ATF Sees Rare Breed Injunctions as a Way to Limit Forced Reset Triggers
DOJ is urging a Texas federal court to weigh the public interest heavily in Rare Breed’s favor, arguing that successful patent injunctions could advance ATF’s stated interest in limiting FRT sales and distribution. Earlier this month, an analysis published by the Texas Gun Rights Foundation warned that Rare Breed Triggers’ sweeping patent campaign could become useful to the same […]
Herrera vs. Stout: TX-23’s Second Amendment Divide Couldn’t Be Clearer
Brandon Herrera was fighting alongside Texas Gun Rights before he ever became a candidate. Katy Padilla Stout is running on universal background checks, Red Flag laws, a bump-stock ban, and new restrictions on young adults buying rifles. Gun owners in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District have already spent years teaching politicians a lesson Washington too often […]
Bloomberg Panics as Trump Rolls Back Suppressor Restrictions
Michael Bloomberg’s gun-control machine is attacking a Trump administration rollback on suppressors — even as the federal government admits ordinary suppressors are no longer uniquely sensitive military technology. Michael Bloomberg’s gun-control network is sounding the alarm over suppressors again. Everytown for Gun Safety’s The Smoking Gun is attacking a Trump administration reform that will move certain commercial […]
Texas Judge Rules Key Parts of ATF “Frame or Receiver” Rule Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Fort Worth has ruled that key portions of ATF’s 2022 “Frame or Receiver” Rule violate both the Second Amendment and the Fifth Amendment. The ATF just suffered another major defeat in a Texas federal court. On August 17, Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in Defense Distributed v. Blanche that two key […]
DOJ Reopens Federal Gun Rights Restoration: What the New Rule Means for Texans
A new Justice Department process could give thousands of Texans with old federal firearms disabilities a path to restoration—but federal relief does not erase a conviction, override Texas law, or automatically restore every firearm right. By Texas Gun Rights Foundation For more than three decades, federal law contained a pathway for Americans to seek restoration […]
Rare Breed Beat the ATF. It Should Not Help the ATF Finish the Job.
Rare Breed earned the gun-rights community’s respect by defeating federal lawfare. Its sweeping patent campaign now risks turning a shared constitutional victory into a government-assisted chokepoint over lawful firearms innovation. Written by: Chris McNutt Rare Breed Triggers earned its place in the history of the modern gun-rights movement. For years, the company fought the federal […]
DOJ Says Post Office Carry Ban Is Unlawful
The federal government’s post office gun ban just took another major hit. In an August 12 legal opinion, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that otherwise law-abiding citizens may carry constitutionally protected firearms for self-defense inside post offices that are generally open to the public. DOJ went even further. The opinion concludes that […]
GIFFORDS Melts Down as Texas NFA Injunction Takes Effect
The gun-confiscation lobby is furious that the Department of Justice did not obtain another stay before a major federal court injunction involving the National Firearms Act took effect in Texas. On Thursday, GIFFORDS joined Everytown for Gun Safety and Brady in attacking DOJ over the ruling involving suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other NFA-regulated firearms. GIFFORDS […]
What the NFA Injunction Really Means for Suppressor Buyers — and What It Doesn’t
Brandon Herrera and Texas State Rep. Wes Virdell walked out of Silencer Shop with suppressors without filing a Form 4 or registering them under the National Firearms Act. It was a historic moment—but it did not repeal the NFA for everyone. Here is what happened, who is actually protected, what gun owners and FFLs need […]
Paxton and Talarico Are Nearly Tied — But Their Gun Records Could Not Be Further Apart
A new statewide poll places the Texas U.S. Senate race within the margin of error. On the Second Amendment, Ken Paxton and James Talarico offer Texans two radically different choices. A new poll shows the Texas U.S. Senate race is too close for gun owners to ignore. The Texas Southern University survey found Democrat James Talarico leading […]