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Update 9/16/26: my intuitions are correct. They’re (Everytown’s) dragging a GunTuber into this frivolous lawsuit to use him a a vessel to go after their pet project of shutting down firearm reviewers/influencers. Everytown’s “the Smoking Gun” just released this hours ago: https://smokinggun.org/report/loaded-content/ If you’ve been following this series, this new update just took things to a whole new level and really shows the intentions behind Everytown For Gun Safety’s fri

During the 2026 General Assembly session, lawmakers passed SB 115, which became Chapter 879 after Gov. Abigail Spanberger approved it on April 13. The law rewrites how Virginia will recognize concealed carry permits from other states and, beginning July 1, 2027, replaces our current broad-recognition system with one requiring another state's permit laws to pass a new “substantially similar” test.

Apparently, government surveillance becomes a little less concerning when the government makes someone else hold the camera. No! I didn't bump my head. The above statement is actually the constitutional question sitting underneath a Ninth Circuit decision-- that gun owners honestly should probably be paying a hell of a lot more attention to. If you haven't heard already, on August 27, the Ninth Circuit handed down its decision in Richards v. Newsom, upholding the dismissal of

If you’ve been following this series regarding a frivolous lawsuit in which Everytown For Gun Safety is running the show (that a judge ruled can proceed) based on the 2022 Highland Park, IL shooting, you’re already aware of the case, the Mayor admitting the gun was legally purchased and transferred and also the odd stonewalling of a narrow FOIA request to the City of Highland Park. Those articles, in order, are here: https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/frivolous-lawfare-against-

Over the past week we have brought attention to an active court case involving the Illinois FFL that legally transferred the AR-15 used in the 2022 Highland Park, IL mass shooting. The initial article about it (and Everytown’s lawyers reaching heavily to make a case) can be found here: https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/frivolous-lawfare-against-ffl-in-lake-county-il-by-everytown-giffords-and-others-in-an-attempt-to Additionally, it has been uncovered that when the Highland Par

You're not helping the Second Amendment. You're actually making the anti-gun crowd's job a whole lot easier.

Last week we published an article about a privately owned FFL being targeted by Everytown, Giffords and others in regards to a legally transferred AR-15 to the Highland Park parade shooter. The transfer was done way in advance to the shooting (years) and the shooter passed all the background checks and such as required by Illinois and Federal law. That story and the insanity (reaching) of the lawsuit is found here: https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/frivolous-lawfare-against-ff

The Highland Park, IL shooting that led to the Illinois “Assualt Weapons” ban has created a massive attack on not only the rights of IL residents, but also businesses that have done nothing wrong. This story will focus on one: Red Dot Arms of Lake Villa, Illinois. Red Dot Arms is the FFL who legally transferred the firearm that the Highland Park Shooter, Robert Crimo III, used during the July 4th, 2022 mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade. Crimo purchased the firearm f

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In Illinois, police are exempt from PICA, Illinois’ “assault weapon” ban. The legislature and anti-gun advocates think cops are “experts” with firearms and us mere “peasants” couldn’t possibly be as qualified or better than your average cop when handling an AR-15. Well, take a look at this….. The Decatur IL PD is currently recruiting new officers, and they want people to know that you DO NOT need to be a good shot to be issued a gun and be a cop for them. Don’t believe me? Ta

While most normal Americans are out celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding, the gun control group March For Our Lives is complaining that we exist as a nation because of guns. https://x.com/amarch4ourlives/status/2073410659287552438?s=46 What’s even worse is their 4th of July blog article. Here’s a snippet: https://marchforourlives.substack.com/p/what-does-freedom-really-mean-this A gunfight won the Revolutionary War. One of the most familiar symbols of A

Over the last couple of days, I've spent a lot of time digging through the Washington County, VA case, Santolla v. Katz (Case No. CL26-1139), reading the court documents, comparing statements from the Attorney General's Office... which are limited... and Senator Bill Stanley, and trying to answer one question that kept nagging at me: If Judge Campbell's Letter Opinion directed the plaintiffs to draft an "Order Granting Preliminary Injunction," why does everyone keep pointing

... we have private citizens are protecting their individual rights. State organizations are challenging enforcement within Virginia. National organizations are advancing broader constitutional arguments. Now, the United States Department of Justice has entered the fight from an entirely different position, bringing the weight of the federal government into the conversation.

Most of us played the Telephone Game as children. One person whispered a message to the next, who whispered it to another, and so on until the message reached the last person in line. The humor came from hearing the final version. Somehow, what started as a simple sentence often emerged as something entirely different. Words were changed. Details were lost. New details appeared. By the end, the original message was barely recognizable. As children, we laughed. As adults, we s

Culture Begins at Home! I don't think I can say that enough! When people think about cultural change, they often picture politicians, celebrities, influencers, or massive organizations with deep pockets and national reach. What they often miss is where culture actually begins... It begins at home. Long before a child learns about politics, elections, legislation, or activism, they learn how to view the world through the people closest to them. They learn what matters. They le

By the time most people are posting angry memes after a bill drops, the groundwork has often already been laid through coordinated messaging, emotional framing, media strategy, community outreach, and narrative reinforcement months ... sometimes years ... earlier.

A friend of mine in the Second Amendment Community made a comment recently that stuck with me. They said there’s no time like the present for people to wake up and get involved, and that when she sees energy, especially around rallies, she’s going to fan that flame regardless of timing. On the surface, that sounds right. It sounds encouraging. It sounds like action. And to be clear, because LAWD HAMMERCY, I've been catching some flack on some of my stances on the matter, the

Courts have less ambiguity to defer to, agencies have less room to expand authority, and future administrations have fewer levers to pull without Congress.

The record does not change because the ending is tragic, and if we are not willing to apply the same scrutiny across the board, then we are not seeking truth.

Mom-at-Arms has covered the suspected discrimination against minority employee at Everytown for Gun Safety/Moms Demand Action a few times in the past. These were based on employee reviews on Glassdoor and Indeed. Those articles can be viewed below in the links. https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/everytown-s-minority-employees-have-something-to-say https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/more-internal-trouble-at-everytown-for-gun-safety https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/scathing-review

They always lied when they said “we aren’t coming for your guns, we just want common sense gun laws”. Well, Rep. Tanzi, an Everytown/MDA endorsed state legislator in Rhode Island just went all in and introduced legislation to confiscate previous legally owned firearms becuase “assault firearms”. Watch Rep. Tanzi flat out state it in the video links below. https://x.com/gunrights/status/2041982685782876576?s=46 https://x.com/gunrights/status/2041984715364692379?s=46 https://x.

To understand Virginia politically, you have to go back to the system that shaped it long before modern party labels took hold.

At its core, this is not simply messaging. It is a system of psychological reframing. Decades of research have shown that people do not respond to information in a vacuum.

WARNING: A Mini Playbook for Strategic Activism, by Jill S. McDaniel, aka Mom-At-Arms... who knows how to read and research, has a background in marketing and business psychology, and has been in activism longer than most of these influencers you see on IG and TikyTok. Not to mention, if many of you in the 2A World recall, I also helped YOU become "noticed." Please refer back to your DMs before you read further. Cause this one might have ya tucking your tail. Here's a hard tr