Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

NRA Board Election I have now received my ballot. Ballots must be received by April 6.   Reminders: SIGN YOUR ballot and ENVELOPE. Vote only for reform candidates and not the old guard Bob Barr slate: Ammoland – NRA Board Election 2025 Endorsements: Future of NRA is in Members’ Hands The Outdoor Wire – Decision Time for NRA Members Trumped […] Read More

Trumped Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has been confirmed as US Attorney General by a 54-46 Senate vote, in spite of complaints from some gun-rights advocates. The US Senate also confirmed N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior by a vote of 79-18. Burgum enjoys wide support from sportsmen. Less than two weeks into the new Trump […] Read More

Trumped A reminder that Mr. Trump promised “Every single Biden attack on gun owners and manufacturers will be terminated on my very first week back in office, perhaps my first day,” but as far as we know since taking office he has not done anything about it. But there’s hope. We note that talking isn’t doing. Litigation The US District […] Read More

Trumped Commenter David Codrea notes that because now-President Trump’s convictions involved crimes that were notionally punishable by more than a year of incarceration, they made him subject to a federal law that bars him from possessing firearms. But not the nuclear football. President Trump shut down the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was a Biden administration gun […] Read More

Litigation The US Supreme Court has denied cert in the cases Maryland Shall Issue v. Moore and Gray v. Jennings, which challenged Maryland’s handgun-purchase licensing requirements and the preliminary injunction standard set in the case against Delaware’s sales ban on popular guns and magazines, but relisted two other closely watched Second Amendment cases, Snope v. Brown and Ocean State Tactical […] Read More

Litigation SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts warns elected officials (but not unelected government minions) about ignoring the Court. Well Johnny, if the courts would lock up the offenders, they would probably quit ignoring you. Also, the politicians’ enjoy protection of speech and debate, while unelected enforcers are the ones actually carrying out the unconstitutional offenses. The US Supreme Court has […] Read More

Happy New Year, Everyone. The bald eagle just became the US’ national bird. Really. President Trump II and SCOTUS Trump may tally the most Supreme Court appointments of any president in recent history Litigation By a 13-2 margin, a full panel of the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals has once again ruled that a Pennsylvania man can own firearms […] Read More

Housekeeping No newsletter next week due to Christmas holidays. Remember the reason. Litigation Project 2025 Get to work. NRA 2023 NRA 990 Online Enemies & Liars Doddering Joe – who just pardoned his son for federal gun crimes – proves once again that he’s senile. NBC Falsely Claims Magazine Disconnects Increase Safety. Another illicit media hit piece by USA Today […] Read More

Election Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, 48, who Donald Trump has nominated to be the next US Surgeon General, accidentally fatally shot her father when she was 13. Blake Masters, an Arizona venture capitalist who previously ran for US Senate against extreme gun-banner Mark Kelly (Gabby Giffords’ space cadet husband), is apparently on the short list for BATFE Director. “The Second Amendment […] Read More