Law and the Courts – Shooting News Weekly

Multi-Agency Illinois SWAT Raid Nets 38 Rounds of Ammo Without a FOID Card…and No Guns

John Boch — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:11:59 +0000

It was a full-blown multi-agency SWAT extravaganza, complete with a shelter-in-place order for an entire neighborhood.

Source

California Jurisprudence: Killer of Caltech Astrophysicist Had Previous Gun Charges Dropped ‘In the Interest of Justice’

Shooting News Weekly — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:38 +0000

A gunman accused of shooting dead a world-famous Caltech genius last week was let out of jail just two months […]

Source

Florida…Where Non-Dangerous Felons Really Can Recover Their Gun Rights

Lee Williams — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:00:22 +0000

“James Uthmeier is the most intellectually honest Attorney General we’ve ever had in Florida, while I have practiced law in the state.”

Source

Annals of Animal Rights Lawfare: Judge – Again – Rejects Claim That Elephants Are People

Larry Keane — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:00:32 +0000

The same playbook shows up in attacks on science-based wildlife management and, ultimately, on lawful hunting.

Source

The Silver Lining in New Mexico’s and Virginia’s Current Move to Ban ‘Assault Weapons’

Shooting News Weekly — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:42:47 +0000

What will decide that is whether guns continue to build cultural momentum and whether the courts get involved.

Source

The Supreme Court’s Decade of Dithering on Hardware Cases Comes at a High Cost to Gun Owners

Kostas Moros — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:05:34 +0000

Maybe there was nothing SCOTUS could do back in 2015 with a 5-4 court with a squish like Justice Kennedy who didn't want to go any further than Heller did. But now, since 2020, the votes should be there.

Source

Why is California Protecting 33,179 Criminal Illegal Aliens in its Prisons and Jails?

John Boch — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:56 +0000

Pro-illegal politicians care more about their woke reputations than protecting innocent families. They've demonstrated that time and time again.

Source

Another Social Misfit Busted for Threatening an Assassination Online…And More

John Boch — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:00:50 +0000

Welcome to another day of the Trump 2.0 presidency featuring another basement-dwelling social misfit deciding to beat his chest online […]

Source

California Sues The Gatalog, CTRLPew for Distribution of Code for 3D Printing Guns

Dan Zimmerman — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:59 +0000

The intent here is to overwhelm two small distributors of 3D gun files with a long, expensive legal fight and send a message to anyone else who makes these kinds of files available -- you're next.

Source

After Wolford Arguments, Hawaii Lawmakers Spin Up a Vampire Rule Work-Around

NRA ILA — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:00:57 +0000

After oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, the Hawaii “vampire rule” litigation, and Aloha State lawmakers have already been panicked into an attempt at a preemptive legislative workaround.

Source