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ACRU Files Amicus Brief in Support of SCOTUS Second Amendment Case

The American Constitutional Rights Union filed an amicus brief in support of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association for its Supreme Court case against Kevin P. Bruen, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the New York State Police. As reframed by the Court, the Question Presented is: Whether the State’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self- defense violated the Second Amendment.

By ACRU Staff|2021-10-05T19:56:15-04:00October 5th, 2021|

CDC implements gun violence study after naming it a ‘public health threat’

The term “boundary violation” has real meaning in the medical community, but apparently the CDC is tone deaf on the issue. After seizing power over real estate owners and landlords through eviction moratoriums, the agency is now a self-proclaimed expert on crime. What’s next? Public health scientists drafting unconstitutional gun control policies and regulations?

By ACRU Staff|2021-10-01T11:18:17-04:00October 1st, 2021|

Media Availability: Disarming Americans is the Best Way to Enslave Them

Naples, FL — In a recent editorial, American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) Policy Board member Ken Blackwell and ACRU President Lori Roman, note gun rights are the lynchpin of all rights and an essential underpinning of true freedom. Throughout modern history, dangerous authoritarians are the ones who prioritize gun confiscation from law-abiding citizens.

By ACRU Staff|2021-07-20T20:09:31-04:00July 20th, 2021|

Blackwell and Roman: Disarming Americans is the Best Way to Enslave Them

Modern history provides troubling proof that loss of liberty is preceded by disarmament of citizens. This week, the most obvious example is right before our eyes as we watch the Cuban people pleading for freedom. Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in 1959 and immediately called for removing all guns from citizens. His new communist regime sent agents door to door to coerce citizens into turning over their firearms. If you think it could not happen here, recall the confiscation of thousands of home-defense firearms during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2021-07-19T18:07:33-04:00July 19th, 2021|

ACRU’s Blackwell: SCOTUS to Decide Whether Second Amendment Protects Concealed Carry

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide a core gun rights issue: Whether the Second Amendment requires states to give permits to law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons.

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2021-04-27T10:29:31-04:00April 27th, 2021|

Bouchard’s Gun Bill Passes Wyoming Senate’s Committee of the Whole

A gun rights bill that would have Wyoming declare federal gun laws that restrict the ability of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms null and void won approval in its first full Senate review Monday.

By ACRU Staff|2021-03-31T13:36:36-04:00March 31st, 2021|

Biden calls on Congress to tighten gun laws in wake of Colorado shooting that killed 10

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for tightening gun control laws in the wake of a mass shooting Monday at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, less than a week after eight people were killed during a shooting spree in Atlanta.

By ACRU Staff|2021-03-31T13:31:54-04:00March 31st, 2021|

ACRU files two SCOTUS briefs upholding Second Amendment rights

ACRU recently filed two amicus briefs with the Supreme Court questioning whether lifetime bans on firearm ownership in cases where citizens were convicted of non-violent crimes is constitutional as applied. In separate cases, a woman convicted of tax fraud in 2011 and a man convicted of misdemeanor DUI in 2005 were blocked from firearm purchases after they satisfied their sentences and have been law-abiding since. In both cases, ACRU argues these convictions should not block the right of these Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

By ACRU Staff|2021-01-21T08:36:15-05:00January 21st, 2021|

“If you see me in DC, say hi. You’re safe with me.”

The right to bear arms is enshrined in our Constitution. Liberals treat it as a policy issue rather than a right and pass laws blocking individual right to self-defense. Freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is challenging DC gun laws that only allow unloaded guns in Congressional offices and none on the streets. We expect the DC government to take legal action. This may end in a Supreme Court challenge.

By ACRU Staff|2021-01-12T10:46:09-05:00January 12th, 2021|

Liberals should The Second Amendment’s relationship with Constitutionalist jurists Trump’s Supreme Court nominee | TheHill

“Our desperate lack of civic literacy and understanding of the principles of our U.S. Constitution is never greater than when the Second Amendment is involved,” notes Derek Cohen, our colleague at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In explaining the court’s role in a three-branch system of government, he affirms our right to bear arms as well. We couldn’t have put it any better.

By ACRU Staff|2020-10-28T21:01:22-04:00October 28th, 2020|

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