Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is reportedly “<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5881257-virginia-gov-blasts-supreme-court-redistricting/">fuming</a>” this week after the state failed to get a single justice on the Supreme Court to support her after she violated the state constitution in her attempted gerrymandering of the state. However, Spanberger may have just guaranteed another trip to the Supreme Court when she said the quiet part out loud about the new state gun ban.
After the Democrats took power recently, they went on a frenzy of tax and liberal legislative measures. The sharp move to the far left is out of sync with a purple state that remains roughly evenly divided. While Spanberger (who ran on being a moderate) has pushed forward many of these measures, she sought to moderate one bill banning so-called “assault firearms.”
Spanberger released the following statement:
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I am signing this bill into law because firearms designed to inflict maximum casualties do not belong on our streets. We are taking this step to protect families and support the law enforcement officers who work every day to keep our communities safe. While the General Assembly chose not to adopt my amendment that specifically carves out certain firearms frequently used for hunting, I will work with the patrons to clarify this language. [Emphasis added]
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The governor’s acknowledgment that the law covers common hunting models will likely be cited in Second Amendment challenges. If the law is not amended, she could prove the main witness against her own signed legislation.
Even with such an amendment, the bill is problematic. I have previously written about my skepticism over bans on AR-15s and other so-called “assault weapons,” though <a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2023/11/04/the-seventh-circuit-rules-for-illinois-ar-15-assault-ban/">some courts have upheld such bans</a>.
We have a Second Amendment protection of gun ownership, with over 490 million guns in private hands, as of 2022. In 2008, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2007/07-290">District of Columbia v. Heller</a>, recognizing the Second Amendment as encompassing an individual right to bear arms. The Supreme Court further strengthened the right in New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen.
The AR-15 is the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/america-s-rifle-why-so-many-people-love-ar-15-n831171">most popular gun in America</a> and the number of these guns in private hands is continuing to rise rapidly, with <a href="http://www.nysrpa.org/files/SAFE/NSSF-amicus2.pdf">one AR-15 purchased in every five new firearms sales</a>. There are an estimated 32 million currently in private hands in the United States, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
AR-15s are purchased for home protection as well as target shooting and hunting. Many gun <a href="https://www.wired.com/2013/02/ar-15/">owners like the AR-15 because it is modular</a>; depending on the model, you can swap out barrels, bolts, and high-capacity magazines, or add a variety of accessories. While it does more damage than a typical handgun, it is not the most powerful gun sold in terms of caliber; <a href="https://www.nssf.org/msr/#:~:text=AR%2D15%2Dstyle%20rifles%20are%20no%20more%20powerful%20than%20other,30%2D06%20Springfield%20and%20.">many guns have equal or greater caliber</a>.
Not only are they commonly used for hunting, but they remain statistically uncommon choices in homicides. Rifles are used in only about 3% of such cases, <a href="https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/05/15/virginia-governor-admits-she-just-banned-guns-frequently-used-for-hunting-n1232550">according to experts</a>.
Again, lower courts are divided on both the bans on semiautomatic weapons and the magazine bans. Eventually, the Supreme Court will have to resolve the question. If the Virginia law remains unchanged, Spanberger may find that her signing statement will feature greatly in the appeal.
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This is republished with permission from the author. The original can be found at <a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2026/05/17/locked-and-loaded-spanberger-inadvertently-makes-case-for-striking-down-new-gun-ban/">JonathanTurley.org</a>.
Professor Jonathan Turley is a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively in areas ranging from constitutional law to legal theory to tort law. He is a New York Times best-selling author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1668047047?tag=simonsayscom">The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDSN1KR/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RRwQP-jxib6FGPIATmKf_-qZ54EqdtHH96MILgFFNEu2d_chUIjFQbBNWZj6-YWIsRTxEeuGYCTw-gDvcdUE1puVoYeX2uBJyqcXA64EqxaA3kXW04dbyRE6t7mOEnrcSOf8BIA7KP47sQttP-6j4qWXwt_gUgP9AJ6jJ1HWnqU62QYxnVkcOQhwCaeyp8o8.-FQ90bYCtRhnfQk9vLhvb1kV2q0kmzaKPZqwWwUateA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1749518291&amp;refinements=p_27%3AJonathan+Turley&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-5">Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution</a>.

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A Jewish self-defense group is partnering with one of the nation’s most prominent gun rights organizations in a move its leaders say reflects a growing sense of urgency within the Jewish-American community.
National Rifle Association and Lox and Loaded will formally announce a new partnership this week — aimed at expanding firearms training, education, and community-based self-defense initiatives — according to a press release obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire.
The collaboration comes amid a dramatic uptick in antisemitism in the United States, particularly in the wake of ongoing tensions involving Iran and a broader spike in anti-Jewish incidents following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Leaders behind the initiative say the partnership is rooted in a belief that Jewish Americans must take a more active role in their own security.
“In a time when our communities face rising threats and antisemitism, responsible firearm ownership is no longer optional — it’s essential for self-defense and peace of mind,” said Gayle Pearlstein, co-founder of Lox and Loaded in a phone interview with The Daily Wire. “Partnering with the NRA allows us to bring world-class training resources to our members and chapters nationwide.”
Lox and Loaded, founded after the October 7 attacks and the subsequent rise in antisemitic incidents, has rapidly expanded to more than 48 chapters nationwide and over 1,000 members. The organization combines firearms training with community-building, operating under the slogan “Shoot and Schmooze,” while emphasizing safety, preparedness, and cultural connection.
Pearlstein noted that access to NRA-backed training and infrastructure could significantly expand the group’s reach. “Being partnered with the NRA … it’ll make Lox and Loaded’s mission more honorable and attractive to ranges and private gun clubs,” she said, adding that greater access to facilities could help lower costs and improve availability for members across the country.
Membership in Lox and Loaded costs $118 annually, with additional fees for range access and instruction. Pearlstein expressed hope that the NRA’s involvement could help streamline those barriers and lead to more affordable options. “It’d be great if the NRA could get more ranges available … make it easier for our members to find a chapter near them,” she said, adding that many ranges were initially wary of the group.
From the NRA’s perspective, the partnership represents an extension of its longstanding mission to promote firearms safety and training across all communities. “The NRA has always stood for the fundamental right of all law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms,” said Doug Hamlin, CEO and Executive Vice President of the organization. “We are proud to partner with Lox and Loaded to support their important work in the Jewish community.”
