Archive for Second Amendment Issues
SCOTUS to Take Up Incorporation
Posted by: | CommentsThe Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has granted cercerori (agreed to hear) to the McDonald v. Chicago case. This means the SCOTUS will rule on the Second Amendment’s supremacy to state and local laws. This is an important step in restoring many American’s right to own firearms and to self defense.
2009 Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium
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The 2009 “Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium” will be held on Saturday, September 12, at Northwestern University Law School, in Chicago, Illinois. This event will be hosted by The NRA Foundation and the Northwestern University chapter of the Federalist Society.
Capitalizing on recent developments in our nation’s federal courts regarding the Second Amendment, panelists will discuss and debate current Second Amendment scholarship and related issues. Featured panelists at this year’s event will include scholars on the Second Amendment such as Professors Nelson Lund and Michael O’Shea, and other scholars including Clayton Cramer, David Kopel, and others. Read More→
Americans Support Right-to-Carry
Posted by: | CommentsAccording to a recent Zogby poll, 83% of Americans support Right to Carry laws. I am guessing that you didn’t see that reported in your local paper or on the national news. I did not, but maybe I just missed it.
When asked “Currently, 39 states have laws that allow residents to carry firearms to protect themselves, only if they pass a background check and pay a fee to cover administrative costs. Most of those states also require applicants to have firearms safety training. Do you support or oppose this law?”, 83% responded they support these laws, while only 11% indicated they opposed them.
Of course, that kind of common sense thinking has no place in the media. Instead, the media preferred to report on the defeat of the Thune-Vitter amendment, an amendment that received a majority vote in favor of it, but failed to pass the “super majority” required by Senate Democrats. Read More→
SB-2099: The Truth About The “Gun Tax Bill”
Posted by: | CommentsI didn’t know this old rumor was still going ’round. From the NRA-ILA:
Over the past few months, NRA-ILA has received hundreds of e-mails warning us about “SB-2099,” a bill that would supposedly require you to report all your guns on your income tax return every April 15.
Like many rumors, there’s just a grain of truth to this one. Read More→
ATF Moves Against Gun Owners on Mexico Border
Posted by: | CommentsThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE or ATF) have begun showing up on the door step of lawful gun owners in the southwest border states, asking to see their guns, record the serial numbers, and explain why they have bought the guns, according to information received by the NRA.
Michael Bane reported hearing the same kinds of stories from his listeners on his June 24 podcast. Read More→
Tennessee’s Governor, The New York Times, and a “Fringe Constitutional Theory”
Posted by: | CommentsTwo new laws in Tennessee give back some gun rights to it’s citizens, much to the dismay of the Tennessee governor and the New York Times. The laws allow the concealed carry of a firearm into places 
that serve alcohol, and the assertion of the 10th Amendment for any firearms made and sold in Tennessee.
While the ranting by the increasingly irrelevant New York Times is expected, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s opposition to the state’s citizens is highly concerning. Read More→
