National Policy

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a bill Thursday that will encourage teachers to carry guns or keep guns in their classroom. The new law will create a program to train teachers in using a firearm and to “incentivize school teachers to responsibly secure or carry a firearm on school grounds,” according to the measure’s [...]

This is the sixteenth in a series offering data from the FBI’s latest crime reports based on crimes reported to law enforcement. The first was Locations Of Violent Crime-Where Crime Happens.  The second was The Time Of Day For Violent And Property Crimes. The third was Violent Crime Totals By State. The fourth was Violent Crime Victims By Race And [...]

NEW YORK CITY, NY - In a city where crime is out of control, the police department is short on personnel, and the district attorney’s office refuses to prosecute criminals, citizens of the Big Apple are increasingly deciding to take matters into their own hands.  According to Gothamist, New York City firearms license and permit [...]

Court orders that barred two criminal defendants from possessing guns while they awaited trial were in line with historical restrictions on firearms and therefore constitutional, a federal court ruled Monday. While specific to the two cases in question, the court’s analysis adds to one of the most contentious debates in modern constitutional law: the scope [...]

U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman recently ruled that an illegal immigrant previously charged for carrying a semi-automatic firearm could legally carry guns under the Second Amendment. According to Epoch Times, illegal immigrants have previously been prevented from carrying guns and ammunition under 18 U.S.C. § 922. The outlet reported that prosecutors charged Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, [...]

The mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, met with local gang leaders and asked them to agree to a seven-day ceasefire, as crime has seemingly spiraled out of control in the city. The mayor said that he had talks, not "negotiations," with Memphis gang leaders, with community representatives adding that the number of gangs in the city [...]

Missouri officials recently defended in court a far-reaching state law that declares some federal firearms laws “invalid,” a stark demonstration of how far the state has gone to thwart restrictions on guns. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s Office urged the federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act or [...]

Less than a week after Laken Riley was reportedly killed via blunt force trauma by a non-U.S. citizen, President Joe Biden spoke to reporters about his efforts to fight crime and pushed more gun control. Biden said, “I’ve taken more executive actions to stop the flow of illegal guns than any other administration in history. [...]

A bill incentivizing concealed carry for teachers to assist with classroom defense passed the Utah legislation and is headed to Gov. Spencer Cox’s (R) desk. KSL News Radio reported that the bill, HB 119, was sponsored by Rep. Tim Jimenez (R). If signed by Gov. Cox, HB 119 takes effect May 1, 2024.

The “zero tolerance” policy has been broadly applied by the ATF to close down FFLs over simple clerical errors. On February 14, 2024, the National Shooting Sports Foundation warned that the “zero tolerance” policy has had “devastating effects on small businesses and the ability for law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights by freely approaching [...]