Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

………. A Valentine’s story ………. Litigation Finally. Someone is blaming Baldwin. The family of the cinematographer who actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death. Still no word on any criminal charges. About the Remington Sandy Hook settlement (more here). “First thing you do is kill […] Read More

Lyin’ Biden* Biden: Gun Manufacturers Are ‘The Only Industry in America That Is Exempted From Being Sued’ Snopes: Is Gun Manufacturing Only US Industry That’s Exempt From Being Sued? Fact-Check: Joe Biden ‘Civilians Couldn’t Own Cannons’ ~ FALSE ~ VIDEO Get your cannons here: Hern Iron Works: Cannons & Mortars Dixie Gun Works Steen Cannons President Biden also called one […] Read More

Litigation Two Central American countries, 12 U.S. states and the District of Columbia are supporting a $10 billion lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by Mexico against gun manufacturers Smith & Wesson, Barrett, Beretta, Colt, Glock, and Ruger for allegedly marketing their products to criminal organizations. No word on any lawsuits against the U.S. government for actually trafficking illegal guns […] Read More

Litigation Judge Lawrence VanDyke, writing for a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, ruled last week that two California counties that shut down gun stores as nonessential businesses in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic violated the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Los Angeles and Ventura county had separately previously won lower court decisions stating that […] Read More

Litigation CT Supreme Court says a pellet gun is not a lethal weapon. But they can kill you so don’t point them at anyone. A county court judge in Ohio told a convicted felon who was later the victim of an armed assault and robbery, that if he hadn’t had a gun that day, he would be dead. Enemies Alabama […] Read More

Action item Use this GOA page to urge your U.S. Senators to support the Senate filibuster, which is the only thing stopping passage of a lot of gun control these days. Takes 1 minute. Both Mississippi senators are already on board. Judiciary Democrats seek to ram through Biden judicial nominee despite criminal record. Defense Distributed vs. ATF Defense Distributed has […] Read More

More ATF overreach The Justice Department has published a new federal gun control rule requiring FFLs to have gun storage or safety devices available onsite for potential buyers. According to the department, a secure gun storage device is defined as “a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box or other device that is designed to be or can be used […] Read More

Litigation Unconstitutional trespassing and searches The Firearms Policy Coalition is asking the United States Supreme Court to strike down Maryland’s unconstitutional ban on so-called “assault weapons.” Courts President Biden has made more judicial nominations in his first year in office (73) than did Donald Trump (72). The Senate has so far confirmed forty of these, which is double what Trump […] Read More

Reminder: No newsletter next week. Merry Christmas, yawl. NRA updates Directors put on notice. New York AG’s Suit To Dissolve NRA Highlights Critical Reminders for Nonprofit Boards Document List In NY Case Litigation We wrote last week about the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals letting stand the Trump administration’s bump stock ban, and this week a panel of the […] Read More