National Politics

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision: Second Amendment applies to states and cities

9:26am Monday, June 28, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association is thrilled that the United States Supreme Court has ruled to strike down the ban on private ownership of firearms in Chicago. Today, in a 5 to 4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies to states and cities. The decision is a result of a case brought by Otis McDonald (and others) against the city of Chicago. Leaving no room...

SCOTUS - Chicago decision release delayed

11:21am Thursday, June 24, 2010
Today the Supreme Court of the United States released opinions in seven pending cases, leaving only four opinions unannounced. One of those opinions is in the Chicago gun rights case. The Chief Justice also announced the last day of the term will be Monday, June 28 so this means the Chicago decision will be announced in just a few days. Please check our website on Monday for additional...

The Biennial Meeting Of States, And The Arms Trade Treaty

3:00pm Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Two major meetings, possibly affecting American gun owners' rights, will occur at the United Nations (UN) in New York over the next several weeks. They are the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms in all its Aspects, ("BMS4") June 14-18, and the Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory...

EDITORIAL: Kagan's threat to gun owners

3:00pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Nominee has a past that is opposed to individual self-defense By THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama poses a real and present danger to the Second Amendment, and he's working to pack the Supreme Court with justices who will undermine Americans' gun rights. Mr. Obama didn't fess up to this radical agenda when running for the highest office in the land. "I have said consistently that I believe...

May second highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales

3:00pm Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,016,876 checks in May 2010, ranking the month the second highest May for most NICS checks. This figure, while being a .6 percent decrease from the 1,023,102 checks conducted in May 2009, is an increase of 14.7 percent over checks in May 2008. The total number of background checks reported since the...

Obama administration's ATF Reverses Interpretation of Gun Control Act; Redefines "Transfers" of Firearms

7:00am Friday, June 04, 2010
Editors note: The following is republished from a blog post by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) . Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun...

Mexican President Calls For Reinstatement Of Failed Gun Ban

3:00pm Wednesday, June 02, 2010
On Thursday [May 20], Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, where prohibitive gun laws prevent good people from having firearms for protection against criminals and governments of dubious legitimacy (historically the norm in Mexico), encouraged Congress to reinstate the federal "assault weapon" ban. With a warning seemingly designed to appeal to those who believe that speaking out against the...

Facing defeat in U.S. courts, Chicago Mayor Daley suggests "appeal" to World Court

7:00am Wednesday, June 02, 2010
by Gerard Valentino Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is clearly getting desperate to save the city's longtime ban on private ownership of firearms. With the prospect looming of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling his city's ban unconstitutional, and after the state Supreme Court tossed his $433 million lawsuit against the gun industry, he is now calling for a change of venue — to the World Court normally...

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