Louisiana Lawsuit Exposes the Permit Trap for Young Gun Owners
A federal lawsuit was just filed against Louisiana over a carry restriction that should never have existed. The lawsuit, Pool v. Hodges, challenges Louisiana’s refusal to issue handgun carry permits to otherwise eligible adults under 21. Firearms Policy Coalition filed the case in the Western District of Louisiana and is already seeking summary judgment against the […]
Texas Led the Fight Against Credit Card Gun Registries. Now Congress Is Catching Up.
The U.S. House just voted to block one of the gun confiscation lobby’s favorite backdoor registration schemes: using credit card companies to track gun and ammunition purchases. H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, passed the House by a 221-201 vote and now heads to the U.S. Senate. For Texas gun owners, this fight should […]
Crossing a State Line Shouldn’t Cancel Your Gun Rights
A law-abiding Texan should not become a criminal just because he crosses into a hostile anti-gun state. But that is exactly the trap created by America’s broken patchwork of carry laws. A gun owner can be perfectly legal in Texas, drive across a state line, and suddenly be treated like a criminal for exercising the […]
DOJ Folds — But the Post Office Carry Ban Still Needs to Die
The federal government is backing down from its fight to defend the ban on carrying firearms at ordinary post offices. The Department of Justice has moved to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in the case challenging the decades-old federal restriction on carrying firearms inside post offices and on surrounding postal property. If granted by the Fifth Circuit, the […]
Federal Gun Control’s Commerce Clause Scam Is Under Fire
Washington, D.C. has spent decades using one flimsy excuse to turn local gun possession into a federal crime: The gun crossed state lines at some point. That is the hook. That is the scam. And now the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals may finally be ready to drag it into the sunlight. The court has agreed to […]
Talarico’s Own Words Expose His Anti-Gun Agenda
Texas Gun Rights recently exposed how James Talarico hired a former “Cocks Not Glocks” activist who helped craft gun-control legislation in his Texas House office. Now, new reporting from the National Shooting Sports Foundation highlights Talarico’s own statements confirming the philosophy behind that record. Talarico does not treat the right to keep and bear arms as a God-given right government is bound […]
Texas Leads the Nation as Suppressor Sales Explode
Texas gun owners are leading the nation as Americans purchase suppressors in record numbers following the elimination of the federal government’s $200 National Firearms Act tax. According to data provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Texas recorded 23,133 NFA background checks in June –– more than any other state in the country and well ahead […]
Talarico Hired ‘Cocks Not Glocks’ Activist To Help Write Gun Control Bills
Texas Gun Rights already warned that James Talarico is no moderate on the Second Amendment. But a new report from the New York Post pulls back the curtain even further. According to the report, Talarico hired Ana Lopez — a former leader of the University of Texas “Cocks Not Glocks” protest movement — as a legislative aide […]
Texas Democrats Try Rebranding Failed Gun Ban Agenda
Texas Democrats just showed gun owners the next phase of their plan to flip Texas. The money is already flowing from George Soros & coastal elites. The target races have already been identified by state & national Democrat interests. Now, they are trying to sell the same radical agenda with a softer label. At their state convention in Corpus […]
Soros Machine Funnels Millions Into Texas To Back Anti-Gun Democrat Slate
George Soros and his political machine are pouring millions into Texas to help flip the state blue — and gun owners should pay attention. According to campaign finance reports, George Soros has already given $1,000,000 directly to Texas Majority PAC this election cycle — on top of his AB PAC contributions, which poured in another $7,570,000. […]