Gun Dealers Lose Appeal to Block New York Background Check Law
Supreme Court
Gun Dealers Lose Appeal to Block New York Background Check Law
2023-09-14 20:19:07
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal from New York gun dealers trying to block a new background check law that would have state police review gun license applications instead of the Federal... Read More

Justices Significantly Expand Gun Rights in Major Second Amendment Ruling
Supreme Court
Justices Significantly Expand Gun Rights in Major Second Amendment Ruling
2022-06-23 16:23:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — New York State’s “proper cause” requirement to obtain a concealed-carry license is unconstitutional because it prevents law-abiding citizens with self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for that purpose, a divided Supreme... Read More

Justices Sound Ready to Strike Down New York Gun Law
Supreme Court
Justices Sound Ready to Strike Down New York Gun Law
2021-11-03 21:16:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A New York law that strictly limits the circumstances under which gun owners can carry their weapons outside their homes seems unlikely to survive the scrutiny it received from the Supreme Court on Wednesday. But the justices also... Read More

Lawsuit Challenges Law Banning ‘Ghost Gun’ Sales
Litigation
Lawsuit Challenges Law Banning ‘Ghost Gun’ Sales
2021-10-12 19:47:57
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- Guns are again playing a big role in the courts and politics of Washington, D.C. after a champion of Second Amendment rights filed a new federal lawsuit to challenge a local law that seeks to restrict some firearms. ... Read More

Second Amendment Sanctuaries Facing 1st Court Test in Oregon
In The States
Second Amendment Sanctuaries Facing 1st Court Test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment... Read More

Alito: COVID Crisis Has Been a ‘Constitutional Stress Test’
Supreme Court
Alito: COVID Crisis Has Been a ‘Constitutional Stress Test’
2020-11-13 20:27:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., told the Federalist Society in a keynote address Thursday night the coronavirus pandemic has led to "previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty." "I am not diminishing the severity of the virus's threat to... Read More

AL-01: Jerry Carl (R)
House Watch
AL-01: Jerry Carl (R)
2020-10-31 03:33:39
by TWN Staff

About Carl:  Born in Mobile, Ala., Jerry Carl started his first company at the age of 25 and grew that small business into numerous other companies throughout the region. In all, Carl has started over 10 different companies ranging from... Read More

Trump Battleground State Ad Distorts Biden Position on Guns
2020 Elections
Trump Battleground State Ad Distorts Biden Position on Guns
2020-10-20 21:46:27
by Dan McCue

This is an installment of an ongoing series of political advertising fact checks during the 2020 campaign. If you would like to submit an advertisement for consideration, please email a link to [email protected]. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign claims in... Read More

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