If there were any doubts that Christopher Baker’s lawsuit against the Hawaii’s ban on carrying firearms has the gun control lobby worried, they should be thoroughly dispelled now. On the 13th of February, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence filed an amicus brief with Hawaii’s District Court, urging the judge to uphold the ban. [...]
Many, many gains. The one limit is the the bar to granting relief from disabilities is still in there, with its exemption for corporations convicted of felonies! Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Programs for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Conference Report to accompany H.R. [...]
A recent incident in Philadelphia underscores the necessity of concealed carry permits. Temple University student Robert Eels was smoking outside his apartment at 1:30 am on Monday when he was approached by a group of teenagers demanding money. When Eels refused, the ringleader of the group of young thugs started shooting. What separates this shooting [...]
For Immediate Release: 8/23/2011 Honolulu, HI – The Hawaii Defense Foundation’s founding director and president, Christopher Baker, has filed a lawsuit against Honolulu Chief of Police Louis Kealoha, the Honolulu Police Department, the City and County of Honolulu, the State of Hawaii, and Governor Neil Abercrombie in connection with civil rights violations of the Second [...]
BELLEVUE, WA – Capitalizing on its federal appeals court victory Wednesday in Ezell v. City of Chicago, the Second Amendment Foundation today moved for a preliminary injunction against the State of Illinois to prevent further enforcement of that state’s prohibitions on firearms carry in public by law-abiding citizens. The motion was filed in U.S. District [...]
“And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the ‘mob’ – a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the [...]
The BATFE has extended their response times for long gun reporting. However, the pro-gunner are behind. Clearly, this is now how we roll, and we all know we can do much better. We wouldn’t want to be shown up by likes of the Brady Campaign now would we? Heck no! So go here and submit [...]
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday blocked the judicial nomination of Goodwin Liu, a prolific scholar who would have become the only Asian-American judge on the federal appeals court that covers California and eight other Western states. The action on a 52-43 vote — eight votes short of the 60 necessary to cut off debate [...]
On the 15th of April the District of Columbia Circuit court reversed a very important case for the Second Amendment. This case relates to an alien purchasing a firearm. Alan Gura argued the cause for appellants. Here is the opinion of the court given by Circuit Judge Ginsburg. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs Stephen Dearth and [...]
From Yih-Chau Chang, Press Secretary of the Responsible Citizens of California: Recently, the gun control lobby has tried to convince the general public that standard and high-capacity magazines have only one purpose–to be used by mass murderers to effectively perpetrate crimes just as Jared Loughner did in the Tuscon tragedy. They have recruited staunch anti-gun [...]
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