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Federal Judge—Law Barring Marijuana Users From Owning Firearm is Unconstitutional
On February 3rd, a Federal Judge dismissed, with prejudice, the charges from a May 2022 arrest of Texas man Jared Harrison in the case, United States v. Jared Michael Harrison. The state charged Harrison with unlawful possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). While…
Read MorePreemption Penalty Provision Legal Victory in Florida
Last month The Florida Supreme Court upheld an element of the state’s firearm preemption law. The court found the court found ‘no merit in Petitioners’ argument,” and its decision is a big legal win for gun rights in Florida; also for those who want public officials held personally accountable for knowingly passing local ordinances that…
Read MoreBroomfield – Latest to Pass Anti-Gun Legislation in Colorado
On Tuesday, January 10th, the Broomfield City Council passed a number of anti-gun ordinances following a public hearing. Each goes into effect immediately. I drive through Broomfield several times a week. I live about a stone’s throw from the city boundaries and a few times a month I host a Concealed Carry class within the…
Read MoreTN Legal Win Lowers The Age For Carrying a Handgun to 18
On Monday a United States District Court judge in Tennessee issued a directive in the case Beeler v Long. The plaintiffs, Blake Beeler, Logan Ogle, and the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. challenged TN laws pertaining to possession or carrying firearms. Beeler specifically said laws restricting 18-20-year-old adults from possessing firearms, or prohibiting them from obtaining…
Read MoreKommissar J.B. Pritzker Signs Law Banning Commonly Owned Rifles and Magazines
On January 10th, J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 5471. Immediately effective upon signature, HB 5471, among other things, bans commonly owned, civilian sporting rifles like the AR 15, and standard sized magazines that hold over 10 rounds. Of course, these laws surprise no one, because laws like these aren’t new. But what Pritzker said…
Read MoreA4769 – NJ’s New Restrictive Gun Law Sure to End up in Court
While families in New Jersey were busy buying matching pajamas for Christmas pictures, the New Jersey Legislature worked on passing gun law. The law, A4769, makes the state’s existing gun law, which is already restrictive, and turns the screws even harder on legal, non-criminal gun owners. A4769 – We’ve Seen These Laws Before — While…
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