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 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 […]
Todd Blanche Clears Senate Committee—Now Comes the Second Amendment Test
The acting attorney general has promised relief from Biden-era gun rules, but Texas gun owners should demand permanent action — not a more efficient ATF. Todd Blanche is one step closer to becoming the next United States attorney general. On August 4, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Blanche’s nomination on a 12–10 vote, sending it to the full […]
Does an Arm Have to Be Popular Before the Second Amendment Protects It?
“Common use” should defeat firearm bans — not give government a loophole to ban newer or less common arms. AR-15s are unquestionably common. Millions of Americans lawfully possess them for self-defense, training, hunting, competition, and other lawful purposes. That widespread ownership should make categorical bans on America’s most popular rifle impossible to defend. But the […]
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 […]
Supreme Court AR-15 Ban Fight Could Reshape the Second Amendment
The United States Supreme Court is preparing to hear one of the most important Second Amendment cases in a generation. At stake is a simple but massive question: Can the government ban AR-15s and other commonly owned semi-automatic firearms simply by labeling them “assault weapons”? For decades, anti-gun states and local governments have tried to […]
Supreme Court Takes up Fight Over AR-15 Bans
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a major Second Amendment fight that could shake the gun confiscation lobby’s favorite ban scheme to its core. At issue: whether the government can ban AR-15-platform and similar semi-automatic rifles — some of the most commonly owned firearms in America — by slapping them with the politically […]
FISA 702 Expires — But the Surveillance State Isn’t Done Yet
The federal government’s warrantless surveillance machine suffered a setback after Congress failed to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its June 12 deadline. But Texas Gun Rights is warning gun owners not to celebrate too soon. Section 702 was created in 2008 as a foreign-intelligence surveillance authority, allowing the federal government […]
No Other Constitutional Right Is Policed Like the Second Amendment
The Bill of Rights protects speech, religion, the press, assembly, due process, privacy, and the right to keep and bear arms. Only one of those rights has an entire federal agency built around regulating, restricting, investigating, and prosecuting the tools necessary to exercise it. The Second Amendment. That agency is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]
Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Second Amendment Arms — So Why Is DOJ Still Targeting Texans?
The Fifth Circuit just admitted what gun owners have known for years: Suppressors are not some fringe accessory outside the Second Amendment. They are arms. In United States v. Comeaux, the Fifth Circuit upheld Brennan Comeaux’s conviction for possessing an unregistered suppressor under the National Firearms Act. But the ruling also delivered a major Second Amendment […]