NRA officials who spoke with The Daily Wire emphasized that the effort is about access. “We’re making the NRA’s resources available to them,” said Ed Friedman, editor-in-chief of the NRA. 
Friedman pointed to a noticeable cultural shift following recent global and domestic events. “This is becoming a focus of the Jewish community. At my synagogue … there was a lot of openness to carrying during services, but after October 7th it became more organized,” he said, describing a transition from informal conversations to structured planning around security.
Justin Davis, the NRA’s Director of Public Affairs, echoed that sentiment, calling the partnership a natural alignment of missions. “Success here is for every law-abiding citizen to be trained in the safe and effective use of firearms … the sky’s the limit with Lox and Loaded and the NRA,” he said. Davis added that the NRA sees itself as playing a supporting role. “We’re working together on this … we’re here as a resource to help in their mission. We’re here to make this mission go smoother,” he said.
Pearlstein also suggested the partnership could help reshape perceptions of gun ownership in communities that have traditionally been skeptical. “Having the NRA partner with Lox and Loaded shows they are aligned with our mission … it’s opening the door very gently to those more liberal people that would typically be very anti-gun,” she said. “They’re doing it in a very smart, savvy, and gentle way.”
At its core, both organizations say the goal is straightforward: preparedness and protection. “Making the community safer — that’s the goal,” Friedman said.
Pearlstein put it even more bluntly. “We’re very lucky and blessed to be partnered with the NRA,” she said. “They’re helping us save lives.”

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A convicted ISIS terrorist walked into a gun-free school zone and murdered a United States Army officer. This was a targeted attack on an educator of our future military service members. But Soros-backed Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Ramin Fatehi just stood at a microphone and blamed lawmakers for gun violence.
Now, I sit on the Virginia House of Delegates Criminal Subcommittee of the Courts of Justice Committee. I have watched Fatehi advocate year after year for soft-on-crime policies that lead to tragedies just like this.
The real question is why was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a felon convicted of supporting ISIS, in possession of a firearm, especially in a gun free school zone? And why was Jalloh released 3 years early on an 11-year prison stint? These are the failures of soft-on-crime politicians more interested in policing federal ICE agents that protect their own citizens.
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That failure raises a larger question about what Virginia’s lawmakers are doing right now in Richmond.
<h3>Strangling The Second Amendment</h3>
The 2026 Virginia General Assembly session ends this week. When the gavel falls, Governor Abigail Spanberger will have on her desk a stack of gun bills unlike anything this Commonwealth has ever produced — not a single sweeping law, but a coordinated layering of restrictions designed to strangle the Second Amendment from every direction at once. Which gun you can buy. Where you can carry it. Whether the industry that makes it can survive being sued into submission. How you pass it on when you&#8217;re gone.
No single bill tells the whole story. The story is the stack — and what that stack adds up to is the systematic dismantling of our Second Amendment rights in Virginia.
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<h3>What They Banned</h3>
Start with SB 749, the centerpiece. 
It criminalizes the import, sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of so-called &#8220;assault firearms&#8221; — semi-automatic centerfire rifles, pistols, and shotguns identified not by how they function, but by how they look. A folding stock. A pistol grip. A threaded barrel. Cosmetic features that have no bearing on rate of fire. The identical firearm with a wooden stock is legal. The one with a synthetic pistol grip is contraband after July 1. Firearms you already own before that date are grandfathered for possession — but you cannot sell them to another Virginian. You can sell to a dealer or transfer them out of state (but that’s a federal Class 5 Felony). And how does a family who wishes to move to Virginia with their firearms – are they not “importing” assault firearms? You can pass them by inheritance to family. Beyond that, your grandfathered rifle is a dead-end asset.
The magazine provision is worse.
SB 749 also bans the import, sale, transfer, or purchase of any magazine capable of holding more than 15 rounds. Possession of magazines you already own is not criminalized — but you cannot sell them or transfer them to any other Virginian under any circumstances. The only lawful exits for a grandfathered magazine are surrender to a federally licensed dealer or transfer out of state. Notably, while the bill creates an explicit inheritance exception for grandfathered firearms, it creates no parallel exception for grandfathered magazines. A son can inherit his father&#8217;s rifle under this bill. The 15+ round magazines that feed it are a different matter — there is no provision in the final enrolled text that permits passing them to an heir within Virginia. What you own today is frozen in place, and the law has made no arrangement for what happens to it when you are gone.
Background check data tells you what Virginians think about this: adjusted NICS checks in February 2026 jumped 55 percent over February 2025 as gun owners raced to the counters before the deadline.
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<h3>What They Banned You From Carrying</h3>
The ban on future purchases was not enough. SB 727 — passed both chambers and headed to the Governor — prohibits carrying these same broadly defined &#8220;assault firearms&#8221; on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, right-of-way, or park. The bill strips concealed handgun permit holders of any exemption, even though those permit holders have carried legally for years without incident.
The practical effect in much of Virginia — in the rural Southwest, in the Shenandoah Valley, in communities where the nearest deputy might be thirty minutes away — is that the firearm most commonly chosen for home and property defense can no longer lawfully accompany you beyond your front door.
<h3>What They Did to the Industry</h3>
SB 27 and HB 21 gut the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act at the state level. They create a Virginia cause of action against firearms manufacturers, distributors, and retailers based on a vague &#8220;responsible conduct&#8221; standard. There is no clear definition of what responsible conduct requires — which is the point. Ambiguity is the weapon. The goal is not to compensate real victims. It is to make the cost of doing business in Virginia high enough that manufacturers and dealers either comply with whatever standard the next attorney general invents or exit the market entirely. You cannot exercise a right the industry has been sued out of existence.
<h3>What They Did to Home Gunsmiths</h3>
HB 40 makes building, importing, selling, transferring, or possessing an unserialized firearm, including pieces of an unassembled build, a Class 5 felony — punishable by up to ten years in prison. The bill reaches unfinished frames and receivers. Home gunsmithing has a tradition in this country as old as the Republic itself. Under HB 40, it would now be a felony in Virginia.
