Gun Owners Scores a Victory for
Individual Privacy in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously sided with Gun Owners of America in finding that the placement of a Global Positioning Device on an automobile constitutes a “search” for purposes of the Fourth Amendment.

The majority opinion in U.S. v. Jones was written by Justice Antonin Scalia and follows GOA’s reasoning to throw out the “reasonable expectation of privacy” test which has been thought to be the dominant Fourth Amendment standard in recent years.

What NOT to expect from State of the Union message

An estimated 40 million Americans will be viewing Tuesday evening when President Barack Obama delivers his third State of the Union address to Congress, and it is virtually guaranteed he will not mention gun rights or gun control, as that will open the Pandora’s Box of Operation Fast and Furious.

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Article by Dave Workman

Video by NRA News

Reflections on SHOT Show; some good, others not so

The 2012 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is history, and it made some in the process.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/reflections-on-shot-show-s...

Article by Dave Workman

Fast & Furious follow-up: Cunningham to take Fifth

LAS VEGAS — Fox News has reported, and this column has confirmed that Patrick J. Cunningham, chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Phoenix, will invoke his right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment…

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/fast-furious-follow-up-cun...

Article by Dave Workman

SHOT Show: More gun sales, greater press interest with election in crosshairs

…Walk the aisles on both levels of the show, and one finds the same story repeated over and over again: Gun makers simply cannot keep up with demand.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/shot-show-more-gun-sales-g...

Article by Dave Workman

Media Matters for America is desperately trying to smear the NRA by taking comments from NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre out of context.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/media-matters-desperation...

Article by David Codrea

Firearms industry celebrates, solidifies with elections on horizon

…Gun rights could become a critical issue in this year’s elections, at several levels, from the White House down to key state legislative races…

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/firearms-industry-celebrat...

Article by Dave Workman

Gun ban lobby’s worst nightmare: SHOT Show opens

LAS VEGAS — The annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show opens today in the Sands Convention Center, a two-level event that might just translate to the worst nightmare of the gun prohibition lobby.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/gun-ban-lobby-s-worst-nigh...

Article by Dave Workman