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71 And Counting

January 9, 2026 by 2 Comments

The NRA Board now stands at 71 members with the most recent resignations that happened late yesterday. Carol Frampton and Curtis Jenkins have resigned effective Wednesday.

The notice from John Frazer was received after 9pm last night.

Carol Frampton and Curtis Jenkins have now resigned from the Board.  Please join us in thanking them for their service over many years.  We now have 71 Board members. 

Mrs. Frampton’s term would have expired in 2028, so her resignation creates an additional vacancy to be filled by the mail ballot.  (Rep. Jenkins’s term would have expired in 2026, and therefore doesn’t affect the election.)

Members will now vote for the following seats:

  • Twenty-five three-year terms that expire in 2029
  • Five two-year terms that expire in 2028
  • Four one-year terms that expire in 2027

This means that a total of 35 directors will be elected if you count the 76th Director who will be elected at the Annual Meeting in April. The pool of candidates is effectively at 37 which means virtually all candidates will be elected.

Many have said this is a good opportunity to reduce the size of the Board. That was a topic that was raised today at the Special Committee on Organization. Many differing views were raised by all those who attended that committee meeting. While sentiment seems to be swaying towards a reduction in size, there was no clear consensus on how many, how it would be implemented, if there would then be a “board of advisors”, and other similar concerns.

Amanda Suffecool who is now chair of this committee appointed Gen. Jack Hagan to a select committee of three to look at the issue and report back.

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$30 Million Saved!

January 7, 2026 by 1 Comment

The BATFE has been overwhelmed with e-Forms for suppressors and other items since the start of 2026. According to the NSSF Industry Alert below, they received 150,000 e-Forms on January 1st. In a typical day, they would be getting 2,500.

Doing the math, that is $30 million in taxes that are now remaining in your wallet and not going to the BATFE. The One Big, Beautiful Bill is paying off well. Now if we can only use it to remove suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs from the NFA in their entirety.

As to urging additional funding for the BATFE, I don’t know about that. If these items were removed from the NFA, then they would not even need additional funding to upgrade their IT systems for processing e-Forms.

From NSSF:

Industry Alert: ATF e-Forms Processing Surge and System Outages

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has acknowledged to the National Shooting Sports Foundation® an unprecedented surge in e-Forms submissions that is impacting system performance. On January 1 alone, ATF processed approximately 150,000 e-Forms, compared to a typical daily volume of around 2,500.

As a result of this volume, ATF is experiencing intermittent IT system glitches and delays that are affecting industry members nationwide. ATF has emphasized that it is actively working to address these technical issues and is engaging directly with affected industry members to resolve problems as quickly as possible.

NSSF® recognizes that these disruptions are frustrating for industry members and can result in operational challenges, customer service issues, and a loss of revenues. We have communicated these concerns directly to ATF and underscored the importance of restoring system stability and reliability as soon as possible. ATF has acknowledged the urgency and reiterated its commitment to resolving the issues.

In the meantime, NSSF urges industry members to remain patient while ATF works through these growing pains. We encourage retailers to document issues as they occur and to work directly with ATF when problems arise, as this information helps identify and correct systemic challenges.

NSSF strongly encourages all industry members to contact their U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators to advocate for additional funding for ATF. Much of the current disruption stems from outdated and under-resourced IT infrastructure. Congressional support for IT modernization is essential to improving system reliability and preventing similar disruptions in the future.

NSSF will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates as more information becomes available.

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2026 NRA Board Endorsements, Part 2

January 6, 2026 by 6 Comments

There are good people on the Board running for re-election and there are newcomers who need to be on the Board. This set of endorsements features two of each. The incumbents are Charlie Hiltuenen and Amanda Suffecool while the two newcomers are Huey Laugesen and Randy Luth.

Given the recent resignations from the Board, I have no doubt that they will be elected but I think it is important that they get three year terms. This will assure some continuity on the Board as we go forward with the necessary reforms.

Charlie Hiltunen

Charlie won the 76th Director spot in 2025 and most certainly needs to win a 3-year term. He is the chair of the Legislative Policy Committee and you could not ask for a better chair for that committee. His experience as a lawyer, lobbyist, and legislative counsel for over 40 years brings a lot to the table in that committee and serves as a valuable counterpoint to staff. More importantly, he is committed to reform. He provides answers to a lot of top questions on his campaign’s FAQ page. In addition to the NRA Board, Charlie is the president of the Indiana State Rifle & Pistol Association.

