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2015 gun rights wins and losses

by Chris Eger

It was a seesaw struggle for Second Amendment litigation at both the state and federal level in 2015, with important gains for privacy and carry rights but losses on weapons bans.

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Madison ID Sheriff Spends Concealed Weapons Permit Money on Non-CWP Items

by Ammoland

The sheriff is defending his misuse of Concealed Weapons Permit money but the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance and the Idaho Freedom Foundation won't let him off the hook...

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Watch retrial challenge to California’s ‘good cause’ requirement (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

The retrial of Peruta v. San Diego and Richards v. Yolo County last year showed California sheriffs practicing unconstitutional gun licensing schemes.

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Landmark case challenging may-issue begins retrial (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

The Peruta case, which challenges the need for carry license applicants to provide a heightened “good cause” is beginning its en banc retrial today in San Francisco.

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Circuit court orders rehearing of landmark California may-issue cases

by Chris Eger

Two important victories for gun rights last year, that stand to torpedo California's may-issue concealed handgun permit scheme, have been ordered reviewed by the federal appeals court that granted them.

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California attorney general and Brady group to appeal Peruta shall-issue case

by Chris Eger

The California attorney general, along with a national gun control group, announced they intend to ask for further review by a federal court in the state's landmark concealed carry case.

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Court rules state attorney general can’t intervene in Peruta may-issue case

by Chris Eger

A three-judge panel found that California Attorney General Kamala Harris couldn’t intervene in the case of Peruta v San Diego, which could lead to the eventual repeal of the state's may-issue concealed carry laws.

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Kimber’s new baby 1911, The Micro Carry

by Chris Rumbold

Shooting Kimber’s high end, two-tone Custom Shop CDP model with rosewood Crimson Trace laser grips and tritium night sights, left me seriously impressed with the little gun’s accuracy and pointability.

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CCTV footage released of armed robber killed by CCW holder, family demands stricter training (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

The family of the armed robber who was fatally shot by a CCW holder during a 2012 South Carolina Waffle House robbery has called for stricter training guidelines in light of newly released CCTV footage. The surveillance video shows Dante Williams, 19, and Jawan Craig, then 29, enter the restaurant with guns drawn. They ordered the […]

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Hawaii firearms permits at record levels in 2013, up over 500 percent since 2000

by Chris Eger

The Hawaii Attorney General’s office announced that firearms permits in the state were at record levels in 2013 with more than 60,000 guns registered.

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Concealed carry ammo: How much is too little?

by Jim Grant

I've attended my fair share of conceal carry classes and one phenomenon that never fails to amaze me is the prevalence of anemic caliber guns that students show up with.

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Aloha: Federal court strikes down Hawaii’s ‘may issue’ practice

by Chris Eger

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Hawaii's 'may-issue' practice for concealed carry was unconstitutional.

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