Jeff Pittman

Housekeeping My time conflict was resolved early in the week, so you still get the newsletter today. Litigation Follow-up clarification on case concerning gun bans for folks under felony indictments: West Texas U.S. District Court Judge David Counts, who ruled in US V. Quiroz that the ban on those under felony INDICTMENT receiving guns is NOT constitutional, also said the […]

Housekeeping Due to a conflict beyond my control, we may not publish the newsletter next week. Don’t forget the Gun Rights Policy Conference next weekend. Info here. View online here. Litigation Judge David Counts of the U.S. District Court for west Texas has ruled (pdf link to case) that the federal law banning those under felony indictments from buying guns

Rule 4 Communications companies are reminding dove hunters to not shoot toward utility lines. A couple of recent incidents in the state resulted in $50,000 worth of damage to fiber optic cables, causing communication outages in the area due to birdshot. Litigation The Second Amendment Foundation and others are challenging in federal court a new California state law that allows

Action item U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has introduced a bill in the House to repeal the massive gun control law that was enacted in June, 2022. Add your voice to the petition in support here. I suggest you edit it as you see fit. This bill has a low chance of passage in the House, but the petition at

Hunting season is about here… Anybody know of a free place to shoot doves in central MS? Action item Send letters urging destruction of ATF’s illegal gun owner registry. Litigation The North Texas U.S. District Court has struck down Texas’ ban on legal handgun carry by adults aged 18-20. The case is Andrews v. McCraw. The order has been stayed

Litigation An interesting case against the PLCAA. I think they have a case. Ninth Circuit sends Hawaii’s “may issue” CCW permitting scheme case back to district court, pursuant to Bruen. The United States Supreme Court specifically mentioned Hawaii as violating the Second Amendment in the NYSR&PA v. Bruen decision. New York State says its current gun-carry restrictions are similar to

Litigation The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new lawsuit challenging the ATF’s rule that would create new terms and enact a slew of regulations for the agency to enforce, including ones that would treat non-frames and non-receivers as if they were actual frames and receivers of weapons, contrary to federal law. The complaint in VanDerStok v. Garland can be

Litigation Last week, a coalition of outdoor groups filed a second lawsuit against the State of California in federal district court in Sacramento challenging a recently passed law banning the “marketing” of firearms to minors. The legal challenge by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, SoCal Top Guns, Safari Club International and Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation seeks to protect youth hunting, shooting sports and