Tag: Second Amendment

Point of Law

Judge Blocks NM Governor’s Firearms Carry Ban

During a motion hearing Wednesday afternoon in Albuquerque on the cases, a judge granted a temporary restraining order, blocking enforcement of the governor's ban until Oct. 3.

September 13, 2023

Point of Law

NM Sheriff Says He Won’t Enforce Governor’s Gun Carry Ban

"It’s unconstitutional, so there’s no way we can enforce that order," the sheriff said in a Monday news conference. "This ban does nothing to curb gun violence."

September 12, 2023

Weapons

Editorial: Killing America’s Gun Industry

The plaintiffs’ attorneys found a new angle of attack. They went after the company over how it marketed the Bushmaster AR that was used by the killer. They claimed the marketing was crafted to appeal to young men and glorified its capability for violence. The Connecticut Supreme Court bought that argument and ruled 4-3 in 2019 that the plaintiffs could sue

January 27, 2023

Command

Florida Sheriff Warns Rioters That He Will Deputize Gun Owners If Necessary to Keep Peace

"If we can’t handle you, I’ll exercise the power and authority as the sheriff, and I’ll make special deputies of every lawful gun owner in this county and I’ll deputize them for this one purpose to stand in the gap between lawlessness and civility."

July 1, 2020

Patrol

Pieces of My Mind

Thoughts on some of the law enforcement news that came across our computers in October.

November 6, 2019

Patrol

Former Oklahoma Officer Delivers 2nd Amendment Testimony to Congress

Dianna Muller, a former officer with the Tulsa (OK) Police Department and founder of the Second Amendment advocacy group The DC Project, went before congress and said that what gun owners are "up against is a very well-organized, well-funded effort to take guns away from American citizens."

September 27, 2019

Weapons

Federal Judge Strikes Down CA High-Capacity Magazine Ban

U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez ruled that the California law violated the Second Amendment rights of gun owners and issued an injunction barring state officials from enforcing it, invoking the nation's Colonial past as well as recent cases from around the country in which gun owners ran out of bullets while confronting intruders in their homes.

April 3, 2019

Weapons

Washington Chief Says Officers Will Not Enforce New Gun Laws

Chief Loren Culp of the Republic (WA) Police Department said on social media that he won't allow his department to enforce new regulations under newly passed which he said are unconstitutional.

November 19, 2018

Weapons

Mossberg Terminates Relationship with Dick's Sporting Goods

O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., a leading American firearms manufacturer, has announced its decision to discontinue selling products to Dick's Sporting Goods, and its subsidiary, Field & Stream, in response to their hiring of gun control lobbyists in April 2018.

May 10, 2018

Weapons

Springfield Armory Severs Ties with Dick's Sporting Goods

Springfield Armory has announced it is severing ties with Dick's Sporting Goods and its subsidiary, Field & Stream, in response to their hiring a group for anti-Second Amendment lobbying.

May 7, 2018

Weapons

Massachusetts' Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Civilians Owning Stun Guns

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in the case of a man who was criminally charged for possessing a stun gun, holding that such weapons constitute “arms” as protected by the Constitution.

April 18, 2018

Weapons

Gun Control, "Assault Weapons," and School Safety

Law enforcement officers are strong supporters of the Second Amendment and do not support measures to prohibit sales of "assault weapons" and "high-capacity" magazines to the public.

April 13, 2018