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  1. Morning Minute: Dear Diary... https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/07/27/morning-minute-n2204783
     Trending Across Townhall MediaBearing Arms — Swearer: This Is Why Hawaii Should Rethink Its View of Second Amendment"If it saves … Now, we may have some fun watching the upstarts in the primary make fools of themselves.Twitchy — What First Amendment?…
  2. THE ESSEX FILES: The WHCA Dinner Should Celebrate the First Amendment, Not Political Theater https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/07/24/the-essex-files-t…celebrate-the-first-amendment-not-political-theater-n2204684
     Organizers have described the night as a celebration of the First Amendment and the daily work of journalists who uphold it. … ALSO SEE: Second Time Lucky? … The First Amendment protects robust debate, including sharp criticism of those in power.…
  3. Gross: Mamdani Mocks New Yorkers With Post About Dropping New Tax on Them https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/24/mamdani-mocks-new-yorkers-with-post-about-dropping-new-tax-on-them-n2204733
    Some suggested that if Mamdani were such a fan of the First Amendment, maybe they should have a protest at Gracie Mansion to let him …  If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5M, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because … know that our new pied-à-terre tax is coming soon.The best…— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 23, 2026“If you have a second…
  4. 5 Democrats Defect During Voting on GOP Bill, As the Other 203 Back Boys in Girls’ Sports https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/22/house-democrats-make-their-choice-boys-belong-in-girls-sports-n2204649
    Nancy Mace's (R-SC-01) amendment barring male students from competing in female sports at schools operated by the Department of Defense … Our NDAA amendment would end this nonsense. … That amendment failed 212-217 after Republican Reps.…
  5. Gun Rights Victory: New Jersey Assault Rifle and Magazine Ban Declared Unconstitutional https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/17/gun-rights-victory…lt-rifle-and-magazine-ban-declared-unconstitutional-n2204441
    All of us on the pro-Second Amendment side of things have sure been racking up the wins, most notably since the Supreme Court's Bruen …  It determined that New Jersey’s ban on Colt AR-15s violates the Second Amendment. …  Because the LCM Provisions violate the Second Amendment, we need not address the Takings Clause challenge.…
  6. This Vote on Israeli Aid Reveals Just How Over the Cliff Democrats Are Going https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/16/what-the-vote-on-israel-aid-says-about-the-democrats-n2204375
     The Democrats' vote on the amendment then revealed a big split.House lawmakers voted 104-313 to reject an amendment that would … Look at how she tries to explain why she's voting for the amendment, against the aid to Israel. … Therefore, while this amendment is ill-conceived, I vote yes for the message that it sends."So, let's see.…
  7. Morning Minute: Noodle on This... https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/07/20/morning-minute-noodle-on-this-n2204498
    The ripple effects these rulings may have on Second Amendment infringements nationwide could very well determine more than just that … Office5:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval OfficeBig congratulations go out to Vice President JD Vance and Second…
  8. Ro Khanna Might Just Make the Pandering Hall of Fame With Bonkers Post About Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/16/ro-khanna-post-on-massie-amendment-n2204413
     Today over 100 Democrats voted for the Massie Amendment to zero aid to Israel. … Today I want to recognize their courage.— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 15, 2026Today over 100 Democrats voted for the Massie Amendment …  Second, they lost to their fellow Democrats. Is Khanna saying Democrats are somehow guilty of making "black martyrs"?…
  9. Are You Serious? Virginia School Board Refuses to Drug Test Teachers After Classroom Fentanyl Overdose https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/16/are-you-serious-vi…rug-test-teachers-after-classroom-fentanyl-overdose-n2204380
    A Virginia school board voted 4-3 to protect teachers from the indignity of drug testing, two years after a second-grade teacher overdosed … What Mitchell did not address was the incident that prompted the proposal in the first place.In May 2024, a rehired second-grade teacher … Defying Youngkin Exec Order on MasksDOJ Steps in After Boys Get Punished for Telling the TruthBoard Chair Megan Jackson cited Fourth Amendment…
  10. Leaked Document Exposes Iran's Regime Now on Brink of Collapse https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/17/leaked-document-exposes-irans-regime-now-on-brink-of-collapse-n2204437
    The Iranian population has one disadvantage, though, and it's one that those of us who are Second Amendment advocates are continually…
  11. AI Deepfakes and Bikini Pics: Now the Unstoppable Digital Truth https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/17/ai-deepfakes-and-bikini-pics-now-the-unstoppable-digital-truth-n2204435
    Just as in Second Amendment issues and gun control laws, any attempt like this is ultimately futile.Furthermore, this isn't a new capability…
  12. A Time for Choosing: What Happens If We Lose? https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/11/a-time-for-choosing-what-happens-if-we-lose-n2204210
    there is no election for president, but this mid-term will set the course for the remainder of President Trump's term, and that second …  The First Amendment will be gone. Speaking up for Republican principles will be deemed a "hate crime" or "misinformation." … The Second Amendment will be gone.…
  13. Morning Minute: 'Boy Y'all Want Power - God I Hope You Never Get It!' https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/07/13/morning-minute-n2204263
