Wall Street Journal: Sixth Circuit Restores Case Challenging Whether Mental Health Ban Violates Second Amendment
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a 2012 court case this week that challenged a federal law banning people who had ever been committed to a mental health institution from ever owning a firearm. Plaintiff Clifford Tyler was committed to a mental institution 30 years ago after a divorce, but has not had any mental health issues […]
CGF Lawyers Use California’s New Gun Control Laws Against the State of California in Argument to Strike Down ‘Waiting Period Laws’
In a recent letter to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys for plaintiffs Jeffrey Silvester, Brandon Combs, The Calguns Foundation, and the Second Amendment Foundation argue that a new gun control law passed this year undermines the State’s defense of the ‘waiting period laws’ struck down by federal District Court Judge Anthony Ishii following […]
Are You Triggered Yet?
You’re smart. You pay your taxes. You’re a good neighbor. You try your best to follow the law. But in spite of these facts, the California government doesn’t trust you. They think that the mere sight of a handgun advertisement on the exterior of a gun shop can trigger an otherwise reasonable person to barge […]
Hold the Powerful Accountable, Shine Light On County License to Carry Policies
It’s been rough going this summer for the gun rights movement. With the California Legislature’s success in enacting seven new anti-gun laws and the setback in the Peruta v. San Diego decision, anti-gunners are making quick progress toward their goal of complete disarmament of the law-abiding public. We, however, are not deterred. The Calguns Foundation […]
KESQ: Palm Springs Passes Gun Control Ordinance
Palm Springs is leading the charge to turn law-abiding citizens into criminals. Via KESQ: The Palm Springs City Council gave their first of two approval votes to a new gun control ordinance Wednesday night. The vote was 3 to 2 with Councilmember Ginny Foat and Mayor Pro Tem Chris Mills voting no. The ordinance will […]
Guns.com: Long Gun Background Checks Surge in Wake of Impending CA Bullet Button Ban
California is the midst of a background check boom as gun owners are stocking up on inventory before the anti-gun laws passed in July take effect. Via Guns.com: Data from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System shows long gun checks spiked 26 percent in July, totaling 47,594 applications — the highest level seen in […]
U.S. Third District Court of Appeals Limits When Individuals’ Gun Rights Can Be Stripped
The U.S. Third District Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government is limited when stripping an individual’s gun rights in relation to misdemeanor cases. The case focused on two Pennsylvania men who were convicted of misdemeanors in the 1990s. Due to their convictions, they were subsequently barred from owning firearms, despite the fact neither […]
Remington, Glock Sue To Stop Mass. AG’s Investigations
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has followed up her executive overreach by banning “copycat” semi-automatic weapons by launching taxpayer-funded investigations into some gun manufacturers. The companies that are being investigated, Remington and Glock, are countering Healey’s witch hunt by suing the Attorney General and her office to halt her from abusing her powers as Attorney General […]
Ninth Circuit Rules Medical Marijuana Users Banned From Purchasing Firearms
The Ninth Circuit ruled in an unanimous decision that individuals with medical marijuana cards are banned from purchasing firearms. This ruling stems from the Form 4473 the ATF requires gun buyers to fill out before gun purchases, and which asks them to declare whether they are “an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or […]
Defend Freedom, Win a Glock 19 Mounted with a SureFire XC1 WeaponLight!
Sometimes it feels like the gun grabbers always get their way, and gun control has become a total pay-for-play scheme. And when gun control advocates get their way, there is only one practical and effective way to fight back and restore the Second Amendment rights they legislate away from us: with strong, pro-gun lawsuits in […]
