The Firearms Policy Coalition issued a statement in response to the Senate’s release of reconciliation language in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” – “All Members of Congress take an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States…” FPC calls on Congress to fulfill that oath …”
Firearms Policy Coalition announced its strong opposition to the Department of Justice’s recently proposed merger of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The dangerous proposal would consolidate the ATF and DEA into an authoritarian “super-agency” with the combined powers to wage the failed war on drugs and enforce unconstitutional federal gun control laws against all Americans.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday reestablished concealed carry reciprocity with the Commonwealth of Virginia, ending a 7-year moratorium on recognizing Virginia concealed handgun permits.
Gun Owners of America led a coalition of top firearms manufacturers and industry leaders in urging Congress to repeal the unconstitutional gun taxes imposed under the National Firearms Act of 1934. In a letter sent to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, GOA and its No Compromise Alliance partners demanded that lawmakers use budget reconciliation to pass the Hearing Protection Act and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act—fully and without compromise.
The Firearms Policy Coalition responded to a report that said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the top civil rights official in the Department of Justice, is “considering making gun rights a formal priority” of the Civil Rights Division. Among numerous other proposed reforms, FPC has been encouraging the White House and DOJ to create and staff a First and Second Amendment section within the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.
While the gun prohibition lobby is lamenting reported reductions in staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Second Amendment Foundation is applauding the Trump administration cuts, which will hopefully take the CDC out of the gun control arena, at least for the foreseeable future.
The Firearms Policy Coalition announced priority policy reforms and urged the White House and Department of Justice to take immediate and meaningful action to safeguard and support the rights of peaceable gun owners across the country.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives provided Firearms Policy Coalition with an important update regarding firearm regulations, stating that the Department of Justice and ATF would repeal and revisit several regulations and enforcement practices implemented by the Biden Administration. Three important reforms were announced.
NSSF urges the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to heed the call by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 29 other U.S. Senators to quickly act on President Donald Trump’s Executive Order to review and roll back unconstitutional gun control regulations and rules that were levied on the firearm industry by the previous White House administration.
The Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms join in congratulating President Donald Trump for his Executive Order Friday protecting Second Amendment Rights. President Trump’s executive order covers all actions during the period from January 2021 through January 2025 pertaining to firearms and/or federal firearms licensees.
A district court has ruled that members of the Second Amendment Foundation nationwide can soon apply for a non-resident carry permit in California. The United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction in CRPA v. LASD, SAF’s legal challenge to the refusal of California officials to allow non-resident carry permits in the state.
Gun Owners of America noted that "... In addition to the White House, America elected a pro-gun Senate majority, which will open the gates even further for GOA’s No Compromise lobbying efforts. Additionally, this Senate will support the confirmation of numerous federal judges who will support and defend the Second Amendment."
According to a release from the FBI, an interim final rule signed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland will allow federal firearms licensees to voluntarily access records of stolen firearms in the NCIC. The rule allows FFLs to verify whether a firearm offered for sale has been reported as stolen prior to adding it to their inventory.
A new national poll on media accuracy and bias reveals a majority of Americans are concerned about accuracy and bias when it comes to national media reporting on gun violence and Second Amendment issues.
Old Glory Bank’s Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Eric Ohlhausen, blasted the Federal government’s apparent unconstitutional intrusion into Americans’ personal banking transactions, as uncovered by the Congressional Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies is pleased to see the final report on the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The survey show that hunting and fishing contributed $145 billion to the US economy while wildlife watching contributed another $250 billion.
NRA-ILA Executive Director Randy Kozuch released a statement responding to the "Gun Violence Prevention" Office news from the White House. He noted that soft-on-crime policies are the real cause of the "Biden crime wave."
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says the gun prohibition lobby has once again lost all credibility for not recognizing the importance of armed self-defense by private citizens, because such cases do not support their anti-gun narrative.
According to CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, the country could take a lesson from the armed protesters who turned out in Albuquerque, N.M. this week in opposition to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s unconstitutional suspension of Second Amendment rights under the guise of a “public health emergency.”
NSSF is warning New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to not attempt to enforce her Public Health Order requiring the state’s Regulation and Licensing Division to conduct monthly inspections of licensed firearm retailers to ensure compliance with all sales and storage laws, in addition to unconstitutionally banning the Second Amendment right to bear arms in public spaces.