Charlie is a Hoosier by both education and upbringing. He brings that midwestern sensibility to what he does on the Board and in his professional life. I am proud to endorse him for a 3-year term on the Board of Directors.

Huey Laugesen

Huey is the Executive Director of the Colorado Shooting Sports Association. He is on the ballot by petition and I was happy to support his petition drive.

I serve on the Membership Committee with Huey and I am convinced he is someone who needs to be on the Board for a variety of reasons. First, he has successfully increased the membership of the CSSA by 170% in the last two years. His use of targeted mailings in that state should be used as a guide by the NRA.

Second, Huey is on the frontlines in the battle for the Second Amendment in Colorado. That state is a prime example of how a state can go from good to bad in a short time. His organization along with the Mountain States Legal Foundation is fighting back against Colorado’s permit to purchase scheme with a lawsuit in Federal court.

Finally, Huey brings youth to the Board and will help us find ways to attract Millennials and Gen Z’ers to the NRA. That said, Colorado State Representative Ava Flanell who I met at the Gun Rights Policy Conference said of Huey that he was “an old soul.” By that, she meant he was wise beyond his years.

Randy Luth

Randy has been in the firearms industry for a long time. He founded and then sold DPMS Panther Arms. He later started Luth-AR which is the current company he heads. The Nominating Committee set their priorities which included those from the firearms industry, those involved in competition, and those with financial experience. Randy brings those to the table in spades!

More importantly, Randy has been committed to NRA reform for a long time. He was one of the first in the firearms industry to call out publicly the grifting of Wayne and his cronies. He also called for new leadership and urged the firearms industry to withhold financial contributions until such time as it came about.

The bottom line is that Randy stood up when few in his position would. For that and many other reasons, Randy has my vote.

Amanda Suffecool

I was first introduced to Amanda at the SHOT Show in the mid 20-teens and we have been friends ever since. She and I were for a long time co-hosts of the Polite Society Podcast until Paul Lathrop decided to bring it to a close. I have appeared on her nationally syndicated Eye on the Target Radio show a number of times.

Amanda is currently chair of the NRA Media Committee which was the merger of the former Publications and Public Affairs Committee. However, she is much more than that. She is an engineer, a trainer, an activist, a shooter, and a fashionista. She worked as a manufacturing and quality engineer with multiple industrial companies until her retirement. Amanda is certified in multiple NRA training areas. As an activist, she has been a leader in Women for Gun Rights aka The DC Project as well as chair of the Portage County (Ohio) GOP party. She was a delegate to the 2024 RNC Convention. Oh, and that fashionista thing, if you haven’t been to one of her concealed carry fashion shows, you are missing out.

In 2023 when Amanda first ran and was elected to the NRA Board of Directors, I did not endorse her. It was a strategic thing as I felt an endorsement would hurt her chances of being elected given my outspoken criticism of the NRA. Indeed, I made no endorsements that year but I did vote for her. This year I am very happy to give Amanda my endorsement for another 3-year term. She, like Rob Beckman, is double nominated and that is a credit to her for seeking nomination both ways.

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Two More Resignations

January 6, 2026 by 1 Comment

Yesterday, Jeff Fleetham resigned from the Board of Directors. He had been filling the seat left open by the resignation of Charles Cotton at the end of October 2025. While I did notice him on a couple of our online Board meetings, I had not met him in person.

Today, John Frazer sent out an email stating the Ronnie Barrett had resigned from the Board of Directors. Given Ronnie was also the Vice-Chair of the NRA Foundation’s Board of Trustees, I am going to assume it is related to the lawsuit filed yesterday by the NRA against the NRA Foundation. I can’t say any more about the lawsuit than to point you to the public statement regarding it.

From John Frazer:

Board member Ronnie Barrett has resigned as well.  Please join us in thanking him for the time he’s given the NRA.

The Board now stands at 73 members.  Because Mr. Barrett’s term would have expired in 2027, his resignation creates a one-year vacancy to be filled by the mail ballot.  Members will now vote for the following seats:

  • Twenty-five three-year terms that expire in 2029
  • Four two-year terms that expire in 2028
  • Four one-year terms that expire in 2027

Add to this the 76th Director voted on at the NRA Annual Meeting and you have a total of 34 directors elected in 2026. Given there are only 38 names on the ballot, this means virtually everyone nominated by either the Nominating Committee or petition will be elected.