<h3>The Layer They Almost Added</h3>
Several additional bills survived crossover before stalling or being amended in the final days. A permit-to-purchase scheme would have required Virginians to obtain a government-issued license from the State Police before buying a handgun. Who knows what kind of barriers they could create in the name of “safety.” A vehicle storage bill would have criminalized a firearm left in a car under vague standards. A public carry ban on the House side mirrored SB 727 with even broader definitions. An age prohibition would have barred adults under 21 from purchasing handguns or assault firearms entirely.
Some of these did not survive in their original form. Others will return. The direction of travel is not ambiguous. I’ve been here long enough to see them again and again from the relentless Left.
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<h3>What This Actually Is</h3>
Consider the cumulative picture. You cannot purchase the most popular class of semi-automatic firearms in America after July 1. Magazines over 15 rounds are contraband — you can keep what you have, but can barely use what is now monetarily valueless. You cannot carry these firearms publicly even with a concealed handgun permit. The dealer who sells them faces open-ended civil liability under a standard no one can define. The manufacturer who builds them faces the same. Home building is a felony. It is a complete dismantling of the firearms industry. Death by a thousand tiny, deceitful infringements on our constitutional rights.
At what point does regulation become intentionally burdensome to the detriment of an industry the controlling party despises? Take fossil fuels, for example. How many green energy policies can you put on a coal-fired power generation plant before it’s no longer economically feasible to continue operation? At what point does the layering of burden after burden, and infringement after infringement, become a weaponized strategy rather than a policy choice?
House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore warned on the floor that banning firearms in common use among millions of law-abiding Americans invites a constitutional reckoning. He is right. Gun rights organizations have already promised litigation the moment Spanberger signs the bill into law.
In the meantime, Virginians who did nothing wrong — they bought their rifles legally, they hold concealed handgun permits, they have never committed a crime in their lives — are watching their God-given constitutional rights be stripped away layer by layer by a majority that answers to Northern Virginia.
That is the arithmetic of 2025&#8217;s election results. Governor Spanberger is expected to sign. When she does, every Virginian in every competitive district — every community that believed a Democratic majority in the House, Senate, and the Governor’s Mansion would exercise any restraint — should ask a simple question: Is this what you voted for?
Sure, Democrats aren’t “coming for your guns.”
They’re just making sure they are rendered completely useless under the law.
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Del. Wren Williams represents Virginia&#8217;s 47th House District (Patrick County and surrounding area). He is an attorney and a member of the House Republican Caucus.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Hundreds of thousands of Canadians could face prison time if they do not turn in their newly prohibited guns under a supposedly “voluntary” gun buyback program that is testing the strength of Canada&#8217;s bureaucratic regime.
Since May 2020, the Canadian government has attempted to institute a massive “assault-style firearms compensation program” that will purportedly trade cash for prohibited guns. If Canadians do not turn in a prohibited gun by October 2026, they could face up to five years in prison. The program has faced massive pushback from provincial leaders and gun rights organizations who say it will only disarm law-abiding Canadians.
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“We&#8217;re finding that they&#8217;re running into a lot of compliance issues,” Blair Hagen, an executive at Canada’s National Firearms Association, told The Daily Wire. “They have no idea where [the guns are] or who has them. So it&#8217;s proving to be a very, very difficult situation for the government.”
Due to the scope of the program, the government has extended amnesty three times for ownership of one of the thousands of banned so-called “assault-style” guns, with the latest one set to expire in October 2026.
<h3>We Can Thank Justin Trudeau</h3>
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An <a href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/05/01/prime-minister-announces-ban-assault-style-firearms">order in council</a> rolled out by then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in May 2020 banned thousands of “assault weapons” and claimed to offer compensation to those who voluntarily turn in their weapons. According to Hagen, an order in council is a “non-democratic legal instrument” where the Canadian government can ban items like guns “without having to take legislation through parliament.”
Today, the government <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/firearms-buyback.html">describes</a> participation in the gun buyback program as “voluntary” but that compliance with the gun ban is required.
“While participating in the program is voluntary, compliance with the law is not. Businesses and individual firearm owners must safely dispose of or permanently deactivate their assault-style firearms before the amnesty period ends on October 30, 2026, or risk criminal liability for the illegal possession of a prohibited firearm,” the government says on its website.
Justin Davis, the public affairs director of the National Rifle Association, said that it made no sense to call the program voluntary.
“I mean, they call these things voluntary, but if the option is either turn them in or you&#8217;re going to jail, I would not consider that voluntary,” he told The Daily Wire. 
The government also doesn’t guarantee compensation for turning in the designated weapons, only saying that gun owners “who choose to participate in the program may receive compensation subject to availability of program funds.”
<h3>Carney Calls It Compensation, Not Confiscation</h3>
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Prime Minister Mark Carney <a href="https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/forcing-people-to-hand-over-their-guns-isnt-a-voluntary-program">claims</a> that the program, which could penalize gun owners with jail time if they don’t comply, was not “confiscation.”
“This is not about confiscation. This is about voluntary return of firearms for compensation,” Carney said during a podcast in September 2025. “People aren’t going around confiscating guns. Anyone who says that, that is a mischaracterization, what it is is an opportunity for Canadians to return guns for compensation.”
In the same podcast, Carney claimed that the hunting rifles would not be impacted by the extensive gun ban.
“We are not talking about hunting rifles. We’re not talking sports shooting or anything like that. We’re talking about assault rifles,” Carney said.
However, this appears to ignore the fact that there is a specific carve-out for Native tribes that use prohibited rifles for hunting. The amnesty <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/12/government-of-canada-extends-list-of-prohibited-assault-style-firearms-and-moves-forward-on-regulatory-changes-to-strengthen-gun-control.html">includes</a> “a temporary exception for Indigenous peoples’ exercising a right” under the Constitution and “as well as those who use firearms for sustenance hunting, which enables them to continue to use their newly prohibited firearms to hunt (if previously non-restricted) until a suitable replacement can be found.”
<h3>Not In Alberta</h3>
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Many Canadian provinces, including Yukon, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, have indicated they will not assist the national government in enforcing the ban.
“We will have nothing to do with this program. We will not spend any Alberta taxpayer dollars on this program,&#8221; Teri Bryant, the chief firearms officer of Alberta, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-gun-buyback-program-9.7053027">told</a> CBC News last month. &#8220;We can&#8217;t block the federal government from setting something up, but they have to set it up and be appropriately licensed.&#8221;
Effectively, what this means is that the feds will be on their own for enforcing the gun ban throughout much of Canada without any assistance from local law enforcement.
