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What: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Firearms Policy Coalition’s (FPC) Christian v. James lawsuit that New York’s ban on firearms at all publicly accessible private property without the express consent of the owner (also known as the “vampire rule”) violates the Second Amendment. The court however also facially upheld the state’s ban on carry in public parks.

Here’s What YOUR Gun Lobby Did For The Second Amendment This Week!
At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s what we did…

We at Gun Owners of America have been hard at work fighting for your rights this week.

Between filing a lawsuit in Virginia against the just-signed ban on commonly owned firearms, questioning the ATF Director on the Bureau’s past abuses, and passing the NICS Reporting Act— we’ve been busy.

You deserve an update.

Recently:

GOA filed suit in Virginia against Gov. Abigail Spanberger, for signing into law a sweeping ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and magazines.

GOA lobbied for Congress to question the recently sworn in ATF Director, Robert Cekada on ATF’s past abuses— including Tiahrt violations of gun owners’ records and their Illegal Registry.

And last, but certainly not least— GOA backed legislation, the NICS Reporting Act, passed the House!

GOA filed a lawsuit against the State of Virginia for banning commonly owned semi-automatic firearms, magazines and the carry of those arms in public spaces.

Our lawsuit works to fight some of the worst excesses of Virginia’s tyrannical attempt to restrict law-abiding citizens from exercising their Second Amendment rights.

We filed in state court, and expect the lawsuit to move quickly. We’ll update you as the situation develops.

Thanks to the support of members like you, we can file lawsuits against tyrants like Gov. Spanberger and her administration.

Your grassroots support helps us to fight for your Second Amendment rights all across the nation!

Next up, GOA lobbied Congress to question recently sworn-in ATF Director, Rob Cekada, on the Bureau’s abuses of the Tiahrt Amendment.

Nearly every pro-gun Congressman mentioned Gun Owners of America, and their frustration with ATF for abuses of the Tiahrt Amendment, an Amendment meant to protect law-abiding gun owners.

There was also questioning about ATF’s Illegal Registry, and how under the Biden Administration, ATF agents were showing up at gun owners’ doors, listing off what firearms they had inside.

And thanks to Rep. Michael Cloud’s questioning, we now know that ATF has purchased software that allows them to track gun owners’ phones.

While Director Cekada claims ATF is yet to use the new technology, we at GOA oppose any mass surveillance of gun owners.

GOA & GOF opposed geofence warrants in Chatrie v. United States, and we’ll be watching ATF to ensure they don’t deploy mass surveillance tools against gun owners.

Finally, last but not least, The GOA-backed NICS Reporting Act passed the House!

Thanks to the hard work of Rep. Thomas Massie, the NICS Reporting Act is one step closer to becoming law.

This legislation requires the Attorney General to provide data on those who were denied their Second Amendment right to purchase a firearm.

There are strong indications already, because of data provided by the Crime Prevention Research Center, that a very high percentage of denials under the NICS system are illegitimate (that is, are false positives)

The NICS background check system is broken, and NICS should be abolished. This legislation puts GOA and our allies one step closer to that goal.

It has been a busy week in the fight for the Second Amendment. We’re here in Washington DC, and across the United States holding the line against tyranny.

Keep an eye out for more updates from GOA in your inbox, coming soon.

If you aren’t already, please consider becoming a GOA member, so that we can fight on your behalf!

GOA and GOF File Lawsuit in Direct Response to Virginia Ban On “Assault Weapons” and Public Carry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 15, 2026

Springfield, VA ­­— Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have filed a lawsuit today in direct response to Virginia’s enactment of SB749 and SB727, the “assault weapons” ban and public carry ban. These two bills represent the most immediate threat to the rights of every law-abiding gun owner in Virginia.

By criminalizing the purchase and transfer of the most popular firearms in America and effectively banning self-defense in public spaces, these laws are a direct assault on the Second Amendment and stand in open defiance of Virginia’s own constitution and necessitate an immediate strike in court.

Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution guarantees that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Therefore, our lawsuit demands a declaratory judgment and an injunction to prevent these unconstitutional laws from taking effect on July 1st.

Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, issued the following statement:

“Governor Spanberger has declared war on the rights of all Virginians. By banning the most commonly-owned firearms and standard-capacity magazines in America, the state is disarming law-abiding citizens, while doing absolutely nothing to stop violent crime.”