I will have my second round of endorsements up later today. I am almost to the point of saying who should NOT be given your vote!

As to Ronnie leaving the Board, this saddens me because I thought he made a substantial contribution to it especially chairing the Special Committee on Organization and Leadership. I had dinner and lunch with Ronnie and his lovely wife Donna at our September meeting which led to some good conversations.

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DSC Carolinas Foundation Gala

January 5, 2026 by 0 Comments

The Carolinas Foundation chapter of the Dallas Safari Club will be holding its second annual “Pursuit & Prestige Gala” on January 31st in Cornelius, North Carolina. The event will be held at the Sweet Magnolia Estate. It will feature dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles, and much more.

For those unfamiliar with the area, Cornelius is adjacent to Huntersville and is just north of Charlotte off of Interstate 77.

Among the items up for auction and raffle include:

  • Hunts and trips in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, and elsewhere.
  • Mauser M18 rifle
  • Many custom knives
  • More firearms
  • Luth-AR Upper
  • etc

Tickets can be purchased here.

Monies raised will go to support conservation and youth outdoor education projects.

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2026 NRA Board Endorsements, Part 1

January 4, 2026 by 0 Comments

For 2026 I am returning to my tradition of encouraging a bullet vote. Last year I departed from that tradition to encourage voting for the full slate of reformers. This year thanks to multiple resignations there will be a total of 33 open positions if one includes the 76th Director and only 38 candidates. In other words, most on the ballot will be elected. My goal in encouraging a bullet vote is to assure that the best candidates get three year terms.

My first set of endorsements goes to the four whose names I submitted to the Nominating Committee. If I didn’t think they would be worthwhile additions to the Board of Directors, I would not have nominated them. It is as simple as that.

Four in alphabetical order are Rob Beckman, James D’Cruz, Jacqueline Janes, and Todd Vandermyde.

Rob Beckman

I first met Rob in person at the 2024 GOALS conference in Knoxville, TN. He later had me on his Firearms Trainer’s Podcast when I was running for the NRA Board of Directors. We caught up again at the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta during a meeting for clubs and associations. That is when I thought he’d make a great addition to the Board of Directors as he brought so much to the table. From being a senior project manager in IT for a global industrial company to being a podcaster to being the VP and Hunting Director for a state level 2A group (Ohio RPA) he checked all the boxes.

Rob’s official bio is below:

Proudly dual nominated by the members and Nominating Committee.  NRA Benefactor member, training counselor, NRA-FAL/ILA, volunteer for FoNRA in SE-Indiana, and dedicated 2A advocate.  Professional IT project manager, experienced with implementing enterprise systems in legal, finance, operations, manufacturing, audit, and organizational change management.  A devoted husband of 37 years, father, and grandfather. The host/creator of the Firearm Trainer Podcast, and VP/Hunting Director for the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association.  Former board member and current adult leader for the local Boy Scout council.  Selected for the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings “Voices of the Second Amendment” and guest on numerous podcasts.  Proud member of numerous pro-gun/conservation organizations including SCI, IALEFI, NSSF, NMLRA, FPC, GOA, GOAL, CNJFO, OGCA, BHA, RMEF, NDA, Boone & Crockett Club, NTA, OSTA, F4WM, IHEA. NMSSA, NKSSA, Buckeye Firearms, League of Ohio Sportsmen, League of Kentucky Sportsmen, Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association, and the Illinois State Rifle Association.

I should point out that Rob is one of only three candidates who were nominated by both petition and the Nominating Committee. I kept in touch with Rob during the petition process and he worked his tail off to get those signatures.

James D’Cruz

I first became aware of James when he was a freshman at Texas Tech and the lead plaintiff in two NRA suits that challenged the prohibition on the purchase of handguns from FFLs by those age 18 to 20 and Texas’ restriction on carry by those under 21. The cases were D’Cruz et al v. BATFE et al and D’Cruz v McCraw. That was 15 years ago when this blog was very new. For his efforts to stand up and advance gun rights at that age, he was vilified by the gun prohibitionists. Josh Horwitz of CSGV disgustingly tried to portray him as a wannabe school shooter thanks to his Halloween costume while Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign accused him having “angry, violent Facebook postings.”

