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Firearms law blog update

 Hi gang. So there are 2 cases that have come out in the last couple of weeks that I want to comment on. Young v. Hawaii , 9th cir, which holds that there is no right to carry a firearm outside the home at all.  GOA v. Garland, AG of the US , 6th cir, which holds that a bump stock is not a machine gun as a preliminary matter. Lets talk about each case separately, and what it means. In a prior case, Perrutta v. San Diego , the 9 th cir has held that there is no right to concealed carry of firearms. In this case, Young v. Hawaii, the 9 th cir has held that there is no right to open carry. Effectively ruling that there is no right to carry a firearm outside your home. The dissent sharply criticizes the majority opinion that it is just plain wrong, and goes into why. This means they CAN issue permits, but if they chose not to, you are out of luck. I expect this case will go before the supreme court. It is UNLIKELY they will say that there is a right to concealed carry, but wi

Firearms practice in difficult times - part 3 of 3 - live fire- VERY short practice days.

  Hi gang—   SHORT Training drills to maximize skills when ammo is restricted or expensive.   Ok, we are all PAINFULLY aware of how expensive ammo is (when we can get it). So how do we do some training when ammo is scarce or expensive? Live fire Pistol drills- NOTE- This is designed to be done on 1 box of ammo- 50 rounds. You can modify to be shorter or longer, depending on how your financial situation is. PISTOL Draw and fire 1 shot on a A zone or Down 0 or paper plate at 5-7 yards. 5 rounds. Low ready, fire 1 shot on same target. Draw and fire 1 shot, reload, and fire 1 shot. (This is called the 1R1 drill).  Drawn and fire 6 shots into same target. Low ready, fire 6 shots into same target. 2x “FAST” drill. Paper plate and index card, index card above plate, about 8-10 inches. Fire 4 shots into paper plate, reload, fire 2 shots into the index card.   2x. Draw and fire 1 shot on 2 targets 5 yards away, 6-7 yards apart. 2 left-right, 2 right-left.   Live fire ri