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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Hornady congratulates Miles Neville and Bennie Cooley on their performance at the NRL Hunter Grand Slam Championship, August 19-21, 2022, in Hammett, Idaho.
Trinity Oak’s Thumbtack Ranch, the first Purple Heart ranch in the country, located in Batesville, Texas, will host the 6th Annual Fall Pigeon Shoot. This year’s fundraising festivities will take place on Saturday, October 15th.
Henry Repeating Arms is proud to announce its latest Guns For Great Causes campaign with the donation of a one-of-a-kind New Original Henry Rifle to benefit the Shadow Warriors Project. The ornately engraved firearm is currently up for auction, with 100% of the proceeds from the winning bid going directly to funding Shadow Warrior Project’s endeavors.

Fiocchi, a leader in defense, target, and hunting ammunition, announced the addition of Thomas F. Gowen & Sons as their Northeast Sales Reps. The company's territory covers the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, including Ohio, Indiana, and Tennessee.
AMMO, Inc. will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new state-of-the-art production facility located at 6311 West Custer Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin at 12:00 p.m. CDT on September 22nd. The ceremony is open to the public.
The Firearms Policy Coalition announced the filing of an amended complaint in Renna v. Bonta, its lawsuit challenging California’s handgun “roster” ban laws, its ban on self-manufacturing handguns, and provisions in SB-1327 that are designed to suppress and chill legitimate challenges to firearms regulations.

The Firearms Policy Coalition secured a partial victory in VanDerStok v. Garland, in the form of a partial and limited injunction in its lawsuit challenging the ATF’s rule that would create new terms and enact a slew of regulations for the agency to enforce.
Firearms Policy Coalition and FPC Action Foundation announced the filing of a petition for writ regarding the one-way fee- and cost-shifting provision in SB-1327, which California enacted as retribution for Texas’s SB 8 abortion law.
Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in the case of Jones v. Bonta, challenging a California law restricting the rights of young adults to purchase long guns, are asking the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an “All Writ” enjoining the state from enforcing a new state law that penalizes plaintiffs in cases contesting state gun laws.

DeSantis Gunhide introduces multiple new holster fits for the Springfield Prodigy 4.25” --with or without a red dot sight mounted. These include the Mini Scabbard, Speed Scabbard and the Thumb Break Scabbard.
The new GX4XL combines all the performance features of the original GX4 micro-compact 9mm with a new slide and barrel configuration for enhanced accuracy and terminal performance.
Comp-Tac Holsters now has 5 holster options for the Springfield Hellcat Pro handgun. These include the MTAC, Spartan and Sport TAC.

Bear Creek Arsenal announced their new 17 HMR AR-15 rifles and complete uppers. These were designed for maximum reliability and accuracy and use the finest materials available including 7075 T6 aluminum, 9310 steel, and 416R stainless steel.
Elite Survival Systems introduces the CR Secure Auto-Locking Retention Holster for security, law enforcement, and sport shooters. This injection-molded holster provides superior retention and immediate access to the handgun by the user.
FN America, LLC announces the release of the FN 509 CC Edge, a compact compensated pistol and the newest addition to the FN Edge Series of performance-driven products. Featuring a novel quick-detach, self-indexing FN compensator, the pistol includes a 12-round and two 15-round magazines.

Built on the same frames as all Shadow Systems pistols, the FOUNDATION SERIES touts sleek ergonomics, real-world shootability, and bet-your-life reliability at a lower price.
Alien Gear Holsters have pulled together with some of the top brands in the industry to create the ultimate hunting season giveaway for 2022. Included in the package is a Taurus Tracker, a Rossi R92 44 Mag. rifle, a Vortex Diamondback HD 2000 Rangefinder and more.
Faxon Firearms announces their 2022 Labor Day Sale. Retail and Faxon Guardian Purchase Program Customers can enjoy 20% off of certain in-stock products through 9/9/2022.

MidwayUSA is pleased to announce this year’s Camo Tuesday - The First Official Shopping Day of the Fall Hunting Season. Camo Tuesday only happens once a year.
The Armory Life announced the release of the Fall 2022 issue of The Armory Life print magazine. The Fall 2022 issue features a fascinating cover story interview with Colion Noir, respected Second Amendment advocate and firearms enthusiast.
ERGUNS is the first firearm accessory marketplace fo existing merchants. Within the platform, merchants can include their products and get a company on ERGUNS.net to increase their exposure.
 

Editor’s Note: Today, an Op Ed from Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation and Dave Workman, Communications Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms


In the wake of another Supreme Court ruling that strengthens and more clearly defines Second Amendment protections, anti-gun politicians have developed another way to threaten those rights, and rights protected by the First Amendment in an effort to silence gun owners and penalize them for fighting back.

In California, where such strategies are typically developed and then spread across the map, this plan of attack is already in progress.

A federal court case known as Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. et.al. v. Bonta cuts to the heart of the problem. Several plaintiffs including gun rights organizations are challenging changes in state law created by passage of Assembly Bill 2571, which makes it unlawful for any firearm industry members to advertise, market, or arrange for placement of an advertising or marketing communication concerning any firearm-related product in a manner that is designed, intended, or reasonably appears to be attractive to minors. Plaintiffs are asking for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the law.

The second prong of this anti-gun strategy is legislation enacted to thwart such challenges by financially penalizing anyone, including an attorney or an entire law firm, if they seek declaratory or injunctive relief from any firearms-related California state statute or local ordinance, or even a rule or regulation by making them liable to pay attorney’s fees and costs of the prevailing party. Simply put, anybody seeking to enjoin a California gun restriction faces the prospect of liability for the state’s attorneys’ fees if the plaintiff does not win on all aspects of the case, even if their case prevails on the merits, settles a claim without a waiver or voluntarily dismisses any portion of the case for any reason.

In essence, California politicians are effectively silencing debate on issues directly affecting rights secured by the Second Amendment, by legislating against those who would challenge their laws. What began as an attack on one constitutional right has now become an attack on another right, yet civil libertarians are silent.

Democrats led by Gov. Gavin Newsom are saying, “You have freedom of speech only if you agree with us.” That is not how the Founders perceived this country, and it is why they included the First Amendment in our Bill of Rights.

If this were about any issue other than guns, the media would be going crazy. Where are the editorials in the New York Times and Washington Post? Why aren’t there reports about this in every newspaper? Are stories being spiked, or is the situation simply being ignored?

One might expect this sort of censorship in Putin’s Russia, but it is here, now in Joe Biden’s America. When anti-rights fanatics take their fight to this level, it’s really an attack on all Americans, not just 100 million gun owners.

Today, they’re coming after gun rights. Tomorrow, perhaps they’ll be coming after a right you cherish or your right to protest, publish or provide an alternate viewpoint.

That’s not the country in which our parents and grandparents grew up, and it shouldn’t be the country our children and grandchildren are forced to accept.

— Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman

Alan Gottlieb is founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation. Dave Workman is the communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

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