Oct 29, 2025 – The Department of Justice is asking a federal district court to clarify a ruling; a request that would gut the court's decision that found some post office carry prohibitions to be unconstitutional.The case Firearms Policy Coalition v. Bondi is a challenge to the law that prohibits lawful carry of firearms...

Oct 26, 2025 – have banned them entirely.But he's on his way out, which means it's time for someone new in the governor's mansion, and as our own John … Petrolino writes at America's 1st Freedom, the odds of gun rights coming out of this election in a decent place are better than ever.In … of a reason for her to discuss it, but it's probably because it's not as winning an issue for her as she might like to think.As John…

Oct 22, 2025 – Massachusetts’ gubernatorial election is in 2026. Anne Brensley, a candidate for lieutenant governor recently had death threats sent to her and it highlights the importance of being able to self-defend.Anne Brensley is currently running as a GOP candidate in the lieutenant governor race in Massachusetts. As of this time, she’s...

Oct 13, 2025 – The 2026 National Rifle Association Board of Directors election is ramping up. 25 candidates will be selected by the membership. We have a full slate of who’s on the ballot.Previously reported, the National Rifle Association Nominating Committee released a report recommending 30 individuals who they thought would be a good...

Oct 10, 2025 – Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta challenges California’s prohibition on switchblade knives. Oral arguments were delivered on appeal in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week by attorney John Dillon.On October 8, 2025, attorney John Dillon — from the Dillon Law Group — delivered oral arguments in the U.S....

Oct 9, 2025 – Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and two citizens secured an injunction concerning carry at post offices. The United States Postal Service gave Bearing Arms their comment on the ruling.Previously reported on September 30, 2025, FPC, SAF, et.al. received a favorable ruling in Firearms Policy Coalition Inc, et.al. v. Bondi....

Oct 9, 2025 – Jersey's anti-gun regulations have long been a sore spot for me, personally, and I don't even live there.When I've joked with our own John … Petrolino that he needs to move to a freer state like Massachusetts or Illinois, and there was some truth to them being freer, at … John stays to keep up the good fight, of course, and I applaud him for that, but it's still just a sad state of affairs that there's…

Oct 8, 2025 – When philanthropist and businessman Mike Candido heard the local hospital could use gun locks, it created a cascading effect. What started as a pet project morphed into something much bigger.Candido is the president of J. Moore & Co. Mechanical Contractors and a philanthropist in North New Jersey. Over the years,...

Oct 7, 2025 – During the September 26 Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms meeting, firearms industry member Rick Patterson was nominated and then elected to the Board of Directors.The 2025 Gun Rights Policy Conference co-hosted by CCRKBA and the Second Amendment Foundation came and went. The day of the...

Oct 6, 2025 – The National Rifle Association’s annual Board of Directors election season is gearing up. The nominating committee released their report in August and there are 13 incumbents not on their list.Previously reported, the NRA Nominating Committee for the 2026 Board of Directors election released their report in August 2025. The committee...

Oct 4, 2025 – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has added advocate/activist Ryan Petty to its Board of Directors. At the September 26 meeting, Petty was unanimously elected.During the 2025 Gun Rights Policy Conference, co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep...

Oct 3, 2025 – The Second Amendment Foundation had their annual board meeting on September 26, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bryan Strawser was elected to fill a vacancy as a board member.The Second Amendment Foundation’s meeting is held in conjunction with the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference. The conference just wrapped up...

Oct 1, 2025 – A federal court ruled that prohibitions on carrying firearms in post offices are unconstitutional. This ruling comes out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.On September 30, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Reed O’Connor delivered an opinion on Firearms Policy Coalition Inc, et.al. v. Bondi....

Sep 30, 2025 – The Gun Rights Policy Conference just wrapped up. Arizona Representative Quang Nguyen was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.Co-hosted annually by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the Gun Rights...

Sep 30, 2025 – That's easy to miss, though, because not everyone pays attention to the inside baseball for a number of reasons.But as our own John … Petrolino pointed out over at Ammoland, there's something new worth taking a look at.The National Rifle Association has been under…

Sep 29, 2025 – Women are the largest growing demographic of new gun owners. Iron Rose Shooting Club caters to women and is hosting their “Rise Together” weekend, October 4, 2025 in N.H.With an emergence in female gun ownership, the days of painting it pink and calling it good are over. Groups like the...

Sep 28, 2025 – The 2025 Gun Rights Policy Conference co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms will be broadcast via livestream. The livestream for Sunday, September 28, 2025 will start at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific, 10:00 a.m. Central, and 11:00 a.m....

Sep 14, 2024 – Cultural struggles and battles rage on in the United States. What’s the joke about who won the war on drugs? It ends with “drugs,” being the victor. The push to decriminalize marijuana across the U.S. has led to a mish-mash of different policies. A recent study concerning marijuana use and...

Sep 10, 2024 – North Carolina is one of those states where the Second Amendment’s standing should be cut and dry. It’s not entirely that easy. People from the Tar Heel State have been plagued by remnants of Jim Crow era laws. Grass Roots North Carolina is an organization that’s been battling to see to...

Jul 29, 2024 – On August 26, 2024, the Second Amendment Foundation will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. In honor of this important civil rights organization, I’m going to be putting out a five-part weekly series about SAF, leading up to the 26th.This first part of the Second Amendment Foundation 50 Years celebratory series...

Aug 2, 2024 – In fact, my colleague John Petrolino has highighted research from New York that found gun owners are significantly less likely to seek…

Aug 5, 2024 – This is the second part of a five-part series celebrating 50 years of the Second Amendment Foundation. SAF has been a pivotal force in and played a much-needed role in the preservation of civil liberties in the United States.My previous piece on the foundation focused on its inception, the early...

Sep 1, 2024 – One of the biggest things on the surface that the NYSRPA v. Bruen decision did was throw out discretionary permitting standards. The core conflict of the case dealt with New York’s law requiring that applicants for carry licenses show “proper cause” prior to being issued their documentation. Any standard that’s...

Sep 2, 2024 – Civil discourse is something that’s nearly dead today. Personally, I’ve had “friends” walk out of my life just because of my presumed stance on things or support of certain policies. But what about having an actual conversation? There are few that I feel are objective enough in the Second Amendment...

Sep 2, 2024 – The Second Amendment would not survive if it did not have good and proper stewardship. Organizations that go to bat for gun owners do most of the heavy lifting so that Americans can enjoy their liberties. The Second Amendment Foundation, the organization responsible for McDonald v. City of Chicago –...