    Jonathan Turley Takes It to WoodshedYou see, unlike Talarico's claims suggest, we have read the Second Amendment.…
  14. You Don't Have Rights If You Can't Remember You Have Them https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2026/07/10/you-dont-have-rights-if-you-cant-remember-you-have-them-n2204187
     I became even more concerned, however, when a second police officer more or less reinforced what the first officer had said, … You vilify some of them, like the Second Amendment, but for the others, you just operate as if they don't exist.…
  15. A Virginia Judge Just Body-Slammed Spanberger's Gun Grab https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/08/big-2a-win-in…ewide-injunction-on-spanbergers-assault-weapons-ban-n2204124
    commonwealth's attorneys and sheriffs who publicly stated they would not enforce the ban, believing it to be a direct violation of the Second … Amendment right to keep and bear arms. … Hey, at least they had those three blissful weeks pretending the Second Amendment no longer exists in the Commonwealth.…
  16. Second Amendment Wins Big: A Conversation With the NRA https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/02/second-amendment-wins-big-a-conversation-with-the-nra-n2203933
    It's a good time to be a Second Amendment advocate. We've had some significant wins in the Supreme Court and lower courts lately. … Amendment advocate. … And the NRA, we might note, remains the 800-pound, pro-Second Amendment gorilla in this fight.…
  17. The Best of the Best: Legendary American Arms https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/04/the-best-of-the-best-legendary-american-arms-n2203998
    I own a modernized version, a Ruger Vaquero, in .45 Colt, and it's my second-favorite sidearm.Read More: Second Amendment Wins … Big: A Conversation With the NRADOJ Opens New Front in Second Amendment Fight Against CaliforniaSecond, rifles. … But for the second, I'll have to go with the Rifleman's Rifle, the Winchester Model 70, especially a pre-64 version.…
  18. DOJ Opens New Front in Second Amendment Fight Against California https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/01/justice-dept-now-challenging-ca-handgun-roster-and-glock-ban-n2203893
    It's a pretty grand time to be a Second Amendment advocate. … Bruen, which changed the landscape of legal matters concerning the Second Amendment for good.As a result of Bruen, several anti-gun … Amendment, is a fundamental civil right.Read More: The 5th Circuit Just Lit the Fuse on the Next Big Second Amendment FightIn…
  19. Why a Wealth Tax Isn't Just a Dumb Idea - It's Unconstitutional https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/06/why-a-wealth-tax-isnt-just-a-dumb-idea-its-unconstitutional-n2204044
     These prohibit any national wealth tax without a constitutional amendment. Bam. Done. Argument over. … The 16th Amendment, in fact, was necessary for the income tax, and it states that, explicitly:The Congress shall have power to lay … And it's not just where taxation is concerned; they would overturn the First and Second Amendments just as readily.Remember that when…
  20. Celebs Run Head-First Into a Wall of Cringe, Counter Trump’s Patriotic Bash With Doom-and-Gloom Book Club https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/05/celebs-run-head…trumps-patriotic-bash-with-doom-and-gloom-book-club-n2204010
    Be reflective if you must be armed — Wait, these people are rabidly anti-Second Amendment, and they're openly discussing an armed conflict…
  21. Big: Assault Weapon Bans Now Headed to SCOTUS https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/30/big-assault-weapon-bans-now-headed-to-scotus-n2203868
    Of all the schemes dreamed up by the anti-Second Amendment left, the various "assault weapons" bans are among the dumbest. … But the current Supreme Court has been fairly friendly to the Second Amendment; a little cautious optimism may be in order here.Read … Lopez, which struck down Hawaii's ridiculous vampire law on Second and Fourteenth Amendment grounds.…
  22. DOJ Focus on Virginia: Are They Now Slow-Walking Firearms Purchase Background Checks? https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/29/doj-focus-on-virgi…ow-slow-walking-firearms-purchase-background-checks-n2203841
    was set to take effect Wednesday.The uproar comes as Richmond becomes the latest Democrat-run capital to pursue restrictions on Second … Amendment-related activities. … Now, though, the pro-Second Amendment side has an even stronger counter to this in the form of the SCOTUS Bruen decision; that is the…
  23. In Wolford Decision Supreme Court Tosses Hawaii's Sweeping Concealed-Carry Restrictions https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/25/wolford-v-lopez-tentative-n2203461
     This regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about … Amendment rights?" … The Second Amendment, the majority wrote, cannot give way to the "spirit of Aloha" any more than it yielded to the "spirit of the Big…
  24. The 5th Circuit Just Lit the Fuse on the Next Big Second Amendment Fight https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/23/5th-circuit-suppressors-boost-self-defense-now-protected-under-bruen-n2203629
    Fifth Circuit last week ruled that suppressors are protected by the Second Amendment, exactly the opposite of a decision from … Because silencers are used in self-defense "to cast at or strike another," they are Second Amendment "Arms.'" … That's simply not the case, but the anti-Second Amendment, would-be gun-grabbers have never been overly burdened with facts.…
  25. Trump Pushes National Right to Carry: Major New 2A Win Incoming? https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/23/watch-trump-pushes-national-right-to-carry-major-new-2a-win-incoming-n2203648
    This should make Second Amendment supporters a little more cheerful. …  As a matter of "politics is the art of the possible," most of us in the Second Amendment movement would be happy to have option … But much as we would like any gun-grabbing politician being directed to the 2nd Amendment and being told, "No, you won't," this is…