While James and his family later relocated to Florida and he was replaced in the cases, I stayed in touch with him over the years. I watched as he graduated from college and then went on to law school at Harvard where he earned his J.D. He served as a senior editor on the Harvard Business Law Review and had an article on the NFA published in the Harvard Journal of Law Public Policy. After law school he served in the trenches as an Assistant States Attorney in Orlando and then later in private practice in both Texas and Florida. He also serves this country as a Captain in the US Army Reserves JAG Corps.

James’ official bio is below:

Nominated by NRA Nominating Committee. NRA Life member.  Attorney in Texas and Florida. Firearms enthusiast, collector, and advocate. Outspoken advocate for overturning the National Firearms Act and the Hughes Amendment. Promoter of constitutional and open carry, as well as nationwide reciprocity. Second Amendment scholar and author. At 18, was the lead plaintiff in two national NRA-backed lawsuits challenging ban on handgun possession and carry by 18–20-year-olds. Served as a felony domestic violence prosecutor in Orlando. Currently a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps. NRA pistol instructor. President of the Harvard Law School Target Shooting Club (2015–2017). Owner of Cerebral Arms Company, LLC (07/02), which manufactures and sells firearms, provides firearms and self-defense consulting to the legal community, and provides concealed weapon permit training. Participates in match pistol, sporting clays, and high-power rifle shooting. Board Member of Florida Association of Veteran Owned Businesses (FAVOB).

We need younger people on the Board of Directors. James, only in his early 30s, has accomplished more than most and I think he’d continue that trend if elected to the NRA Board of Directors. He stood up when it counted, took his lumps, and has come back stronger than ever.

Jacqueline Janes

I first met Jaci and her partner Robert in 2011 at the LuckyGunner.com Blogger Shoot. After that, we’d run into one another at the NRA Annual Meeting, the SHOT Show, and the Gun Rights Policy Conference. I remember being at a business conference in Scottsdale, AZ. I had posted something about being there on social media and I got an email within hours asking if I wanted to join Jaci for an evening pistol competition at her gun club. She promised to provide all the firearms and ammo. Unfortunately, I could not make it but it would have been cool

When the Nominating Committee issued the attributes they were seeking for nominees, I immediately thought of Jaci. She checked so many boxes – competitor, younger with business experience, membership organizational experience, grassroots, social media experience, and an industry professional. For those that don’t know, Jaci is the marketing director for Apex Tactical Specialties which makes triggers, barrels, and other after market accessories for the leading handgun brands. At a time when the NRA has recently switched marketing firms and is seeking a new approach, I think it would be highly advantageous to have an actual marketing professional on the Board to provide both insight and guidance.

Jaci’s official bio is below:

NRA Life Member with over 14 years of volunteer experience as an NRA-ILA Grassroots FrontLines Activist Leader in Arizona. Recipient of the 2012 Jay M. Littlefield NRA-ILA Volunteer of the Year Award. Nominated by the NRA Nominating Committee, leadership experience includes serving as an Executive Board Member of Phoenix Rod and Gun Club and the Women’s Outdoor Media Association. An accomplished competitive shooter with experience in IDPA, USPSA, ICORE, 3-Gun, and Long-Range Precision Rifle. Former Certified NRA Pistol Instructor, IDPA Match Director, Certified IDPA Range Safety Officer, and competed on the Team SIG Shooting Team. Brings over 25 years of marketing expertise as a marketing director in the firearms industry, writing featured in leading industry publications, including Shooting Illustrated, USPSA Magazine, IDPA Tactical Journal, and the Beretta Blog.

Todd Vandermyde

I’ve known Todd seemingly forever. We first met at a NRA Annual Meeting sometime after I started this blog. He was the NRA’s contract lobbyist in Illinois at the time and was a great resource on what was then happening in the Prairie State.

I nominated him for the Board in 2025 and am proud to do it again in 2026. He is on the ballot by petition and I don’t think anyone gathered as many signatures as he did or even came close. As of late October, Todd is now on the NRA of Directors filling out the term of a resigned director and deserves to be elected to serve a full three year term. He has hit the ground running since joining the Board and is just the sort of disruptive influencer that the NRA needs if reforms are to continue.

