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Texas Supreme Court Rules on PLCAA Case Involving Store That Sold Gun Used In 2017 Sutherland Springs Shooting

By Matthew Maruster / July 2, 2021

The importance of the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) was evident again in the Texas Supreme Court decision released this past Friday. Some surviving victims of…

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Wyoming Now Allows Constitutional “Permit-less” Carry For Non-Residents

By Matthew Maruster / July 1, 2021

Today July 1, 2021, a change to Wyoming’s constitutional carry law goes into effect. Before today, carrying a firearm without a permit in Wyoming was only afforded to residents of…

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Washington State No Longer Honors Oklahoma Concealed Carry License

By Matthew Maruster / July 1, 2021

As of June 24th, 2021, the State of Washington will no longer honor concealed carry permits from Oklahoma. I was unable to find the reason for the change. However, changes…

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Reinstated! South Dakota’s Concealed Carry Reciprocity With Nevada is Back

By Matthew Maruster / July 1, 2021

Earlier in the month, we reported that Nevada had dropped concealed carry reciprocity with a handful of states. These changes were to take place on July first. We are happy…

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Gov. Edwards Vetoes Louisiana Constitutional Carry Bill

By Matthew Maruster / June 28, 2021

On June 3rd, we published a post with news that Constitutional Carry Bill SB 118 passed the Louisiana Legislature. At the time, most anticipated that Governor John Bel Edwards would…

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Nevada Ends Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity With 6 States : OH, FL, MS, SC, SD, VA

By Matthew Maruster / June 17, 2021

June 28, 2021 UPDATE: Reciprocity with Ohio has been reinstated after the state’s removal was found to be in error. For more information on Ohio’s reciprocity with Nevada click here.…

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How To Safely Travel With Your Firearm to National Parks

By Jacob Paulsen / June 16, 2021

A guide to helping the American gun owner travel to and navigate United States National Parks while legally and safely carrying a firearm for self-defense.

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Insider: LE Adds Names to NICS Violating Due-Process

By Matthew Maruster / June 15, 2021

John Crump wrote a post on the website, Ammoland, that details how people can be added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) index without them even knowing…

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3 Reasons Duty to Inform Law is Awful

By Matthew Maruster / June 11, 2021

Today, 11 states and the District of Columbia have some form of duty to inform or duty to notify law, which requires a citizen stopped by law enforcement,  notify or…

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CA Judge Rules “Assault Weapon Ban” Violates Second Amendment

By Matthew Maruster / June 7, 2021

California District Court Judge called Roger Benitez decided that the “Assault Weapons” ban that had been part of California law since 1989 is clearly in violation of the Second Amendment…

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Mother Shoots 5-Year-Old Son Instead of Dog

By Matthew Maruster / June 4, 2021

A woman in Houston, Texas, stood in a Harris County courtroom to face a felony charge of Deadly Conduct – Discharging a Firearm Recklessly. Reports stated the child suffered non-life-threatening…

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Constitutional Carry Bill In Jeopardy With Threat of Gov. Veto

By Matthew Maruster / June 3, 2021

So far, 2021 has been a great year for the Second Amendment in America. 6 States have passed constitutional carry bills that remove the requirement to obtain a permit before…

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Texas Concealed Carry Bill Awaits Gov. Abbott’s Signature

By Matthew Maruster / May 26, 2021

On May 10th, I wrote an article about a pro-gun bill making its way through the Texas legislature. HB 1927, known as the Firearm Carry Act, repeals the need for…

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Knife Attacks Cause Britain Schools to Teach Trauma Aid to Teens

By Matthew Maruster / May 25, 2021

Knife attacks continue to surge in several UK cities, prompting schools to introduce emergency knife wound trauma curriculum to teenagers. Not only are knife attacks a significant issue for Britains,…

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Castle Doctrine: Elderly Couple Lives, 1 Home Invader In Critical Condition

By Matthew Maruster / May 20, 2021

The facts of an incident in Cathedral City, California, sound more like what you would find in a Hollywood movie. The incident is a perfect illustration of the castle doctrine.…

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