer, or producer of so-called “assault weapons” and standard capacity...
California Taxpayer Funds Being Used for Racially Profiling Gun Owners
Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-173 into law, which allows for record-keeping of highly sensistive information on gun owners. The legislation is ripe for abuse as it encourages the sharing of this personal information with the likes of anti-gun...
Gun Grabbing Republican Liz Cheney Defeated in Primary Bid
Voters in Wyoming didn't take too kindly to Liz Cheney when it came to her primary bid to keep her At-Large seat. In fact, Gun Rights America SuperPAC labeled Cheney as "Pelosi's most reliable 'Republican,'" when it comes to voting on guns. For starters, Liz Cheney...
Pro-Gun Candidates Win Big in August 2nd Primaries
National Association for Gun Rights PAC endorsed candidates Eric Schmitt and John Gibbs won their primary elections on Tuesday. Schmitt, running for United States Senate in Missouri, filled out his National Association for Gun Rights survey 100% and pledges to be a...
National Foundation for Gun Rights Sues Colorado Over Magazine Ban
The National Foundation for Gun Rights, the legal arm of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, mounted a renewed push on Colorado's 15-round magazine capacity ban. In light of the NYRSPA v. Bruen ruling, Justice Clarence Thomas's majority opinion gave warning to states with...
Pelosi’s House Passes So-Called “Assault Weapons” Ban
A California-style gun ban is one step closer to going national. Just before jetting off on a month long vacation, Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to trample on law-abiding American gun owners. By a vote of 217 to 213,...
CA Gov. Newsome Signs Another Unconstitutional Gun Control Measure
One month after the Supreme Court delivered its pro-gun ruling on NYSRPA v. Bruen, California Governor Gavin Newsome signs, yet another, gun control bill into law. What sets this bill apart from the typical California-style gun control is the way this new law works....
House Judiciary Committee Approves First “Assault Weapons” Ban in Decades
On July 20th, the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance, H.R. 1808, the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2021," by a party-line vote of 25-18. The meeting lasted throughout most of the day, where both pro-gun and anti-gun proponents argued back and forth about the...
Republican’s Political Career Ends After Endorsing Gun Control
Following the tragedy at Uvalde, TX, Republicans, left and right, began caving to the anti-gun demands to "do something." Nearly all GOP lawmakers nationwide rejected major gun control measures like bans on so-called "assault weapons," and bans on standard-capcity...
House Judiciary Committee Holding First Markup on Assault Weapons Ban Legislation in Two Decades
Press Release copied from US House of Represenatives. WASHINGTON, DC— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today announced the markup of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 (H.R. 1808) on July 20, 2022. In the last two months alone, four gunmen have killed a...
Dettelbach Confirmed as the Next ATF Director
This morning, the U.S. Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Steve Dettelbach by a vote of 48-46. Mere hours later, the confirmation vote sneaked by confirming Dettelbach to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). This marks the...
RMGO Sues Town of Superior Over New Gun Control Laws
The Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is suing the town of Superior over new gun control laws that ban semi-automatic rifles, arguing last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision gave gun rights groups munition to dismantle "unconstitutional" gun restrictions....
San Jose’s Gun Insurance Law Delayed Due to NAGR Litigation
San Jose’s first-in-the-nation gun insurance mandate was supposed to go into effect this fall, but with three pending lawsuits questioning the law’s constitutionality, city officials now expect the controversial ordinance to be delayed until at least 2023. But shortly...
NAGR Tells California to Ditch “May Issue” Permit Scheme
"Attorney General Bonta lays out an entire laundry list of non-relevant characteristics such as ‘fiscal stability’ that he suggests local officials review before deciding whether an applicant is ‘moral’ enough to get a permit, including checking an applicant’s social...
Implementation of Constitutional Carry a big win for HGR and NAGR
The National Association for Gun Rights and Hoosier Gun Rights are celebrating the implementation of Indiana's new Constitutional Carry law, which ensures residents no longer need a permit to carry a handgun. Will Fite, Director of Legislation for Hoosier Gun Rights,...
SUPREME COURT REVERSES LOWER COURT RULINGS ON 2ND AMENDMENT
The Supreme Court, in the wake of the landmark NY v. Bruen case, has issued notice to lower courts that their recent rulings on 2nd Amendment cases are wrong, and need to be re-evaluated. This pushes the last valid ruling down to the District Court level, when in...
John Cornyn Faces Backlash After Work on Gun Control Bill
John Cornyn is facing backlash from his own Republican party for being a lead negotiator on the newly-passed gun control bill. At the Texas annual Republican convention recently held in Houston, Cornyn was booed and heckled – a visible sign he is losing support from...
NFGR Vows to Restore Right to Carry After Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York's concealed-carry gun licensing law that required citizens to provide a "special need" for self-defense. Hannah Hill, Research and Policy Director for the National Foundation for Gun Rights -- the legal arm of the National...
What’s in the Cornyn-Murphy Senate gun control deal?
National Association for Gun Rights Position: OPPOSE Click here to download as PDF. BANS gun possession based on juvenile records for all gun owners. This is retroactive, so if a gun owner committed a disqualifying crime at age 16 and he’s now 45, he would lose his...
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn Booed for Supporting “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation
This afternoon, U.S. Senator John Cornyn faced Republican Party of Texas convention delegates for the first time since leading the Republican compromise for gun control “framework” in Washington, D.C. Chants of “No Red Flags” could be heard throughout the George R....
Biden Administration Moves to Cut Off 5.56/.223 Supply to Americans
Insiders close to the Biden Administration are reporting that the President is more than "considering" the move to no longer sell 5.56/.223 ammunition manufactured at the Lake City plant to civilians. This would affect as much as 30% of the commercial market's sales...
