Brownells invites freedom loving people all across the United States to celebrate, advocate and join in the rights and liberties guaranteed under the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights during the second annual 2A Day on 2-22-23. Smith & Wesson is the co-presenting sponsor for 2A Day 2023. Other sponsors include CCI, Federal, Fiocchi, Henry Repeating Arms, SIG Sauer, Remington…
I usually steer clear of putting my personal opinion on politics, but enough of that on this one. Illinois is trying to make felons out of hundreds of thousands of law-abiding gun owners. HB 5471 was just signed into law, and you would have thought after the royal screw-up of the SAFE-T Act that went into effect on January 1st,…
On Monday, a majority of the Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would enact some of the nation’s restricted gun laws for concealed carriers, including a new list of restricted places and requiring concealed carriers to have liability insurance. Last Thursday, New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill, A4769, in response to the Supreme Court striking down the ‘probable cause’…
Smith & Wesson’s CEO wrote the following letter to House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in response to the subpoena for documents on the use of its assault weapons in mass shootings they sent on August 1. The full press release about the subpoena can be read here. A number of politicians and their lobbying partners in…
Biden DOJ Responds to Florida Lawsuit Saying Medical Marijuana Patients Are Too ‘Dangerous To Trust’
On April 20, 2022, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried filed a suit in an attempt to block a federal rule that prohibits medical marijuana users from buying a firearm or obtaining a Florida concealed carry permit. On Monday, the Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The memo attached to the motion basically stated that marijuana users…
A few weeks ago, I covered a story about a Missouri Sheriff stating he wouldn’t comply with requests from the FBI for an audit on CCW permit holders that would give up their personal information. Now, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter demanding some answers about these audits to the FBI Director. Dear Director Wray: Despite being fresh…
These Bills Could Be Voted on Today! Contact Your U.S. Representative This Morning At (202) 224 3121! Anti gun leaders in the House called an emergency meeting last night to employ a seldom used tactic that would expedite consideration of both the so-called “Assault Weapons” ban, and the bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Both…
A slew of new gun laws will be going into effect on September 1, 2022, in New York. Yesterday we reported on one police department stating they would not enforce some of them. One of the new laws will restrict gun owners from carrying concealed in businesses unless the business has a sign that allows concealed carry. So one New…
Late last month, we reported on a data breach in California that exposed the personal data of every CCW holder in the state. Yesterday, Assemblymember Jim Patterson requested an audit of the California Department of Justice to investigate the data breach. The DOJ suffered a data breach on June 27 associated with the launch of it’s “2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal.”…
The FBI contacted Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney and the Missouri Sheriff’s Association, stating they wanted to audit the sheriff’s office’s concealed carry records. This would include giving out personal information of those that have a concealed carry permit. Missouri has a law in place that prohibits the sharing of this personal information. Sheriff Whitney contacted outside counsel and then…