Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond

Independence Day is Sunday. Be Independent. Still my favorite patriotic performance: Politics Brownells is helping you with your homework. Take advantage. Yes, it’s boring, but do some of your own homework. Legislation After U.S. Sen. John Cornyn backed out of talks with Sen. Chris Murphy to pass universal background checks, we have a report that Sens. Lindsey Graham and Pat […] Read More

NRA Motion filed in NY court on behalf of NRA members seeks to ensure that the membership is not held accountable for the actions of association officers and to protect their rights as individuals and as NRA members. Wayne admits wrongdoing. ………. Chipmunk’s troubling nomination ………. Litigation A Ninth U.S. Circuit Court panel has issued a stay to the U.S. […] Read More

About those pistol braces I don’t care if you don’t care about those pistol braces, typically for AR pistols. You need to know what’s up. Listen to the first half of the second hour of Gun Talk Radio from last Sunday. They’re proposing to outlaw the pistols WITHOUT braces too. Gun Talk Radio Hour 2 Factoring Criteria for Firearms With […] Read More

It’s after Memorial Day, but it’s never too late or inappropriate to pay respect to service members, both living and deceased. Action Item Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is still reportedly working on a deal with rabid anti-gunner, Chris Murphy (D-CT) to pass universal background checks (a de facto ban on private sales). However, Sen. Cornyn said this week that he […] Read More

NRA Ron Carter with Save the Second weighs in Enemies You’ve Been Had [by the lamestream media] USA Today. Probably better called USA Toady. Columbia Journalism Review Abandons Neutrality – Adopts Gun-Control Advocacy Chipman conflicts (here and here) Chipman’s nomination status L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Shall Not Be Infringed ATF Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise Definition of […] Read More

Monday is Memorial Day. Let’s take a moment to reflect on what we owe and how to be better stewards of our freedom, purchased with innumerable sacrifices. Legislation Action item – The ATF is accepting comments following the release of its proposed rules to restrict so-called “ghost guns.” You can take action here. Please consider adding a custom comment in […] Read More

Litigation SCOTUS to cops: Stop trespassing into houses and seizing guns without warrants. Supreme Court Blocks Police From Entering Homes Without A Warrant For ‘Caretaking’—Siding Against Biden, Law Enforcement [Forbes] Taking Advantage of a Shift in the Landscape, Caniglia v. Strom [Ammoland] NRA Report Why I use the NRA as a case study for how nonprofits shouldn’t operate [The Conversation] Misplaced […] Read More

You can’t fix stupid.  You can’t vaccinate it either.   Legislation As expected, the ATF has proposed a new rule redefining what a “firearm” is, which is not the same as the definition in federal law. A law professor says the new “ghost gun” regulation may be illegal. But since the underlying federal gun laws are unconstitutional in the first […] Read More

Litigation Making More Sense of the Limited Certiorari Grant in NYS Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett The U.S. Supreme Court is declining to take up a challenge to Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and similar devices. That means the ban will stand. For now. “Slate” still getting it wrong. NRA-backed litigation report Legislation More federal gun control proposed Restoring […] Read More

Litigation SCOTUS to Decide First-Ever Gun-Carry Case: NYSRPA v. Keith M. Corlett, Superintendent of New York State Police. BUT the Court only granted review to a limited question presented: “Whether the State’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.” FPC sues Tennessee over gun rights of 18-20 year-olds. An Illinois Circuit Court judge has […] Read More