Day: January 20, 2026

Hawaii’s modern gun-control narrative traces back to its monarchy and, in doing so underscores the very principle behind the Second Amendment. Firearms first entered the islands under Kamehameha the Great, who acquired them from foreigners and used them to conquer rival chiefs and consolidate power. Fully aware of the advantage weapons had given his dynasty,

Now they want the police to be disarmed and unarmed. Brady United claims to be an organization that is working to end “gun violence” in the country. A more accurate description of Brady, however, is a group working to end “gun ownership.” That’s been evident for decades, as the group used to be called Handgun

Hawaii cites King Kamehameha III’s 1833 law to show a long-standing local gun-control tradition, while opponents argue that pre‑U.S. monarchical laws are irrelevant to America’s constitutional tradition. HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s gun laws, long among the strictest in the nation, will be the focus of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court is taking up

The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel has issued a landmark opinion concluding that the federal ban on mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, marking a major shift in how the federal government applies the Second Amendment. The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel has officially

Governors are often said to be constitutionally obligated to honor extradition requests, with only narrow exceptions. But that framing misses the purpose of extradition: interstate cooperation only when the underlying charge is lawful, constitutional, and not a political abuse of power. Recent refusals show why that discretion matters. On January 14, 2026, California Governor Gavin

The title of this article says it all. Not new news to any of us here. On January 12, Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) submitted an amendment to the minibus appropriations bill H.R. 6938, which would increase the tax on NFA-regulated items by 2354% to $4,709. Although amendment SA 4159 was tabled and not adopted as of

The lawyer who “won” California open carry is now trying to kill the ruling. On the last day to file a petition for rehearing/rehearing en banc, both the California attorney general and the attorney for Mark Baird filed petitions for rehearing/rehearing en banc. The petition by Attorney General Bonta was expected. It would have been