Litigation
- The government is appealing a US District Court ruling that the unconstitutional Post Office gun ban is in fact unconstitutional. The case is United States v. Ayala.
- Another Bruen vacation: The Second Amendment case of Morin v Lyver, granted certiorari, vacated, and remanded back to the US First Circuit Court of Appeals by the US Supreme Court, has been decided in favor of the plaintiff, Alfred Morin.
- US District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk who issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) lasting until June 2, 2024, against the ATF’s background check rule has extended the TRO to June 16, 2024. That’s the rule that redefines “engaged in the business” to make most everyone a gun dealer. The granting of a TRO means that the judge thinks it’s likely that Texas will win. The case is State of Texas v. ATF.
- The Thing About the Scales of Justice
NRA
- Is the NRA turning the corner?
- Listen to Tom Gresham’s interview with new EVP Doug Hamlin, and read Jim Shepherd’s interview.
- NRA Director Buz Mills weighs in.
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Second Amendment Comma Commentary
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Enemies
- Bank of America: In the face of increasing legislative opposition to the practice, Bank of America has backed off its blanket ban on lending to companies that manufacture what it has labeled “military-style firearms.” The anti-gun bank will resume lending to firearms companies on a case-by-case basis subject to “enhanced due diligence,” according to its latest “Environmental and Social Risk Policy (ESRP) Framework.” Although a tiny coerced step in the right direction, that’s not a win. I long ago disposed of my BoA card.
- YouTube
- ATF
- US government
New studies
- Lott: Do liberal CCW laws increase violent crime? Nope.
- Male compensation and guns. Presented without comment.
Newsletters
- The ACLDN and Rangemaster June newsletters are out.
The Only Ones
- 31 Army issue SIG M17 pistols went missing from Fort Moore (Ft. Benning) Georgia earlier this year. Army CID is on the case.
DGUs
- Satan invades with a knife, gets shot.
- More gun vs. knife
- The Armed Citizen:
Tactics & Stuff
- Steve Tarani offers a Defensive Walking Stick course.
- Protecting the kids.
- Riot defense.
- Second trimester CCW.
- Shoulder holsters: when to use and how to draw from
- National Institution of Justice Danger Assessment tool to identify women who may be at risk of being killed by an intimate partner.
Crows
- We knew they can count. Now we hear they can count out loud.
Products
- Product review: Army canteen
- My old Army canteen sprang a small leak along the side seam last week. This is the old green plastic quart size canteen that came with a padded green canvas ALICE pouch. I can’t say whether the pouch and canteen are of the same vintage. The thing about this canteen is I bought it as an obviously used but good condition war surplus item from a now-defunct Meridian, MS, war surplus store (Wallace Discount?) over 50 years ago – somewhere around 1970. It’s probably WWII or Korea issue. I probably paid $4-6 for it. It has been kept filled with water and carried with me or in my truck pretty much continuously for the last 40 years, and has been frozen more than a few times. It has been used for hunting, fishing, camping, Boy Scouts, canoeing, working and just kept in the truck to always have drinking water, where it remains today. The pic is of an identical item. I think I got my money’s worth, and will replace it with one just like it. Now the price is an astounding $5 for a new mil-spec USA-made version without the pouch.
- Interchangeable revolver barrels.
- FN has summer rebates.
- Stealth Arms has pick-your-options 9mm double stack 1911 pistols that use Glock magazines, at an attractive price. Check ’em out.
- FightLite has some interesting “AR” configurations. Check ’em out.