“If the feds want to try and enforce it, they are going to have to do it themselves, and of course, the logistics get even more insurmountable and the price goes up,” Hagen said.
In the fall of 2025, the Canadian government ran a <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/firearms-buyback/pilot-lessons-learned.html">pilot program</a> of the buyback scheme that ran for six weeks and only yielded 25 guns. The government had <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-federal-gun-buyback-assault-weapons-program-9.7047872">reportedly</a> expected to confiscate some 200 weapons.
The government declared the program a success, saying that it showed that “factual, consistent information on how the program works, what individuals can expect if they choose to participate, and legal requirements to comply with the prohibition must be readily available and up-to-date.”
Hagen said that there was not much public appetite for the gun buyback program, but that it was pushed by leftists embedded in Canada’s federal bureaucracy. 
“That&#8217;s one of the biggest problems with firearms laws in Canada,” he said. “There is a civil disarmament agenda in that bureaucracy. It started many years ago. They&#8217;ve done everything they can to ensure that it continues.”
At the end of the day, Hagen sees the government&#8217;s efforts to stop crime and violence by taking law-abiding citizens&#8217; firearms as illogical.
“You can put all the laws and restrictions and prohibitions on the lawful acquisition and ownership of firearms that you want, but it&#8217;s not going to decrease or eliminate crime or tragedies because criminals and lunatics will always find a way,” he said.
<h3>American Leftists Want The Same Policy</h3>
That sentiment was echoed by Davis with the NRA, who warned that leftist politicians in the United States wanted to enact similar policies.
“The issue here is the idea that criminals would be turning in their firearms is just absolutely illogical,” he told The Daily Wire. “There&#8217;s no criminal in the world who&#8217;s going to turn in their firearm for a few dollars when instead they can use it for perpetuating crime.”
During her first run for president back in 2019, Kamala Harris <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/gun-safety-forum-live-updates-las-vegas-n1060911#ncrd1061751">said</a> she supported a “mandatory” gun buyback program for so-called “assault weapons.”
“We have to have a buyback program, and I support a mandatory gun buyback program,” Harris said. “It’s got to be smart, we got to do it the right way.”
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Davis said that the Second Amendment gave a layer of protection to gun owners that those in Europe and Canada didn’t have.
“Places like Europe and Canada and Australia do not have those type of protections, and you see political figures continue to push more and more gun control laws that, again, just disarm law abiding citizens and create more soft targets for criminals, and evil individuals in this world who want to do harm to innocent lives,” he said.
A 2024 challenge to Canada&#8217;s buyback program lost, but advocates for gun rights in Canada believe that the program will become too expensive to institute and will face a host of practical problems.
Hagen sees some parallels between the current ban on “assault-style” weapons and the effort to have all long guns registered. That requirement was repealed in 2012 by a Conservative coalition and was seen as a major victory for Canadian gun rights advocates. The policies could also be overturned if Carney&#8217;s Liberal Party loses power in Canada.
“It&#8217;s one thing to ban a bunch of guns and declare that they&#8217;re prohibited and state your intention to confiscate them,&#8221; Hagen said. &#8220;But it&#8217;s quite another to actually make that happen.”

Canadian Prime Minster Carney Makes National Defense And Security Announcement

Canada’s Massive ‘Voluntary’ Gun Buyback Program Comes With Prison Time

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In yet another move against gun ownership, California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 1127 into law, triggering immediate backlash from the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners. The ink was barely dry when, just three days later, SAF, the National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), a licensed firearms retailer, and two individual plaintiffs filed suit, alleging the law is a direct assault on the Constitution.
Dubbed the “Glock Ban,” AB 1127 prohibits licensed dealers in California from selling semiautomatic pistols with cruciform trigger bars, which happen to include virtually all Glock models and Glock-style handguns. According to the law, which takes effect July 1, 2026, these firearms can supposedly be “readily converted” into machine guns by installing a backplate device — often called a “Glock switch.” The bill’s supporters claim this is a public safety measure designed to target the illegal conversion of firearms into fully automatic weapons.
SAF argues that the banned firearms — Glocks and their clones — are indisputably in “common use” for lawful purposes like self-defense and sport shooting. That distinction matters because, under Supreme Court precedent (District of Columbia v. Heller, 2008), firearms “in common use” cannot be banned. SAF contends that AB 1127 directly violates the Second Amendment because it targets a class of arms that millions of Americans — including Californians — legally own and use every day.
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As SAF <a href="https://saf.org/">put it bluntly</a>: “Because Glock and Glock platform handguns are indisputably in common use… they fall squarely within the protections of the Second Amendment and cannot be banned.”
What’s more, the new law is riddled with inconsistencies. Californians can still <a href="https://www.cagun.law/">privately sell these same </a><a href="https://www.cagun.law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">firearms </a>through the secondary market, and law enforcement is fully exempt. So if these guns are so dangerous, why the carve-outs?
Legal experts note that Glock switches are already illegal under federal law, meaning AB 1127 addresses a crime that’s already prohibited. But instead of going after the unlawful modification, California’s legislature chose to go after the platform itself — punishing law-abiding gun owners and dealers instead of criminals.
The law has also sparked concern in the firearms industry, as it bans not just Glocks but any handgun with a similar internal mechanism, including brands like Shadow Systems. Unless manufacturers redesign their pistols, these models will be wiped off California’s shrinking “Safe Handgun Roster.” Ironically, the law offers a glimmer of hope for manufacturers — if they can redesign and submit new models that don’t allow for easy conversion, those pistols may be allowed back on the market. Translation: only government-approved, state-blessed models will be allowed. For now.
If AB 1127 survives court scrutiny, it could open the floodgates to more sweeping bans.
With SAF, the NRA, and FPC leading the charge, Jaymes v. Bonta is shaping up to be a legal slugfest with national implications.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Holds News Conference

Newsom’s ‘Glock Ban’ Sparks Constitutional Showdown

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No progress as the government shutdown continues, New York state issued commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants but didn’t require a first name, and Canada launches a new gun buyback program.
It’s Thursday, October 2, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Shutdown Enters Day 2</h2>
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Topline: Tensions in Washington remain high as the government shutdown enters its second day after Senate Democrats once again blocked a Republican funding measure on Wednesday. 
Roughly 750,000 non-essential federal workers have been furloughed, with tens of thousands more expected in the coming days. Essential law enforcement and military personnel, along with air traffic controllers, medical providers, and power grid workers, continue to work.
Trump: Unlike previous shutdowns, Trump is stepping in to ensure that federal workers focused on his core policy agenda are deemed essential. For example, the vast majority of immigration enforcement operations will continue as usual, while trade officials working in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will maintain 60% of its staff to continue hammering out tariff deals.
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On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans once again proposed a short-term stopgap that would turn the lights back on until November, allowing time for a broader deal. However, Democrats once again voted it down, 55-45. The Senate is not expected to convene again until Friday, so it’s almost certain to drag on at least until the weekend.
Cuts coming: Office of Management and Budget head Ross Vought instructed federal agencies last week, before the shutdown, to begin making plans for mass layoffs. On Wednesday, Vought told House Republicans that the administration would start terminating employees within the next day or two. 
Essentially, they argue that if your job is considered non-essential, why are taxpayers employing you to begin with? It’s unclear just how many federal workers would be laid off under that plan, but if nothing else, it could incentivize Democrat leaders to reach a deal and avoid mass government layoffs.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">More On Des Moines Superintendent</h2>
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Topline: The Daily Wire delves into the background of Ian Roberts, who previously served as superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools before being arrested for allegedly being in the United States without authorization. He has since resigned from his post, and some alarming information about his immigration history has surfaced.
Sources within the federal government recently shared with The Daily Wire that on a previous immigration application, Roberts declared that he had six children with five different women and that three of those kids were born within a year of each other. That application for immigration status was subsequently rejected.
Additionally, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shared more information about his hiring for the superintendent role, telling The Daily Wire that Roberts hasn&#8217;t been checked through the federal E-Verify employment eligibility system for more than a decade. They also stated that the school district hasn&#8217;t utilized the program.
If it had, district officials would have known that Roberts lied about being a citizen on his I-9 employment verification form.
Feds take a look: The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the school district&#8217;s DEI hiring practices, as Roberts is black and a native of Guyana.
The DOJ says it is looking into whether the school district engaged &#8220;in employment practices that discriminate based on race, color, and national origin.&#8221;
According to its website, the district requires that its teaching and learning staff match the student population in terms of “demographics and cultural responsivity.” It also set specific quotas for “increas[ing] the number of teachers of color” in an affirmative action plan. Its staff retention strategy prioritizes “lift[ing] up voices of our People of Color” and “creat[ing] a safer environment for People of Color.” The school district also operates the “3D Coalition” project, a recruitment and hiring program for “aspiring minority teachers.”
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Canada Gun Buyback Program</h2>
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Topline: The Canadian federal government has started the rollout of its controversial gun buyback program following sweeping bans of what it describes as “assault style weapons”. 
In 2020, after a Nova Scotia man went on a deadly shooting spree, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used executive authority to add more than 1,500 firearm models to the nation’s prohibited list, effectively banning the sale and ownership of entire classifications of firearms that were previously allowed.
Parliament passed firearm reform laws decades ago. Those laws essentially gave the prime minister’s cabinet authority to decide which specific firearms are banned. Because of the prime minister’s power to hire and fire his cabinet at will, he has broad authority and ability to enact sweeping gun bans almost unilaterally.
Iffy enforcement: A large-scale ban like this poses a logistical nightmare for enforcement. Not only does it ban the sale of many firearms, but it also makes possibly hundreds of thousands of currently owned firearms illegal.
The government offered an amnesty period of two years in which gun owners could surrender their firearms, but that period was repeatedly extended due to a lack of compliance. In the meantime, the Canadian government put a freeze on the sale of all handguns. Now that the amnesty period is coming to a close, the government is showing no intention of any further extensions and is beginning to crack down in full force. 
The buyback program: A pilot program has been rolled out in Nova Scotia, where owners of the now-illegal firearms can turn them in to the police for a reimbursement of $400-$700, depending on the model. The plan is to expand the program nationwide soon.
Government officials insist on referring to the program as a “voluntary buy-back” program. In reality, the only choice Canadian gun owners are offered is to turn in their guns, destroy them, or be in violation of the law and theoretically have their weapons confiscated in the future and possibly face criminal charges.
It’s not a complete ban, but it’s about as far as the prime minister could go. The laws surrounding the prime minister’s authority still contain language intended to protect sportsmen. Theoretically, guns commonly used for hunting should be protected, but the language is vague. The ban is said to focus on “assault style weapons,” a term that is not clearly defined either in Canadian law or in the firearm industry. It’s typically used in the context of semi-automatic firearms such as AR-15 or AK-style rifles, but these bans go far beyond those. The order bans carbines that fire pistol rounds, 22-caliber semi-autos, and many guns that aren’t semi-automatic at all, including large caliber bolt action rifles and many pump action shotguns.

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Morning Brief: Shutdown Day Two, Turmoil in Des Moines Schools, & Canada Forces Gun Buyback

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Plenty of ink has been spilled on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the sweeping piece of budget reconciliation legislation that cuts taxes, creates “Trump accounts” for newborns, and grants an unprecedented new surge of funding in support of mass deportation and border security efforts.
But one of the law&#8217;s biggest impacts may be its unfurling of a longstanding gun law that firearms enthusiasts and Second Amendment advocates have long had in their sights.
The government has imposed a tax on suppressors, tools that are used to dampen the sound of a gunshot, ever<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-republican-budget-proposal-has-removal-gun-silencer-tax-its-sights-2025-05-14/"> since</a> 1934, when the National Firearms Act was passed. Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill, that tax will be dropped in January, and its elimination could tee up massive victories for Second Amendment supporters.
The Daily Wire team had the chance to learn from firearms experts and gun rights advocates during a day at the range, firing both suppressed and unsuppressed AR-15s. Their utility became clear as the day went on, and as thousands of rounds were fired.
“Millions of Americans use them to protect their hearing,” Knox Williams, Executive Director of the <a href="https://americansuppressorassociation.com/">American Suppressor Association</a>, said of suppressors. “Gunshots are loud to the point that when you don’t have hearing protection, any exposure to an unsuppressed gunshot can and will lead to permanent and irreversible hearing damage … if you lose it, there is no coming back.”
