Maryland, home to Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in the nation, has voted to eliminate the state's Handgun Permit Review Board last week. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan would still have to sign the bill, but he has taken no position on it yet. Like most Restricted States, Maryland is considered a "may issue" […]

Expanded gun-control measures in Minnesota tanked last week after Democrats failed to demonstrate the courage of their convictions in the wake of potential backlash from 2nd Amendment supporters. At issue were two of gun control advocates' more popular restrictions nowadays: NICS checks for private-party gun transfers, and so-called "red-flag laws" which aim to deprive people […]

The window to legally purchase a large-capacity magazines for California residents closed at 5 p.m. Friday, but, thanks to the state's draconian gun laws, a warning is needed for those who might want to use one of their new magazines in an AR- or AK-pattern rifle. For a week, Judge Roger. T. Benitez made it […]

California residents have until 5 p.m. Friday, April 5, to purchase large capacity magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds legally. In an order released mid-afternoon Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez granted the state of California its requested stay of his ruling striking down the state's blanket ban on firearm magazines […]

The New Hampshire House today passed a bill that would limit the carry of weapons on campus to law enforcement, the military and people explicitly authorized by the local school board. The legislation, if passed by the Senate (also in control of Democrats), the bill would go to Republican Gov. Chris Sununu's desk. It does not […]

The newest battlefield in many gun-controllers efforts to crack down on firearms isn't taking place in city councils, state legislatures, or the U.S. Congress. Instead they've decided to bully banks to cutting off firearms manufacturers. Federal Government Bullies with Operation Choke Point The tactic of using financial institutions to attack legal, even constitutionally protected, businesses […]

Editor and Founder of Restricted Arms, Matthew Hoy, will be on the Dave Congalton Hometown Radio show from 6-7 p.m. PDT tonight, Wednesday, April 3 to talk about the large-capacity magazines decision and all other things firearms. You can listen to the show live over the internet at 920KVEC.com. Click the "Listen Live" button to […]

Yesterday passed without a requested ruling by the California Department of Justice on a stay of Judge Roger T. Benitez's ruling striking down the state's ban on the importation, manufacture or acquisition of "large-capacity magazines (LCMs)." According to the CalDOJ's request, it appears as they're willing to give Benitez until Friday, April 5, to issue […]

Pennsylvania has what is known as a state preemption law when it comes to gun control laws. In other words, the state legislature has reserved to itself the sole right to pass gun control laws. This makes sense in a state with 2,562 municipalities, some of which are so small that if you blink, you […]

In the wake of last Friday's ruling invalidating a California law that has banned importing magazines that hold more than 10 rounds for nearly two decades, it appears that many California gun owners are going on a buying spree. Over at the Calguns.net message board, one of the main online gathering places for California gun […]

On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez handed California gun owners their biggest 2nd Amendment victory since the three-judge panel decision in the Peruta case. At issue in the case, Duncan v. Becerra, was was California Penal Code §32390, most recently amended in 2016 by Prop. 63. Previously the section had contained a […]

As we expand our featured states that make it a habit of infringing on Americans' 2nd Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, Maryland, and its anti-gun zealots is likely one of the next ones we'll tackle. Despite the state capital, Baltimore, having some of worst gun violence numbers in the country, the state senate rejected […]