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		<title>CCRKBA Applauds Four VA Prosecutors for Refusing to Enforce Gun Ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding the decision by at least four county prosecutors in Virginia to not enforce the ban on so-called &#8220;assault firearms&#8221; and original capacity magazines, signed into law by Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger Prosecutors in Powhatan, Pulaski, Smyth and Spotsylvania counties say the ban violates the Second Amendment. Those]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Files Lawsuit Challenging Newly Signed Maryland Glock Ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a lawsuit challenging Maryland&#8217;s newly signed Glock ban. The filing comes in immediate response to Gov. Wes Moore signing the bill into law today. Gov. Moore signed into law Senate Bill 334, which states a person &#8220;…may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a machine gun convertible pistol.&#8221;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gun Owners of America Endorses Representative Patronis&#8217; Bill to Repeal the Hughes Amendment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gun Owners of America (GOA) is proud to endorse Representative Jimmy Patronis&#8217; bill introduced today on the week of the 40th anniversary of the Hughes Amendment becoming law. The Firearm Freedom Act would repeal the Hughes Amendment, an unconstitutional provision of the Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA) which banned the sale, transfer, and possession of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986. The]]></description>
		
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		<title>Second Circuit Strikes Down New York Public Handgun Carry Ban in Firearms Policy Coalition Win</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Firearms Policy Coalition&#8217;s (FPC) Christian v. James lawsuit that New York&#8217;s ban on firearms at all publicly accessible private property without the express consent of the owner (also known as the &#8220;vampire rule&#8221;) violates the Second Amendment. The court however also facially upheld the state&#8217;s ban on carry in public parks. FPC]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Virginia Gun Ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit, McDonald v. Katz, after Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed legislation to ban so-called &#8220;assault firearms&#8221; and &#8220;large capacity&#8221; magazines. FPC is seeking a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the Virginia bans as well as other relief. The plaintiffs challenging the ban include two individual FPC members, the National Rifle Association,]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Files Lawsuit Challenging Newly Passed Assault Weapons Ban in Virginia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following closely on the heels of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signing new gun control legislation into law, the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners have filed a lawsuit challenging the commonwealth&#8217;s new bans on &#8220;assault firearms&#8221; and large-capacity magazines. Gov. Spanberger signed into law a ban on so-called &#8220;assault firearms&#8221; declaring that &#8220;&#8230;any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an]]></description>
		
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		<title>GOA and GOF File Lawsuit in Direct Response to Virginia Ban on &#8220;Assault Weapons&#8221; and Public Carry</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/05/goa-and-gof-file-lawsuit-in-direct-response-to-virginia-ban-on-assault-weapons-and-public-carry.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have filed a lawsuit today in direct response to Virginia&#8217;s enactment of SB749 and SB727, the &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; ban and public carry ban. These two bills represent the most immediate threat to the rights of every law-abiding gun owner]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Files Amicus with Ninth Circuit in Open Carry Case</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit urging the Court to strike down California&#8217;s ban on the open carry of firearms. The case, Baird v. Bonta, mostly prevailed before a three-judge panel, but that victory was vacated and the case will be reheard en banc. SAF is joined]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Grant Review in Adamiak Case</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging review in Patrick Tate Adamiak v. United States, a case involving a decorated Navy veteran sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing cut-up gun parts and two inert RPG-7 training dummies. Adamiak enlisted in the United States Navy at 17]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Announces End to Pennsylvania &#8220;Partially Manufactured Receiver&#8221; Gun Control Policy</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/04/fpc-announces-end-to-pennsylvania-partially-manufactured-receiver-gun-control-policy.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that after more than six years of litigation, FPC has secured a settlement with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) that resulted in the permanent revocation of the agency&#8217;s policy regarding &#8220;partially manufactured&#8221; firearm receivers. The PSP&#8217;s policy was imposed along with a December 16, 2019 opinion by then-Attorney General (now-Governor) Josh Shapiro. FPC secured a preliminary]]></description>
		
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