Concealed Rights

Yesterday, in an NRA-ILA backed lawsuit, a federal court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that restricts New Jersey from enforcing several so called “sensitive place” bans. In December, after the same federal court struck New Jersey’s justifiable need requirement in another NRA-ILA backed lawsuit, the state passed A4769, which declares the entire state to

The NRA, which has shown signs of declining influence in recent years, reported lobbying on a range of topics in its fourth quarter disclosure, including on background checks and on firearm bans and sales.  Nominee defeated in 2021 “While others focus on inconsequential benchmarks, the NRA focuses on results for our members and gun owners,”

Military veterans from Texas and Wisconsin are suing the Biden administration over a new rule from the Biden Administration which recategorizes up to 40 million pistols with stabilizing braces as “short-barreled rifles.”  The rule, implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), would reclassify many pistols used with stabilizing braces as short-barreled

A conservative law firm challenged new federal regulations on guns with stabilizing braces Tuesday, suing to block a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the accessories were used in two mass shootings. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, challenges the move to treat the guns like short-barreled rifles, a weapon like

The state of Illinois lost an appeal on Tuesday after a lower court judge issued a restraining order on a newly enacted ban on some semiautomatic rifles as well as high-capacity magazines. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the gun control law on Jan. 10, which bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high capacity

Florida’s highest court upheld the penalty provision in the state’s preemption statute, which holds local officials accountable by directly fining them for knowingly passing preempted ordinances.   Like many states, Florida sought to have a uniform system of firearms laws and passed a preemption statute. But in 2011, after many lawsuits were filed against localities challenging

Top Florida Republicans are making a push for the state to become the 26th in the country to allow the right to carry a concealed firearm without a government-issued permit. On Monday, Florida House Speaker Paul Renner outlined a bill that would enact what supporters call “constitutional carry” measures, meaning they don’t require a permit

The National Rifle Association warned this week that the new wave of demands from the gun control lobby reveal that their aim is to use the recent wave of mass shooting events to remove the rights of Americans to own a firearm. The NRA’s warning came after a coalition of 117 groups sent a letter

Gun rights groups slammed a Biden administration rule that forces gun owners to register any weapons with “stabling braces,” including pistols. Owners of these gun braces must register them within 120 days since the rule went into effect on Jan. 31 or face possible felony charges. The rule is being enforced by the Bureau of

PROVIDENCE — Governor Daniel J. McKee, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, and Rhode Island’s other statewide office-holders stepped to the podium Tuesday, providing a high-profile push early in the legislative session for a ban on “assault-style” weapons such as AR-15s. But the gathering of the state’s top leaders did not include House Speaker K. Joseph

Florida lawmakers are pushing legislation that would let citizens carry a concealed gun without having to get a government-issued permit. The move would allow for permitless carry in most states. Republican state House Speaker Paul Renner is captaining the effort with support from GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last month urged lawmakers to get it

Two NRA-opposed bills advanced from committee at the Roundhouse yesterday in Santa Fe. House Bill 9 ​by Rep. Pamela Herndon (D-ABQ), a firearm owner liability bill, was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee on a 7-4 party line vote. The bill creates back-door gun storage requirements by imposing criminal penalties on firearms owners if a third-party minor displays, brandishes or injures someone with their firearm. ​​Please thank State Representatives Ryan Lane