Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

Litigation The Second Amendment Foundation, joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and two Baptist church ministers, filed a new suit in federal court challenging the new concealed carry statute in New York State that among other things prohibits concealed carry in churches. The case is Hardaway v. Bruen. Also in New York, officials are advising crime victims not to […] Read More

Disparity of force chart Chances of survival (see pdf document below). The real importance here is that if you are involved on the small side of a disparity of force incident and have to resort to use of a weapon to survive the encounter, if you can prove that you knew about this information at the time of the incident, […] Read More

Litigation Mexican $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers dismissed. All of the claims are either barred by federal law (PLCAA) or fail for other reasons. Mexico says it will appeal. No word on U.S. suits or charges against Mexicans breaking all sorts of U.S. laws. The families of three students who survived the Uvalde, TX, school massacre have filed […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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 […] Read More