Todd’s official bio is below:

Proudly nominated by petition. NRA Life Member. Lifelong shooter, hunter, amateur gunsmith, veteran, operating engineer, retired lobbyist, and gun club president. Retired operating engineer and Director of Government Relations, Local 150 Operating Engineers. Represented NRA, gun owners, and FFLs as a lobbyist before the Illinois legislature for 30 years. Responsible for legalizing SBRs in Illinois, organizing litigation overturning the Illinois carry ban, and lead plaintiff in challenge to Cook County’s gun and ammo tax. President, Aurora Sportsman’s Club – largest gun club in Illinois; VP, Second Amendment Law Center; VP, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition. US Army Reserve, 18 years – Staff Sgt, Airborne and Pathfinder qualified. Member of Gun Owners of America, Firearms Policy Coalition, Illinois State Rifle Association (life), and Single Action Shooting Society (life). Former gun store owner with 07 FFL and SOT. 2018 Sturgis Freedom Fighters HOF inductee. Freedom’s Steel YouTube channel creator. Shoot house instructor.

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Superman Has Left The Board

January 2, 2026 by 0 Comments

I received an official notice this morning that Dean Cain aka Superman has resigned from the NRA Board of Directors. Given that Mark Shuell was the last remaining runner-up and was seated after the last set of resignations, Cain will not be replaced and the Board is now at 75 members.

From John Frazer:

We received a resignation letter from Board member Dean Cain, effective December 31.

Because there are no more runners-up from the 2025 mail ballot, the Board will have 75 members until the Annual Meeting.  However, Mr. Cain’s resignation does create an additional vacancy to be filled in this year’s election.  Members will now vote to fill the following vacancies:

  • Twenty-five three-year terms that expire in 2029
  • Four two-year terms that expire in 2028
  • Three one-year terms that expire in 2027

Please join me in thanking Mr. Cain for his service to the NRA, and wishing him well in his future projects.

The bottom line is that a total of 33 directors will be elected if you include the 76th Director from the slate of 38 nominees.

While last year I encouraged voting a full slate of candidates, this year I am reverting back to encouraging bullet voting. My rationale is that I want my most favored candidates to get the 3-year terms of office.

The other alternative is to just say who NOT to vote for. However, I prefer to stay positive.

I will start posting my endorsements for bullet voting in the coming days.

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Phil Schreier, RIP

December 30, 2025 by 3 Comments

Phil Schreier, the Director of the NRA Museums, has passed away. I first saw it on multiple Facebook posts from people who knew and had worked with Phil. Then I received the official notice from the Secretary’s Office.

To All:

It is with deep sadness that I share with the NRA staff the passing of our friend, colleague, and Director of NRA Museums, Phil Schreier, who passed away peacefully yesterday at home, surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Phil served on the NRA staff for more than 36 years, beginning in June 1989. An Eagle Scout and a graduate of the University of Maryland, Phil was widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on historical firearms. His depth of knowledge, passion for history, and ability to communicate made him truly exceptional.

For many years, Phil was the face of the NRA through his numerous television appearances and public engagements. He was universally respected and warmly received wherever he went. Through his work, Phil became a great ambassador for the NRA and a deeply passionate advocate for the Second Amendment.

Phil’s passing is a profound loss to the NRA family and to all who had the privilege of knowing him and working alongside him. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be shared when available.

Please keep Phil’s family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Doug Hamlin

I had met Phil many years ago at an NRA Annual Meeting where he arranged a special showing of historical firearms for bloggers. Most recently I saw Phil when he gave us new Board members a special tour of the NRA Museum in Fairfax this past June. From what I now know, Phil had cancer but one would not have known it from the enthusiastic way he showed us the museum.

My photo of Phil, June 2025

The NRA has put together a short video retrospective of his life and work.

He will be missed.

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More Resignations – More New BOD Members

December 30, 2025 by 2 Comments

I received an email this morning from NRA Secretary John Frazer announcing two more resignations from the Board of Directors and two new replacement Board members. As my friend Michael Bane likes to say we are “getting down to stems and seeds” as there are no more runners-up candidates to fill empty Board positions.

From John Frazer:

Dear Board and Executive Council members:

We have two additional changes on the Board to announce.  Barbara Rumpel and Gene Roach have both resigned. 

