By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The second would-be presidential assassin in just two months should never have possessed a firearm because of his status as a convicted felon. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has an arrest history showing more than 100 contacts with law enforcement going back to the 1990s, which includes both felony […]
Fed. Judge Says CCW Ban on IL Public Transit Unconstitutional…for Four Plaintiffs
A federal district court judge in Illinois has ruled that state’s ban on licensed concealed carry aboard public transit violates the Second Amendment as applied to four plaintiffs in a case supported by the Second Amendment Foundation. The case is known as Schoenthal v. Raoul. In a 50-page decision, U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston, […]
8th Circuit Court Denies Rehearing in SAF Victory over MN Carry Restriction
The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition for a rehearing in a Second Amendment Foundation case which found Minnesota’s ban on carry permits for young adults ages 18-20 is unconstitutional. In its order, the Eighth Circuit also denied a request for an en banc panel hearing. The case, known as Worth […]
SCOTUS Upholds Gun Prohibition for DV Restraining Order Subjects
In a narrow 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal law which prohibits people who are subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing firearms. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, concluding, “An individual found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another […]
Fed. Lawsuit Challenging Post Office Carry Ban Filed by SAF
The leading gun rights litigation organization in the country has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, challenging the ban on firearms carry inside Post Office facilities and on postal property. The eight-page complaint was filed Tuesday morning by the Second Amendment Foundation. Joining SAF […]
High Court Rules ATF Exceed Authority with Bump Stock Ban
In a 6-3 ruling Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it reversed its own policy on bump stocks by banning the devices in the aftermath of the October 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada mass shooting. The gun prohibition lobby is already declaring […]
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