Aug 14, 2024 – We've had a slew of coverage concerning the so-called “Bruen response” law recently enacted by the hand of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, going back to the alleged “listening” tour hosted by Representative Micahel Day in 2023. Day allegedly authored the original bill. The listening tour is a misnomer, as very...

Aug 12, 2024 – This is the third 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.In part one, we explored the formation and early years of SAF....

Aug 7, 2024 – As my colleague John Petrolino has outlined, some licensing authorities are delaying issuing permits, while subjective standards are…

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...

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…

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...

Jul 25, 2024 – The post-Bruen United States is a place where people in progressive strongholds are dealing with different challenges. The District of Columbia is one of those places tha already has some really harsh laws, but seems to be trying to fly somewhat under the radar. Let’s be honest, the District has...

Jul 18, 2024 – New Jersey is one of the holdout Bruen-affected states. Attorney General Matthew Platkin recently sent out a proposed rule that deals with racial bias in the state, something that’s been uncovered to be occurring in N.J.’s firearm permitting scheme. Naturally, the Second Amendment is not the topic of the lead...

Jul 15, 2024 – Groups that were once “effective” in the anti-civil rights camp don’t always remain a crown jewel of the progressive glitterati. One such group that seems to continue to struggle to stay relevant is the Violence Policy Center. Josh Sugarmann, the founder and head of the group was directly responsible for...

Jul 12, 2024 – Non-felonious disqualifiers for firearm possession and procurement are ripe for repeal/challenge across the country. The battle on who can and can’t be allowed to exercise their Constitutional right is waging on. There are fair enough indicators out there that if we look through things through the Rahimi lens, not many...

Jul 11, 2024 – One of the things about New Jersey and their firearm laws that often goes ignored is that the establishment makes patriots. The long and arduous history of infringements in the Garden State go way back. Just the other day I reported on litigation that’s nearly identical to litigation that was...

Jul 9, 2024 – New Jersey is one of the crown jewels of the anti-gun progressives. How did this happen? It’s a long history dating back to the Prohibition Era and beyond. Infringements are what Garden Staters have been dealing with for decades upon decades. A news clip provided to me by a colleague...

Jul 7, 2024 – Depending on where you’re going to be traversing terrain in different regions, being sufficiently shod could be something to consider when picking out boots. Snakes are an issue for some folks in the U.S. and there are protective options out there to mitigate bad outcomes from encounters with these slithery...

Jul 6, 2024 – Independence day holds a very special place in the hearts of most Americans. On the 4th, Cam penned an exquisite tribute to the birth of our nation and talked about process, drawing from a speech given during our 150th anniversary. I urge you to read Cam’s piece if you have...

Jul 5, 2024 – There’s a great resource for Garden State gun owners that’s fairly new and worth talking about. The “NJ NICS Research Center'' has a panacea for those gun owners who need to temporarily store their firearms outside the home. The data exposes some potentially inconvenient facts the leadership in New Jersey...

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Jul 1, 2024 – We’ve had the distinct pleasure of following the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation over the years, chronicling their many successes. We’ve celebrated their fifth anniversary, trips to California, a trip to Hawaii, and we even covered when they instructed and trained a blind youth. Recently our friend Mike Sodini from Walk the...

Jun 28, 2024 – What is and is not Constitutional is going to continue to be a hotbed of debates going forward as pro-liberty forces collide with progressive anti-American pinkos. One thing that’s going to be a big stick in the anti-liberty camp’s craw is that a left of center justice all but ensured...

Jun 19, 2024 – It says a lot about how little New Jersey cares for people's rights.Our own John Petrolino touched on just what kind of games New Jersey…

Aug 8, 2023 – Some of the biggest and baddest news stories in history have been from “leakers” and “whistleblowers.” The most famous of all were so groundbreaking that they are shrouded in conspiracy theories even decades later. A colleague and friend of mine recently chided on a podcast that no one knows what...

Aug 7, 2023 – We have 27 permitless carry states. In theory, every state is “shall issue.” The states that were formerly “may issue,” prior to NYSRPA v. Bruen, we had about eight. Those same eight states are being referred to as the “Bruen states” or “Bruen response states.” Need help finding them? Look...

Aug 6, 2023 – Recently I came upon a piece highlighting the top “20 Best Gun Rights Podcasts.” Cruising the list I saw many familiar names, shows, and colleagues. I was happy to see that friend, attorney Evan Nappen’s Gun Lawyer podcast was rated as #1 on this list. While the actual aggregate of...

Aug 6, 2023 – The other day Cam had us popping the bubbly and clicking our heels over victories in Hawaii. Unfortunately with victories there’s also subversion. The celebration of Honolulu police chief issuing more firearm permits than ever can be overshadowed by some problems on the Big Island, Hawaiʻi proper. On August 4,...

Aug 5, 2023 – There are several camps of thought when it comes to advocacy and work as a Second Amendment activist. There’s one school of thought that strongly holds that any media outlets that may have a bias against the Second Amendment, can go pound sand - need not apply. One of the...

Aug 5, 2023 – The other month I reviewed a Coast flashlight after receiving a care package from the company who is based in Oregon. Among the items that I received was the Coast WPH30R 100 lumen headlamp. I had a chance to spend some time using the headlamp and want to express my...