These vacancies will now be filled by 2025 runners-up Steven Dulan and Mark Shuell.  (Greer Johnson was next in line after Mr. Dulan, but declined to serve.)  Mr. Shuell was the final runner-up in the 2025 mail ballot, so any additional vacancies will go unfilled until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Members.

Because Ms. Rumpel’s term was expiring in 2026 and Mr. Roach had filled a previous vacancy, there is no additional effect on the 2026 Board elections.

Please welcome Mr. Dulan and Mr. Shuell, and please join me in thanking Ms. Rumpel and Mr. Roach for their service.

I can’t say I’m surprised by Barbara Rumpel’s resignation as she is on the Board of Trustees of the NRA Foundation and she was not re-nominated nor qualified by petition for the 2026 Board election. While she and I probably were on opposite sides, I always enjoyed speaking with her and I did sign her petition.

As to Tom Roach, I’m a little surprised that he resigned as he only accepted a position on the Board in October and had not attended one of the in-person Board meetings.

Both Steven Dulan and Mark Shuell were in what I called “No Man’s Land” for the 2025 Board election. That is, they were neither Team NRA 2.0 nor Team Strong NRA. Mr. Dulan has served on the Board in the past. Mark Shuell and I have a shared background as financial planners. He and I had a good conversation when he was running for the Board. He has also been active on the Members Take Back Facebook page.

In between Dulan and Shuell as runners-up were Lane Ruhland and Greer Johnson in that order. Both declined the opportunity to serve. Ms. Johnson is also on the NRA Foundation Board of Trustees and that might have been a factor in her decision.

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Risk Management

December 28, 2025 by 3 Comments

California Assembly Bill 1263 was signed into law on October 11th and will go into effect on January 1, 2026. Ostensibly the bill is aimed at personally manufactured firearms or what the prohibitionists call “ghost guns” (sic). Like all California gun laws it goes much further than that.

Orchid Advisors gives this summary:

California AB-1263, signed into law on October 11, 2025, significantly broadens the definition of unlawful firearm manufacturing; imposes new rules for barrels, accessories, and manufacturing machines; increases liability for digital firearm manufacturing code; and creates new 10-year prohibitions for certain  misdemeanors. The law affects not only California FFLs, but also out-of-state businesses selling into California or interacting with California residents.

If one starts reading the bill, it is much worse than the summary above. As my friend and fellow NRA Board member told me years ago, let me write the definitions and I’ll always win. In this case it is obvious that the definitions were written by the prohibitionists. For example, a “firearm accessory” includes anything that could be attached to a firearm that would allow an “increase a firearm’s rate of fire or to increase the speed at which a person may reload a firearm or replace the magazine.” Taken at face value, a lighter or smoother trigger would allow you to increase the rate of fire. Likewise, a flared magwell would allow you to replace the magazine quicker.

Reading deeper into the bill and it becomes clear that the target of this bill is not gangs, cartels, or individual criminals. Rather it is aimed squarely at the firearms industry including retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers both in and outside of California.

Thus, it is not surprising that companies like Geissele are planning to end or restrict sales to California. “Mrgunsngear” published a letter from Geissele to their resellers on Facebook a couple of days ago.

I think the approach of Geissele is prudent risk management. I foresee that other companies will be doing the same thing. Frankly, it would be foolish on their part not to suspend sales of anything covered by the overly broad definitions within the bill. Indeed, if I were one of the major manufacturers of CNC machines, I’d stop selling for delivery in California. While I’m sure the authors of AB 1263 aimed it at machines like Defense Distributed’s Ghost Gunner 3-S, any CNC machine with the proper instructions – another thing that is restricted – could be a target of an ambitious prosecutor or ambulance chasing plaintiffs attorney.

This law is not about public safety. It is not about curbing so-called “gun violence” (sic). No, it has other aims – one overt and the other covert.

The first one which is overt is to create so much inherent risk for anyone in the firearms industry that they will stop selling or shipping any product that could conceivably be covered this law.

The second which is much far more insidious is that is just another attempt to kill the gun culture in California. The whole array of bills over the last number of years going back to the handgun registry and continuing on with this and the law about firearm ads “attractive to minors” seek to make it harder and harder for a gun culture to exist.

As far as I know there is no pending litigation about this law. However, given it does not become effective until January 1, there may be injunctive lawsuits just waiting to be filed. I certainly would hope so.