Support for a Ban on So-Called “Assault Weapons” Reaches All-Time Low
According to Fox News, a newly-released Quinnipiac University poll published on June 1st, a record low of registered voters claim to support a nationwide ban on semi-automatic long guns. Despite Joe Biden and the Democrats constant rhetoric to implement gun control,...
Watch Live: U.S. House Judiciary Committee Takes up Massive Gun Control Package!
The assault on your gun rights is underway right now. Under the leadership of notoriously anti-gun Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY-10), Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are moving to FastTrack an enormous gun control package through Congress. Watch...
From Concealed Carry to Eliminating Permits, Gun Restrictions Have Loosened Since Sandy Hook
“At the state level, there’s been a real push to restore rights,” said Christopher Stone, communications director for the National Association for Gun Rights, which was founded in 2000, and has pushed for pro-gun laws including permitless carry. “Our goal is to be...
The NRA has weakened. But gun rights drive the GOP more than ever.
“The NRA is not doing anything around the country anywhere; all their staff lawyered up and are fighting amongst each other,” said Dudley Brown, a gun rights lobbyist who has long criticized the NRA for being too open to compromise. Brown’s rival group, the National...
Thomas Massie Proposes Bill To Repeal ‘Gun-Free School Zones Act’
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) advocated for his Safe Students Act -- a piece of legislation that would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. "The 'Safe Students Act' would make it easier for state and local governments and school boards to unambiguously set their...
NFGR Prepares Lawsuit Against San Jose Over Gun Control Ordinance
You probably saw the news coverage of this -- the ultra-“woke” Lefty gun grabbers in San Jose want to make gun owners pay a “gun ownership tax.” In other words, they want to tax law-abiding gun owners simply for exercising their Second Amendment rights. This is just...
Biden Pledges Fealty to the UN Gun Control Agenda
Last week, the National Association for Gun Rights warned law-abiding gun owners about troubling statements made by a senior U.S. State Department official during the most important Small Arms Treaty meeting of the year -- the Seventh Conference of States Parties to...
UN “Small Arms Treaty” Status Update
The Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty wrapped up last week in Geneva Switzerland. Deputy Director for Conventional Arms Threat Reduction in the Department of State, William Malzahn, relayed the interests of the Biden Administration in the...
Texas Constitutional Carry Fight Won by Refusing to Compromise
After nearly a decade-long fight, the members and supporters of the National Association for Gun Rights and its state-affiliate, Texas Gun Rights, succeeded in pressuring lawmakers to make Texas the 21st Constitutional Carry state! Texas a Major Mile Marker in Fight...
NAGR Submits Official Comment to ATF Opposing Pistol Brace Ban
The National Association for Gun Rights and legal expert James Bardwell, esq. submitted an official letter opposing Proposed Rule Making 2021R-08 (NPRM) – commonly known as the ATF Pistol Brace Ban. James Bardwell is a lawyer, gun owner, and firearms expert, writing...
Is There Anything Better Than a Recreational Tank?
Do you know what you need? Some HEAVY METAL -- specifically THIS TANK -- your National Association for Gun Rights is giving away right now! Ok, it’s not “technically” a tank. It’s a “1959 Daimler Ferret Mk 2/3 Scout Car.” But it’s armored. It has a turret with a...
Tap-Rack-Bang! Ep. 2: Constitutional Carry, NYSRPA v. Corlett, & More
https://youtu.be/-QzTjEmGmW0 May 11, 2021 In the latest episode of Tap-Rack-Bang! Ryan and Tyler cover everything from Constitutional Carry to ATF Director nominee David Chipman’s career as an enemy to the Second Amendment. Here are just a few highlights from the...
Biden’s ATF Director Nominee is an Anti-Gun Train Wreck
Few things are more loathsome in the gun rights community than the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (also known as the ATF, of course). In fact, we’d argue that when it comes to the Second Amendment, there is nothing worse than a federal agency dedicated to...
Walmart Releases Gun Sales Records from More Than 500 Stores to ATF
As reported today, Walmart is turning over the gun sales records of more than 500 stores to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). Specifically, the records from the 500 stores that have stopped selling firearms. When an FFL shuts down, the ATF gives the...
Everything You Need to Know About Kamala Harris’s Anti-Gun Record
Tuesday, November 3rd is the day we find out whether a Joe Biden – Kamala Harris administration will take control of the White House in January or if Donald Trump will retain the Presidency. As the campaign comes to a head, all eyes are on Joe Biden, and if he...
NAGR-PAC Endorsed Tommy Tuberville dominates Alabama Senate Runoff
When Jeff Sessions announced he would once again run to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate, it was widely assumed he would cruise to victory. After all, Sessions was running for the very Senate seat he had occupied for two decades. With recognition in Alabama, and a...
Breaking: Nancy Pelosi to give ATF $150 Million Raise for Gun Control
Once again, anti-gun Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is using the power of the purse to fund more gun control initiatives. But instead of sponsoring her run-of-the-mill pieces of anti-gun legislation, Pelosi is using the appropriations process to massively...
Tennessee Deserves TRUE Constitutional Carry, Not a Watered-down Alternative
Earlier this year, Gov. Bill Lee announced his support for Constitutional Carry in Tennessee. Unfortunately, the bill he chose to put his weight behind is NOT true Constitutional Carry and could get many gun owners in trouble with the law. Outside Legal Counsel for...
Response to Swearer: “Don’t exploit COVID-19 to push anti-gun Taps Act”
As liberty minded Americans, the focus of our fight must always be on protecting the God-given rights of the individual. Now more than ever we must be on alert for the bad actors who would gladly use the timing of Coronavirus as an excuse to give the government more...