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Hawaii Judge Halts Restrictions On Legal Gun Carrying In Most Areas
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9Hawaii has been one of the states with the most severe infringements on Second Amendment rights. Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1900. Hawaii became a state in 1959. Hawaii therefore has no…
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New Jersey Sees 3000% Increase In Concealed Carry Permit Approvals After Supreme Court Bruen Decision
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6Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2022 decision overturning stringent gun control measures, New Jersey has seen a significant rise in individuals seeking to arm themselves. Prior to the ruling, only 631 carry permits were…
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2 More States Are Now Shall-Issue, Following Supreme Court Ruling On Concealed Carry
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4Two more states are now Shall Issue after they released statements removing the ‘Good Cause’ standard when reviewing concealed carry permit applications. We have updated our Concealed Carry Maps accordingly and will do so as other May…
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Non-Violent Offenders and Illegal Migrants Granted Gun Rights by Courts
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12Recent court rulings from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and a U.S. District Court have allowed non-violent felons and some illegal migrants to own firearms, citing the Second Amendment. These decisions are based on…
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Federal Judge Strikes Down NYC Gun License Requirement, Calling It Unconstitutional
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12A federal judge has declared certain aspects of New York City’s gun restrictions unconstitutional, asserting that they give officials excessive latitude in rejecting gun permits based on an applicant’s perceived “good moral character.” Judge John…
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Handgun Sales Ban for 18 to 20 Year-Olds
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0A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the decades-old federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals cited the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision,…
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Federal Judge Deems Machine Gun Ban Unconstitutional After Dismissing Charges Against Man
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0A federal judge in Kansas dismissed charges against a man for possessing a machine gun, challenging the constitutionality of the federal ban. The ruling, which questions the historical basis of the ban, could have significant…
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Federal Circuit Court Affirms Injunction Against Portions of NY Concealed Carry Law
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9Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a federal injunction against portions of New York’s poorly named “Concealed Carry Improvement Act.” This ruling follows several previous court actions on the case, including a GOA…
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LAPD Won’t Enforcement of California’s ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban
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7By Lee Williams via The Second Amendment Foundation The Los Angeles Police Department has stopped enforcing California’s state law banning “high capacity” magazines, according to an internal LAPD email obtained by the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism…