Looks like their attempt to restrict the import of certain shotguns is back. Only to rifles: Don’t let this go unanswered, comment on this proposal. Update: That will teach me to blog on two hours of sleep with multiple tabs open.

ATF has opened up the comment period on the proposed import ban of shotguns: You can comment on the report by e-mail to shotgunstudy@atf.gov or by fax to (202)648-9601. The deadline for comments is May 1, 2011. Michael Bane has more on the study, including thoughts on ATF’s end game here. Looks like increased shotgun […]

It’s here. Reading now. Not really a ruling, more a study. Via Caleb. Updates as I read: Misuse term assault rifle. Competition not sporting purpose, nor are many lawful activities common in the sporting use of firearms. Plinking is not sporting They’re looking into it: Therefore, the working group believes that a more thorough and […]

Joshua Prince: I have since learned that the new ruling is going to be akin to the 1994 Assault Weapon Ban, in that, shotguns with bayonet lugs, large capacity magazines…etc or commonly referred to as “evil parts,” will no longer be importable as they have “no sporting purpose.” Interesting. Is the Saiga sporterized in the […]

Tam says good night to the Saiga.

Stock up on Saigas? Today, the ATF announced at the 2011 SHOT Show that a new ruling would be issued on Monday, January 24, 2011, regarding the importability of certain shotguns. ATF informed the audience at the ATF Townhall meeting that they wanted to ensure that they were properly and justly enforcing the requirements of […]

Today, this blog is nine years old. As is tradition, I like to look at the numbers: 30,957 posts 2,240,456 words 132,767 comments 11,220 tweets (5 of which are non-blog posts) 11,888,139 page views 6,202,916 visits 9,932 average page views per day 4,260 average visits per day 3:16 the average time, in minutes, a reader […]

ATF says no to the raging judge and the lever action 410 pistol from Rossi, says Gunblast (at end of video): Stay tuned. Could be the shotgun ruling? Though not imported.

NRA pushing a couple of bills. One would prohibit the Justice Department from banning import of supposedly ‘non-sporting’ shotguns. You may recall that being an issue recently.

From Coal Creek Armory on facebook: We are hearing that the importer of the Saiga 12 shotguns has ceased importation while waiting for the official ruling by the ATF. There are a limited number of these firearms already in the pipeline for distribution and we will be getting as many as available to us just […]

Still no ATF ruling on shotguns. I’m laying my money on the Raging Judge and not the Saiga now.

David looks at some rulings from ATF on pistol grip shotguns. Seems there is a case that a pistol grip shotgun is a destructive device. They can also be Any Other Weapons. Or shotguns. Regardless, this can create all kinds of problems. It’s like it’s confusing on purpose.

Affirmed. More as I get it. Update: The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the District’s firearms regulations – which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock – violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which […]

The Honolulu Star Bulletin thinks that the supreme court should uphold gun laws. Let’s look at why they think that and why they’re igorant: Courts have ruled for more than a century that the Second Amendment allows reasonable restrictions on possession of firearms, but the federal appeals court for the District of Columbia has ruled […]

Seems DC is a bit spooked and is asking the SCOTUS for only a limited ruling: The District of Columbia government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to address only a single issue, if it agrees to hear the city’s appeal seeking to reinstate its flat ban on private possession of handguns.  In a reply […]

And some gun porn. Some future destructive devices, that is. Someone is making 19 round drums for Saiga shotguns. Everyone has pics and is blogging about them, including The Idiot’s Blog, Colt CCO, ExistingThing, and James. In the past, the ATF has reclassified some shotguns with as destructive devices, which effectively makes them the legal […]

I wrote about Orson Scott Card’s new novel “Empire” and commented on how this book has confounded the far left. The premise of the book is a second American Civil War between the Blue States and the Red States. Is there an issue that could spark a shooting Civil War between Blue State America and […]

With the goal of a shopping center in mind, city officials in Millville drafted an ordinance to take land from existing businesses. Tentatively, the ordinance has been tabled: Over the last few months, city officials had prepared an ordinance authorizing condemnation proceedings in accordance with local redevelopment and housing laws and eminent domain. Ah, the […]

Weekly gun links are up with lots of good stuff! Update: I wonder how long before those Benelli extensions are classified as Destructive Devices? They did that with supposed Street Sweepers (aka, shotguns with high capacity magazines): In early 1994, ATF decided (in ATF Rulings 94-1 and 94-2) that three 12 gauge shotgun models, the […]

In my post about the SCOTUS rejecting an appeal regarding the AW ban, there were some interesting comments: Kathy K writes: Perhaps because they knew that SCOTUS, as it presently stands, is rather hostile to the 2nd Amendment. I agree with her statement. However, I think that any battle that is important to people should […]

From the AP: Two gunmakers who challenged Congress’ authority to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday. The court, without comment, rejected an appeal that said Congress exceeded its power to regulate interstate commerce when it outlawed such weapons in 1994. The 1994 law, an amendment […]

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