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Suppressors, often referred to colloquially as silencers, work in the same way as a muffler on a car — with a tube that traps, cools, and dissipates the hot gas that comes out of a barrel after a round is fired. In fact, the suppressor and the muffler were developed by the same American inventor in the early 1900s. Both inventions prevent the rapid contact of the hot gas with the cooler surrounding atmosphere, which is one of the main causes of the noise that is generated when a gun is fired.
Suppressors reduce the noise of a gunshot by anywhere from 20 to 35 decibels, making their effect roughly equivalent to earplugs and earmuffs in their ability to protect one’s hearing.
Americans’ impression of suppressors comes primarily from James Bond films and video games, where the devices are used to sneakily assassinate a target in a crowded setting, allowing the shooter to escape undetected.
The reality, as was apparent after a day at the range, is that even a suppressed firearm is still loud enough to cause hearing damage if used without hearing protection, and far too noisy to allow one to pull off a Bond-style operation, especially when used indoors. Instead, a silencer is a valuable tool to protect your hearing, and it works best when used in conjunction with earplugs or earmuffs.
The removal of the tax on suppressors, Williams says, is a victory that could build momentum in the service of a broader goal.
“The primary thing that we want is to remove these things from the National Firearms Act entirely. In the House version of the Big Beautiful Bill, that actually passed. It was full removal of suppressors from the National Firearms Act, which meant no tax and no registration requirement,” the American Suppressor Association Executive Director explained.
That version of the bill did not pass in the Senate, but the removal of the tax is an initial victory for Second Amendment advocates, and one that could beget bigger wins.
Williams explained that the tax wasn’t just an added financial burden to those looking to buy suppressors, but also created a registry of Americans who paid the tax, in effect resulting in a federal registry of Americans owning suppressors.
The removal of the tax, Williams says, has “set us up for being able to challenge the constitutionality of these items in the National Firearms Act in court.”
A new lawsuit from the American Suppressor Association, the National Rifle Association, and other pro-Second Amendment organizations aims to do just that. The suit contends that the registry is no longer Constitutional, given that the tax that justified its existence is being eliminated.
“The National Firearms Act has been a weight around the neck of law-abiding gun owners for nearly a century,” Williams charged. “Our lawsuit challenges the NFA as an unconstitutional registry of now untaxed firearms. Common sense and the law are on our side, and we look forward to fighting on behalf of all Americans in Federal Court.”

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The Big Beautiful Bill Quietly Shot Down One Of America’s Dumbest Gun Laws

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On Wednesday, 42 GOP senators introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry rights in their home state to exercise those same rights in any other state that allows concealed carry while still abiding by that state’s laws.
 The bill also protects state sovereignty by not establishing a national standard for concealed carry.
The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/214/text">bill</a> states:
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An individual who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document and a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the individual to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce in any State other than the State of residence of the individual that has a statute that allows residents of the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms; or does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes.
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“This legislation would reduce unnecessary burdens for law-abiding citizens and allow them to carry a concealed firearm in every state that permits it and I’m grateful for the overwhelming support from my fellow Republican colleagues on this commonsense bill,” Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn said.
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“This commonsense legislation ensures that law-abiding citizens can exercise their constitutional right to carry concealed firearms across state lines while respecting the laws of each state,” North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis stated. “This legislation is a critical step in protecting the right of self-defense for Americans, no matter where they travel.”
Last week, the House of Representatives introduced a companion bill, H.R. 38. The Crime Prevention Research Center states that nearly 22 million Americans hold concealed carry permits.
President-elect Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.cbs19news.com/concealed-carry-reciprocity-backed-by-trump-in-u-s-house-proposal/article_762fa78c-c0fb-5599-a411-308f8a04d8ed.html">promised</a> to sign the bill if it reaches his desk. The National Rifle Association (NRA), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and Gun Owners of America (GOA) have endorsed the legislation.

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GOP Senate Introduces Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

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There is no such thing as a free nation where the police and military are allowed to keep and bear arms and citizens are not. Our Founding Fathers understood this and enshrined the basic right to self-defense in the U.S. Constitution. The Second Amendment guarantees the absolute ability to live in peace without fear.
The U.S. Supreme Court has, time and again, reaffirmed that right. Yet elected Democrats and other stakeholders continue their all-out assault on this freedom with the ultimate goal of denying law-abiding Americans the opportunity to purchase and carry guns.
That’s why, in 2022, I became concerned when Visa and Mastercard <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/visa-to-categorize-sales-at-gun-stores-in-win-for-gun-control-advocates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> they would separately categorize and track purchases for guns and ammunition. This move followed the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), an international standards organization based out of Europe, approving an application for a firearm-specific Merchant Category Code (MCC). This move would set a dangerous precedent targeting legal gun owners, the <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vast majority</a> of whom are Republicans or independents who lean Right.
A specific MCC for gun purchases would subject Americans attempting to exercise their constitutional rights to unnecessary and unethical surveillance. If rolled out, a national gun registry would be closer than ever, even though it is <a href="https://www.nraila.org/get-the-facts/registration-licensing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prohibited</a> by federal law. The Left, however, does not care about the rule of law and they certainly aren’t hiding their desire to take away your freedoms. An elected Democrat recently <a href="https://vinnews.com/2024/07/09/rep-bonnie-watson-coleman-advocates-for-national-gun-registry-during-atf-debate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> a federal gun registry a “wonderful idea.”
A gun-specific MCC is a clear threat to the privacy and Second Amendment rights of all Americans. Not only does it present an easy opportunity for liberal institutions to de-bank firearms sellers, which is abruptly closing financial accounts for religious and political reasons, but it could also discourage Americans from exercising their Constitutionally-protected rights. Importantly, the MCC would do absolutely nothing to improve public safety.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-than-100-house-republicans-demand-answers-from-credit-card-giants-categorizing-sales-at-gun-stores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">application</a> for a gun- and ammo-specific MCC came from Amalgamated Bank in 2022, a <a href="https://amalgamatedbank.com/who-we-are" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blatantly Left-wing</a> company that dubs itself America’s “socially responsible bank” and proudly says deposited money supports “sustainable organizations, progressive causes, and social justice.” Upon further examination, it’s clear the organization is closely connected to the Democrat Party. The New York Times in 2015 even <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/how-amalgamated-bank-became-the-the-lefts-private-banker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> it “the left’s private banker.”
