The NRA foundation is having the 13th Annual National Firearms Law Seminar in Charlotte NC Friday may 14, 2010. The Topics to be covered are McDonald v. Chicago: From Heller to Chicagoland: Incorporation of the 2nd Amendment Future Areas of Litigation “Presumptively Lawful” Restrictions after Heller & McDonald Concealed Carry…
Some are calling McDonald v. Chicago – Heller for the rest of us. A few minutes ago, at 10 AM EST the Supreme Court of the United States began hearing the oral arguments in McDonald v. Chicago, a major Second Amendment case that is expected to determine if states and…
The Supreme Court has recently decided to hear the landmark Second Amendment case of McDonald v. Chicago. This case will address the application of the Second Amendment to the states through either the Due Process clause or the Privileges or Immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case has major…
The NFA defines who can own a Title II firearm as a natural person, corporation or trust…. When an individual makes application to own a Title II firearm they are the only person who can be in possession or have access to the firearm. This creates a problem for many…
At first glance, Florida has a funny quirk with the way firearms are defined that allows a Felon to possess certain firearms that are not defined as firearms under Florida law. Upon further investigation, the federal law also exempts antique firearms from the definition of a firearm. I was recently…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its eagerly anticipated ruling in Nordyke v. King yesterday, holding that the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution protects the individual right to keep and bear arms against violation by state and local governments. The court upheld the ordinance and…
The NRA is offering a special book by Les Adams, author of The Second Amendment Primer, which deals with the Heller decision. You can order a signed copy of the District of Columbia v. Heller: An Anatomy of the Supreme Court’s Landmark Second Amendment Decision from the NRA’s Affiliate Palladium…
Leonard Elliot’s store was raided by the ATF almost 3 years ago. After a 3 day trial he and his father were found not guilty on all counts. JPFO has an audio interview with Leonard Elliott about his ordeal. To listen to this interview click the following link leonard-elliott.mp3 target=new
Florida Employers have to let employees keep guns in their cars if they have a concealed weapons permit. But, businesses can still have a no gun policy for customers for now. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle states that there is no second amendment right to bring your gun to…
While the public perceives NFA weapons as dangerous Guncite.com reports that there have only been two murders since 1934 involving legally registered Machine Guns and one of those was by a police officer.