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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that restrictions on Florida doctors talking to patients about gun safety were a violation of the doctors’ First Amendment’s right to free speech. The court said a patient who doesn’t want to be questioned about gun ownership can easily find another doctor. U.S. Law Shield of... [Read More]

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  Governor Greg Abbott is leading a coalition of nine governors in filing an Amici Curae — or friend of the court brief — to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Peruta v. the County of San Diego. At stake is whether Californians, and citizens of other states traveling in California, can... [Read More]

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During a conversation with Mark Levin at the recently concluded 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted a February 4th Circuit Court decision upholding a Maryland “assault weapon” ban, saying the decision was “nuts.” Speaking with Conservative Review Editor-in-Chief Mark Levin, the Texas senator said, “The Fourth Circuit used to... [Read More]

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With less than two weeks left in office, President Obama’s solicitor general, Ian Gershengorn, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to review a September 7, 2016 decision from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. In the cases Daniel Binderup and Julio Suarez (heard together by the Court of Appeals), the appellate court ruled... [Read More]

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  New Orleans resident John Ford is one citizen who believes in his right to self-defense enough that he was willing to take the city to court — just so he could carry a stun gun within the city limits. His actions stand as an example of what individuals can do when they’re willing to fight for their unalienable... [Read More]

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The next legislative session is not scheduled to commence until January 10, 2017, but it promises to hold our interest as more and more gun legislation is being proposed. One  pre-filed measure for the session comes from Republican State Representative Dan Flynn, HB 56. Under the proposed measure, first responders, including EMS and firefighters, would be allowed... [Read More]

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  The next legislative session will commence in just over a week — January 10, 2017 — and one of the bills pre-filed ahead of the session’s opening was HB 259, authored by State Rep. Rafael Anchia, (D-Dallas). Under the proposed measure, it would become a crime to sell a firearm at a gun show without using... [Read More]

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The Georgia Supreme Court has decided a case involving the right to carry a firearm onto school property. At issue were a pair of laws enacted in 2014 that were contradictory. House Bill 826 allowed licensed gun owners to bring their weapons onto school property. House Bill 60 said the only time guns are allowed... [Read More]

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A Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Deputy has been exonerated in the shooting death of his brother after a Virginia family dispute ended tragically with one dead and another charged with murder. Around 3 a.m., at the home of Terrell Coles, an argument took place between Terrell, a Dinwiddie County sheriff’s deputy, and his brother Brandon. At some point, an... [Read More]

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On September 20, 2016, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will take up two cases involving the District’s law that places a hurdle for those gun owners seeking to obtain a concealed carry license to carry a handgun outside the home. The law requires people who want to carry... [Read More]

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  On June 27, 2016, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a Texas case involving the State’s attempt to regulate abortion clinics. Hellerstedt stems from a case where the State was trying to shut down controversial abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell’s clinic by imposing stricter regulations. In... [Read More]

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On August 31, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a ruling upholding a federal ban on the sale of firearms to persons in possession of a medical marijuana card. The 9th Circuit, which includes California and other western states, is generally considered liberal, so it came as no surprise to... [Read More]

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