Tag: David Codrea

Hearing Scheduled for Militia-Based Challenge to VA ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban

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“Plaintiffs challenge these prohibitions solely under the militia clause of Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia. They do not rest their case on the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, nor on the individual right to keep and bear arms also embodied in Article I, Section 13,” the complaint declares. “Their argument is simpler and more fundamental: the militia clause guarantees the existence of a ‘well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms.’” [More]

My Firearms News column elaborates on some case details not included in my Saturday AmmoLand exclusive.

Try, Try Again

GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban [More]

In related news, SAF is throwing financial support behind another case first reported on by yours truly.

Holloway v. Katz: Virginia Gun Ban Lawsuit Argues Banned Arms Are Militia Arms

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Simply put, as noted in the Statement of Facts, “The weapons banned by the act are the arms of the citizen militia.” [More]

While the other challenges are on hold, this unique complaint is still scheduled to be heard.

Important record correction

The Crump case also notes:

Plaintiffs do not bring any claim or seek any relief under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Rather, they proceed only under Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia. 

Virginia Prosecutors Defy New ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

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The ban “is striking at the core of the militia system that existed in Virginia,” Mehaffey informed Fox News, showing he is one of the few public officials who “gets it,” or is at least willing to publicly acknowledge that reality. [More]

I know of some federal prosecutors who could follow suit — and are running out of excuses not to.

SCOTUS Refusal to Address School Ban on Gun Imagery Puts Freedom 250 Art Contestants at Risk

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Teachers have been known to report students over perceived off-campus gun concerns before, even when no cause for them existed. [More]

Submitting a historically accurate entry could run afoul of “zero tolerance” intolerance.

ATF Director Cekada’s Concern for Adamiak Misses Larger Point

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“Cekada promised neither he nor the ATF will be ‘offended by the outcome of the courts,’ because he wants to make sure that Adamiak was ‘appropriately sentenced’,” Williams recounted. That’s mighty big of him. However, Second Amendment advocates should be offended by such a presumptuous response. [More]

Focusing on the punishment being too harsh ignores the intolerable injustice of there being any punishment at all.

Shameless Plug

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The June 2026 issue of Firearms News is now available at diverse, equitable, and inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic (of course you could just take advantage of lower subscription prices).

I have two pieces in this month’s mag:

  • Department of War Memorandum on Private Guns on Military Bases a Step in the Right Direction (p.14)
  • Dismissal of Immigration Threat What the Gun Prohibitionists Want (p. 24)

A comment on that last one: Several “top men” in the RKBA “firmament” called me out on the issue and have gone silent instead of addressed my documented and sourced rebuttals, meaning the readerships they influenced will likely not see how they’ve been — and are still being — misled by them.

Great American State Fair to Celebrate Freedom by Suspending Second Amendment

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This is citizen disarmament, just as certainly and just as seriously as if this were being imposed by extreme gun prohibitionist Democrats in New York City or Chicago. [More]

Musical B-listers shouldn’t be the only ones “getting the yips.”

Discrimination Against Black Lions on Gun Licenses a Threat to All Gun Owners

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Just don’t forget that what government can do to the Black Lions it will do to whomever it can. [More]

I don’t much like ’em, either, but that’s not the point, is it?

Book on Roman Republic Has Insights for Today’s Freedom Advocates

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I believe Dr. Faria’s work is essential for dedicated Second Amendment advocates, and although not specifically focused on the right to keep and bear arms, ancient Rome provided the bedrock on which the foundations for our own Republic were set. [More]

We need to understand where we came from to better determine where we are and where we could be headed.

‘Common Use’ Challenge to Denver Semi-Auto Ban Misses Important Point

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“The City has banned an arm in common use for lawful purposes by law-abiding citizens. Therefore, the Ordinance violates the Second Amendment.”

That’s not why the ban violates it. [More]

If something needs to be officially designated “popular” by government in order to be “legal,” we may as well start calling each other “Comrade.”

Democrats Fleeing ‘Socialism’ Bringing Anti-Gun Politics with Them

It’s almost like all freedoms are interconnected or something, and that an unrestrained government powerful enough to control guns is powerful enough to do whatever it wants. [More]

They’ve fouled their nests. Now they’ve come to foul yours.

Machine Gun Ruling Exposes Republican 2A Hypocrisy

The 11th Circuit joins “several sister circuits in holding that the Second Amendment does not protect the possession of machine guns.” That’s consistent with the Trump administration’s position on the matter, his campaign promises that “Your Second Amendment will always be safe with me as your president,” notwithstanding. [More]

Face it, gun owners are voting for who infringes less and accepting excuses for not demanding more.

Shameless Plug

The May 2026 edition of Firearms News is now available at diverse and inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic. If you don’t see it where you shop, ask ’em why not. You can also subscribe and save.

Today is Primary day in Ohio, and my articles include “Ramaswamy’s Ohio Governor Bid” (pg. 18) and “Casey Putsch for Ohio Governor: The Real Deal When It Comes to Guns” (pg. 104).

Denial of Gun Licenses to Political Opposition in Germany Has Chilling Historic Precedent

Disarming anyone disfavored by the state is one of the oldest power guarantors devised by governments, and this happening in Germany recalls another set of laws imposed within the lifetimes of people still living. [More]

It’s déjà vu all over again.