Clients of the union-owned bank <a href="https://amalgamatedbank.com/political-organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> President Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Nancy Pelosi. Additional past and present clients <a href="https://amalgamatedbank.com/clients" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> the Democratic Governors Association, the Biden Foundation, the Democratic National Committee, and Ready for Hillary 2016. Not exactly ardent defenders of the Second Amendment.
Amalgamated has also explicitly <a href="https://amalgamatedbank.com/anti-violence-and-gun-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called for</a> unconstitutional red-flag laws and says it discriminates against gun, nuclear weapon and ammunition manufacturers and distributors. Radical private organizations like this and the ISO should be nowhere near our Second Amendment.
At the time of the approval, Amalgamated Chief Executive Priscilla Sims Brown <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/10/business/gun-stores-merchant-code-visa-american-express-mastercard/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the move “answers the call of millions of Americans who want safety from gun violence.” Does this call supersede the constitutional right to keep and bear arms? As a state representative serving the people of Northwest Tennessee, I can tell you my constituents would say that coastal elites and liberal corporations better stay far away from their guns and finances.
That’s why I set out to ensure this gun tracking scheme would never happen in the Volunteer State. This year, I sponsored the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which was passed by the General Assembly and went into effect July 1. This new law will prohibit financial institutions from requiring retailers to use a specific MCC for firearms sellers in Tennessee.
Law-abiding Americans deserve to make these purchases without fear of liberal corporations and an overbearing federal government coordinating to spy on them. I was proud to provide that peace of mind to Tennesseans with the passage of this new law.
Just before the new law took effect, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti warned that Visa, Mastercard and American Express were potentially gearing up to ignore it.
“Specifically, I am concerned that your compliance efforts are not sufficient and will allow you and other financial institutions to continue to utilize impermissible codes in violation of Tennessee law,” he <a href="https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/pr24-53-letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a June letter to the chief executives of each company.
No credit card company should be able to cancel the votes of millions of Tennesseans by disobeying our policies.
We’ve already seen the Orwellian-like behavior from the Biden Administration and the private companies all too willing to hand over sensitive information. Earlier this year, the House Judiciary Committee <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/in-the-news/alarming-surveillance-feds-asked-banks-search-private-transactions-terms-maga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> federal investigators had asked financial institutions to search customer transactions for various MCCs, stores and phrases, including Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shops, Dicks Sporting Goods, and MAGA.
The goal? Rooting out alleged “extremism” following the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
If the federal government and private companies are already using banking information to target conservatives, ask yourself why they might want a separate MCC for firearms and ammunition sellers. It’s clear that in attempting to force these codes on Americans, they are also attempting to reshape what the Second Amendment means in our country.
Americans are tired of these people and groups pushing an agenda contrary to our founding ideals. I’m proud Tennessee has taken a stand against the ever-increasing leftist corporate-government alliance meant to intimidate and silence Christians and conservatives. It’s time every state stands with us.
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Rusty Grills represents District 77 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He is chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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In April 2023, after former President Donald Trump was indicted in New York, his concealed carry license was suspended. Now the New York City Police Department is reportedly preparing to revoke it entirely.
According to a senior NYPD official, Trump relinquished two pistols he was licensed to carry on March 31, 2023, but another gun listed on Trump’s license “was lawfully moved to Florida,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/politics/trump-gun-nypd-revoke/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The official said an investigation by the NYPD’s Legal Bureau “will likely lead to revocation of his license,” although Trump could challenge such a decision in a hearing.
Because Trump was convicted of 34 felonies at his Manhattan trial, it is a federal crime for him to possess a firearm.
Trump has had a license from the NYPD to carry a concealed firearm for more than a decade, law enforcement sources told CNN.
The verdict in Trump’s trial has been harshly criticized. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated:
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&#8220;I disagree with the jury&#8217;s verdict here. A jury can only act within the constraints that a judge puts on it, and this case was rigged from the very beginning. You had Alvin Bragg, who campaigned on getting Donald Trump. You had the judge, who&#8217;s a literal Biden donor, and at every turn he ruled in favor of the prosecution. &#8230; He never even insisted the prosecution reveal the alleged underlying crime for which Donald Trump supposedly covered up in – in bookkeeping entries. At every turn the judge put his finger on the scales, practically forcing the jury to find – to reach this outcome. &#8230; there’s no question Donald Trump should win on appeal.&#8221;
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Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr stated, “I said from the very start that this was an abomination. And I actually was surprised that they went ahead with the case because there really was nothing there. There was no crime there and they never were able to really articulate it until after the defense rested its case. So I thought the whole thing was a travesty.”
“This case is going to be overruled because there are just multiple errors and violations of constitutional rights,” he continued. “This will be eventually overruled after the election.”
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The gun trial of first son, Hunter Biden, started Monday, with jury selection. First lady Jill Biden was in attendance, and the Bidens spent the weekend in Wilmington, Delaware in preparation for the trial. 
Hunter <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/02/politics/hunter-biden-trial-preview/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden</a> is charged with illegally purchasing and possessing a firearm while abusing or being addicted to drugs, which violates federal law. He has pleaded not guilty.
Three <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/02/politics/hunter-biden-trial-preview/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women</a> connected to Hunter Biden are scheduled to testify about his drug us related to the time he purchased the firearm: His ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, his late brother’s widow Hallie Biden whom he dated, along with the woman from Arkansas, Lunden Roberts, the mother of one of his children — a granddaughter Joe Biden has previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/our-son-hunter-and-navys-mother-joe-biden-finally-acknowledges-his-seventh-grandchild-in-friday-night-news-dump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a> to acknowledge. 
Hunter’s words will also come back to haunt him. His <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-joe-biden-election-gun-drugs-e2cc8b5d459ad80e5bd7b05c5e9105c1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memoir</a> shows he was addicted to drugs at the time of the purchase, as does evidence from the so-called “laptop from hell,” the laptop Hunter reportedly left at a Delaware computer repair shop and never claimed.