Chris Stone, Director of State Affairs for Gun Owners of America, added:

“Governor Spanberger and the anti-gun Democrats in the General Assembly are proud to openly violate the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Virginians, and their glee is an affront to the motto and ethos of this commonwealth. Gun Owners of America and our friends at Virginia Citizens Defense League look forward to challenging them in court.”

GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Press Center.

-GOA-

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit, McDonald v. Katz, after Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed legislation to ban so-called “assault firearms” and “large capacity” magazines. FPC is seeking a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the Virginia bans as well as other relief.

CHICAGO (May 12, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it, FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF), and the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atkinson v. Blanche, which challenges the federal felon gun ban as-applied to the plaintiff, who was convicted of mail fraud in 1998 and served no time in prison. The brief was filed with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Will Republicans ask him? How about Ranking Member Chuck Grassley? [More]

I'm going to end up sending questions about infringements by "AFT" to Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to put to the nominee while he's under oath, so feel free to leave your own in the article's "Comments" section.

I have two articles in this month's issue, on sale now at discerning newsstands throughout the Republic. [More]

I'm not resuming regular blogging because of the unresolved censorship issue but will continue to promote my work here as I prepare a new landing site.

Two recent appearances:

• The Michael Dukes Show, April 8.
• Armed American Radio's Daily Defense, April 12.

I'm not resuming regular blogging because of the unresolved censorship issue but will continue to promote my work here as I prepare a new landing site.

I'll be joining host Mark Walters at 4 pm Eastern to talk Biden and more.  Listen, watch or find a station near you at the Armed American Radio website.

Perhaps if he was better at picking them in the first place, he wouldn’t need to end up angrily attacking so many he had nothing but high praise for in the beginning. [More]What does "winning" mean if you end up losing?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-airs-its-ultimate-revenge-plan-for-america/ar-AAW5HB1

In other words, police should be “Les Seules” armed and authorized to use force to stop criminal attacks, even in the home. [More]

You have to wonder at what point some of these people will get tired of surrendering and start rolling out the tumbrels again...

I'll be joining up with Michael Dukes this morning to talk about the Google leviathan "unpublishing" my work.  Hopefully, this notice won't be taken down as a "community standards" violation before then.

Go to the show website to find an Alaska station or to listen online. They'll be calling me at 10:24 Eastern.

And no, this post doesn't mean the blog is back for business as usual. It means I'll continue using it for announcements promoting my stuff until I can settle in a new home, something I should have some time to seriously look into over the weekend.

“As such, they have an interest in the outcome of this case because a positive ruling in the instant matter will assist them in their efforts to have their lawful property returned to them in the future and will help guide other courts in reaching the correct conclusion which is that bumpstocks are not machineguns,” the brief elaborates. [More]

I'm not resuming this blog per normal practices-- as I said in the last post, I will still use it to promote my articles, assuming this one doesn't get "unpublished" as well.  In the meantime, I will be using this weekend to scout out a new home.

It linked to "blue check" correspondent Paul Bedard's Washington Examiner report on a peer-reviewed study by John Lott published in the journal Public Choice. 
Incidentally, its link appears on a general Google search including on Google Cache, but is suppressed in a "News" search, with an article attacking Lott's work appearing at the top of the page by two "researchers" of undisclosed political affinity that my money says will turn out to be sympathetic to Democrats. 

My suspicion is an algorithm went searching to erase it from existence. If this is all it takes to get booted from a personal opinion and commentary blog, everything I post here is subject to being undone and Blogger is no longer a viable platform to publish on. Either that or some troll saboteur complained, and the same applies. Until I see if I can get this reversed, I'm going to need to limit activity here to promoting my articles as I search for a reliable repository for my work.
Remember when Facebook booted a post for wishing everyone a contemplative Bill of Rights Day?
UPDATE:

Democratic Rep. Ami Bera of California says he was attacked by a rogue fox outside the US Capitol. [More]

Maybe if he wasn't an anti-gun fanatic he could have done something about that.

The thought strikes: That fox ended up being a bigger danger to a member of Congress than every one of the Jan. 6 "insurrectionists."

Then again, so did this Democrat.