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Gun rights update: 90% of states now have open carry

by Dean Weingarten

6:00am Wednesday, September 17, 2025

The number of states that ban the open carry of firearms has again been reduced to five. On Sept. 10, 2025, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal published a unanimous opinion that the Florida ban on the open carry of firearms in public is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment and cannot be enforced in Florida.

Armed citizens: more than an America-only concept

6:00am Tuesday, September 16, 2025

You'll frequently see stories about law-abiding citizens here in the United States who, by exercising their rights protected under the Second Amendment, bring an end to violent criminal assaults. Occasionally, stories like that occur in other countries. Israel, for example, has seen firsthand the value of loosening gun restrictions recently.

Chicago area: Armed mom hiding baby in closet fatally shoots intruder, parolee

by AmmoLand Editors and Staff

6:00am Monday, September 15, 2025

A 36-year-old parolee with a long history of burglary convictions was shot and killed late Friday night, Aug. 18, after forcing his way into a Joliet, Illinois, home, where a woman was hiding with her infant.

SAF files appellate brief challenging medical marijuana 2A ban

6:00am Friday, September 12, 2025

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed its opening brief with the Third Circuit in its case challenging the federal ban on gun ownership by medical marijuana users, according to a Sept. 3 post by SAF.

Buckeye Firearms Association blasts Sylvania Prosecutor's Office for illegal prosecution of gun owner

6:00am Thursday, September 11, 2025

Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is calling on prosecutors in Sylvania, Ohio, to drop charges against Vontae Garrett, a U.S. Army veteran and former special-deputy sheriff, and to stop violating Ohio law and the civil rights of law-abiding citizens. “This is the single most outrageous prosecution our organization has witnessed in more than 20 years,” said Dean Rieck, BFA's executive director. “...

Sorry, Newsom, but facts contradict your claims about 'red state' murders

6:00am Wednesday, September 10, 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) may have thought he had scored against President Donald Trump in a recent war of words over rampant crime and the deployment of federal law enforcement agents to Democratic-led cities. But then came the facts.

State 2A tax holidays saving buyers millions

by Mark Oliva

6:00am Tuesday, September 09, 2025

States with a Second Amendment sales tax holiday are creating a windfall of savings for gun and ammunition purchasers this year. The savings are expected to be in the millions.

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PODCAST: Popular Solutions to Mass Murder that Always Fail - and What Actually Works

6:00am Monday, September 08, 2025

We've seen active killer incidents many times just like the recent one at a Minneapolis church. They all follow the same pattern, but community leaders just keep suggesting tired old solutions that don't work. Rob Morse, author of the SlowFacts blog, joins the "Keep and Bear Radio" podcast to discuss mass murder, why we never seem to learn the right lessons, and steps ordinary citizens can take...