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As the Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-house-democrat-defends-loving-father-biden-says-hunter-has-done-nothing-wrong">reported</a>, President Biden continues to maintain his son’s innocence. While the president is not expected to attend or testify at his son’s trial, he is on record stating, “My son has done nothing wrong.”
And there&#8217;s the rub. 
President Joe Biden detests guns and legal gun owners, but he defends his son, who is charged with violating federal gun laws.
He also lies about gun statistics.
The president has repeatedly claimed that “firearms are the leading cause of death for children.” But according to the fact checkers at the <a href="https://www.nssf.org/articles/the-washington-post-concedes-biden-admin-favorite-gun-control-line-is-a-lie/">Washington Post</a>, not exactly a Right-wing publication, “when all motor vehicle accidents are counted, then motor vehicle deaths continue to exceed firearm deaths for children – as defined as people under age 18.”
The president has also called on <a href="https://www.heritage.org/firearms/heritage-explains/bidens-gun-control-agenda">Congress</a> to pass what he calls “common sense” gun reform, including banning so-called assault weapons (isn’t any weapon used to commit an assault an assault weapon?). 
Biden has also called for required background checks on all gun sales and a ban on high-capacity magazines.
Let’s examine each of these demands.
First, so-called assault weapons are not the gun of choice for criminals.
According to an April 2023 report from <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pew Research Center</a>, 
<blockquote>In 2020, the most recent year for which the FBI has published data, handguns were involved in 59% of the 13,620 U.S. gun murders and non-negligent manslaughters for which data is available. Rifles – the category that includes guns sometimes referred to as “assault weapons” – were involved in 3% of firearm murders.</blockquote>
So Biden wants to ban a class of weapons responsible for approximately 408 deaths versus weapons that were responsible for about 8,035 deaths.
By comparison, about 450 people die each year by falling out of bed. Statistically, the president should therefore be focusing on making beds safer, especially bunk beds and waterbeds, which are clearly the ‘assault weapons’ of beds.
The president also wants to ban so-called high-capacity magazines, which, depending on the definition, is any magazine with a capacity of 10 or more rounds of ammunition. The theory is that the fewer bullets a person has in a magazine, the fewer people he or she can kill without reloading.
Woe to the single mother, living in remote Montana with the nearest police officer 20 miles away, facing three intruders aiming to rape her and kill her children. I think she should have as large a magazine as possible to defend herself and her children.
The last requirement, expanded background checks, is another canard.
Background checks are required for anyone purchasing a firearm from a federally licensed firearm dealer. Background checks are not required for the private transfer of firearms, such as if I decide to legally gift a firearm to my son or sell one to my cousin.
Oh, and Hunter Biden passed his background check, even though he has been charged with falsifying his application.
The last fallacy of Biden’s war against the Second Amendment is that criminals do not, by definition, follow the law. That is what makes them criminals.
From 2017 through 2021, more than 1 million <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1153977949/major-takeaways-from-the-atf-gun-violence-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">firearms</a> were stolen from legal gun owners.
In addition, a 2016 <a href="https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/suficspi16.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> of prison inmates reported that approximately 1 in 5 (21%) of all state and federal prisoners reported possessing or using a firearm when they committed the offense for which they were serving time. Of those prisoners, only 7% purchased the weapon under their own name from a licensed dealer. More than half of prisoners (56%) had stolen the weapon, found it at the scene of a crime, or obtained it off the street or from the underground market.
President inconsistency on guns have come to light, given the trial of his son. I do not condemn the president for wanting to defend his son, any father would. However, his hatred of the Second Amendment and of legal gun owners is now on full display, as is his hypocrisy.
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Jim Nelles is a Navy veteran and supply chain consultant based in Chicago. His articles have appeared in the Washington Examiner, Newsweek, Foxnews.com, and the Daily Wire. He has served as a chief procurement officer, chief supply chain officer, and chief operations officer for multiple companies.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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A judge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington</a> ruled that the state’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds is unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal to pause the judge’s decision, meaning the restriction stays in effect for now.
On Monday, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24536660-state-of-washington-v-gators-custom-guns-inc-ruling-and-orders-23-2-00897-08" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> in favor of a Washington gun shop that sued the state after lawmakers banned magazines holding more than 10 rounds in 2022. Bashor rejected the state&#8217;s arguments that the magazines were not suitable for self-defense and that the legislation was common sense. 
“This Court must find there exists no set of facts where the Court can find such a generalized ban or restriction on an am (or an instrument that facilitates self-defense) as constitutional under the Washington Constitution,” Bashor <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24536660-state-of-washington-v-gators-custom-guns-inc-ruling-and-orders-23-2-00897-08">wrote</a> in his 55-page decision. “The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights exist to define the outer limits of what Legislatures and Courts are allowed to do. Amending the Constitution and Bill of Rights cannot be done simply by enacting a law, or by a pronouncement from a Court.&#8221;
Bashor added that he found that large capacity magazines (LCMS) are classified as arms under the State Constitution and that members of the public commonly owned them for lawful purposes. 
“The State has not provided evidence that LCMs are NOT commonly and lawfully owned or possessed by civilians for lawful purposes, including self-defense. The State: instead chose to provide expert opinions concluding only that LCMs are not commonly ‘fired for self-defense purposes’, or are not the best choice for self-defense, neither of which are relevant metrics,” he wrote. 
Bashor, who has been a judge in the rural county since 2011, also pointed to the Founding Fathers in his decision. 
“There was no appetite to limit gun rights by the Founders. Though the specific technology available today may not have been envisioned, the Founders expected technological advancements,” Bashor wrote. “The result is few, if any, historical analogue laws by which a state can justify a modern firearms regulation.”
After Bashor&#8217;s ruling, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/was-ban-on-high-capacity-gun-magazines-ruled-unconstitutional/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> an emergency appeal before the state’s high court, arguing magazine capacity limits are constitutional. 
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“Every court in Washington and across the country to consider challenges to a ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines under the U.S. or Washington Constitution has either rejected that challenge or been overruled. This law is constitutional,” Ferguson said. 
Washington State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston sided with Ferguson, keeping the law in effect while the appeal continued. 
The magazine restriction was one of the many gun control policies adopted in recent years by Washington’s Democratic-controlled legislature and Democratic Governor Jay Inslee, including a ban on the sale of AR-15s and similar rifles.

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