NRA Board Election

• 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

• President Trump’s pro-Second Amendment executive order. Let’s un-infringe, shall we?
• In one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi ordered an apparent reshuffling of the BATFE, ordering the agency to de-prioritize some enforcement efforts. Instead, she told the agency to focus resources on areas ranging from immigration enforcement to human trafficking and transnational gangs, after Trump reportedly expanded ATF agents’ authority to enforce immigration law. Bondi also ordered that “No resources shall be diverted from the ATF’s regulatory responsibilities, such as federal firearms licenses and background checks.” We note that NICS checks for gun purchases are performed by the FBI, not the ATF.
• Howard Lutnick, Mr. Trump’s nominee to head the Commerce Department, said last week he will review the Biden administration’s year-old restrictions on firearms exports.

Litigation

• Guedes v. BATFE: Case No. 18-cv-02988 (bump stocks): “…it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that judgment is entered for the plaintiffs. The Court further DECLARES that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule titled Bump-Stock-Type Devices, 83 Fed. Reg. 66,514 (Dec. 26,2018) (Bump-Stock Rule) was issued in excess of ATF’s statutory authority and is therefore unlawful. See Garland v. Cargill, 602 U.S. 406, 415 (2024).”
• The NSSF has filed an amended complaint in the US District Court of New Jersey – NSSF v. Platkin – against New Jersey’s anti-Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) law after New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin brought a lawsuit against GLOCK, Inc., alleging the company is responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms when criminals modify and alter well-designed and lawfully-sold GLOCK pistols by illegally obtaining, possessing and installing a “switch” into the handgun.
• Meanwhile Baltimore, joined by the State of Maryland, is piling on and suing Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons. Filed in state court in Baltimore, the lawsuit accuses Glock of violating Maryland’s public nuisance laws and seeks an injunction preventing the sale of certain firearms in Maryland, a court order demanding safety measures and restitution payments that could contribute to anti-violence (i.e., anti-gun) programs.
• A three-judge panel for the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect suppressors.  The case is United States v. Peterson. So is it the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Non-firearms? “No, of course they’re not firearms. They are, however, part of ‘every terrible implement of the soldier.'” – David Codrea
• A panel of the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which makes it a federal crime for a person who uses illegal drugs to possess a gun, is constitutional ONLY when applied to those whose drug consumption makes them act like a person who is mentally ill and dangerous, or to those who pose a credible threat to the safety of others as a result of their drug use. The case is United States v. Cooper.
• Dismissed D.C. Metro Carry Ban Challenge Appealed to US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
• A County Circuit Court judge in Illinois has struck down the state’s requirement to have a Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) card to possess a firearm in the home for personal protection. The license fee for the FOID is unconstitutional because it requires you to pay a fee to exercise your right to self-defense in your own home. The case is known as State of Illinois v. Vivian Claudine Brown and has been bouncing around for six years with this apparently being the state’s third bite at the apple. In his 15-page decision, White County Resident Circuit Judge T. Scott Webb observed, “The Defendant’s possession of a .22 caliber rifle within the confines of her home, even without a valid FOID card falls squarely within the protections afforded her by the Second Amendment.” Judge Webb even called the misdemeanor statute “asinine,” which accurately describes most gun laws. The SAF expects the state to appeal again, which could put the case right back before the Illinois Supreme Court for the third time, where SAF is confident of a win. It could also eventually wind up in federal court. (This is a ruling from a circuit court – the Illinois equivalent of a superior court in most other states.)
• The Tenth US Circuit denied a post-Bruen appeal to restore gun rights to a woman – now a social worker – who was convicted of check fraud nearly two decades ago.
• Milwaukee resident Kenneth Karwacki has filed suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division against Josh Kaul, the liberal Attorney General of Wisconsin, for denial of civil rights, 28 U.S.C.§§ 1331 and 1343, because the AG’s office refused to issue a concealed weapon carry permit because of a misdemeanor conviction of Karwacki for the delivery of peyote while in the US military. The issue in the case is: Does the State of Wisconsin have the authority to restrict the right to keep and bear arms, under the Second Amendment, for a misdemeanor under federal law, which, they claim, would be a felony under Wisconsin law? In particular, is a non-violent misdemeanor under federal law sufficient to deny a fundamental, enumerated right, such as the Second Amendment from a citizen of the United States? The Wisconsin AG claims the delivery of peyote is a “violent” crime and that the plaintiff is not considered a member of the “people” under the Second Amendment.
• “Kafkaesque” Gun Background Check Delays May Violate Second Amendment. More government nonsense.

Legislation

• Banning lead bans.

GRPC

• The 40th annual SAF/CCRKBA Gun Rights Policy Conference will be Sept. 26 – 28 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. Free.

Enemies

• Taxpayer-funded gun control. Follow their money. “There is no such thing as government money.” – Tom Gresham
• Democrats Encouraging Violence & War Against MAGA Supporters. Perhaps they forgot who has the guns.
• Sen. Schumer asks for trouble, gets it.
• ATF has access to and utilizes facial recognition technology to (illegally) identify gun owners.
• ATF Still Determined to Imprison Americans for (Legal) Braced Pistols. Well, SOMEBODY certainly should go to prison.
• Some FBI officials have been warning criminals of upcoming law enforcement operations.

The Only Ones

• Former Hinds County [MS] Sheriff Marshand Crisler, 55, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for one felony count each of soliciting and accepting bribes and for knowingly providing ammunition to a convicted felon. The felon was an FBI informant and the same person who paid the bribes. The two sentences will run concurrently. Crisler was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine. A federal jury found Crisler guilty on all counts, following a three-day trial in US District Court in Jackson last November.
• Bismarck [MO] Police Chief Scott Lahay is being sued for the third time after shooting and killing a 21-year-old in 2023 when he responded to a disturbance call and allegedly reescalated a mental health crisis that had been successfully deescalated by the initial officer. I’m thinking the initial officer should join the plaintiff’s side of the lawsuit.

DGUs

• The Armed Citizen – American Rifleman, February 7, 2025
  The Armed Citizen – America’s 1st Freedom, February 7, 2025

Gun Talk

• Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk radio program is celebrating 30 years on the air. When they first started he was asked, how are you gonna talk about guns for three hours? Ha! Three hours a week for 30 years now. That’s around 4,500 hours, not counting the After Show. Congrats, Tom & company.

Tactics & Stuff

• The tactics of light. Smith.
• Terrorists in uniforms.
• Israel.

MS Small Game

• 2024–2025 Small Game seasons in Mississippi will be extended. The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks approved the decision for seasons ending on a Friday to extend through 30 minutes after sunset on the first following Sunday. This two-day extension is for this year only and includes Squirrel, Rabbit, Opossum, Raccoon, and Bobcat. This extension shall apply to private lands only and concludes on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Industry News

• Olin Corporation’s Winchester division celebrated the groundbreaking of the new 6.8mm Ammunition Facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. This facility is part of the Next Generation Squad Weapons Program.

Products

• Weaver Mounts announces the launch of its brand-new website, WeaverMounts.com.
• Federal Premium Upland Paper game load shotshells feature classic waxed-paper hulls, extra-hard, copper-plated shot for uniform patterns and deeper penetration, select wad design that produces better, more consistent patterns, high-quality propellant and primer for efficient ignition, and more. Federal Premium Upland Paper is packaged in 25-count boxes and loaded in six 2-3/4-inch 12- and 20-gauge options in shot sizes 4, 5, and 6. They also have some Gold Medal paper shells coming in 20 ga. Y’all, my most favoritest odor of all time is a freshly-fired paper shotgun shell. Send me some. 20 ga. please.