Weekly Spotlight 8/30/25 – 9/6/25
USCCA-FSL Hosts Successful Event In Arkansas
The USCCA For Saving Lives Action Fund recently hosted an event in partnership with Oaklawn Casino aimed at helping Arkansans better understand and prepare for the implementation of Act 229 – the Firearm Safety Education Act. Signed into law last year by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, this legislation takes effect in 2025 and will introduce essential firearm safety education into Arkansas school curriculum.
The event featured a dynamic panel discussion with leading Second Amendment advocates, including State Senators Dan Sullivan, Gary Stubblefield, and Matt McKee, along with State Representative Bruce Cozart. Panelists emphasized how the new law gives schools flexibility in delivering the curriculum, while underscoring its core focus on safety. They highlighted the ultimate goal: ensuring students are well-equipped with the knowledge and confidence to respond responsibly in moments of crisis.
Arkansas is not alone in pursuing this type of impactful legislation. Earlier this year, lawmakers in New Hampshire debated a similar measure, and although it was tabled, momentum continues to build. The USCCA For Saving Lives Action Fund is working to harness this progress, with plans to host additional events nationwide to raise awareness and foster dialogue surrounding empowering our children to be responsible in the presence of a firearm.
Montana also provides a noteworthy example, with state law encouraging school districts to create firearm safety courses by drawing on resources from state agencies, law enforcement, or firearms associations. Like Arkansas, Montana’s approach prioritizes prevention and safety as the foundation of responsible gun ownership.
The growing advancement of school safety bills across the country marks a promising step forward—both for protecting students and for strengthening a culture of responsibility among gun owners. By equipping the next generation with essential safety knowledge, communities can ensure that firearm responsibility and preparedness remain at the forefront of education.
OTHER NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
Guns.com (Connecticut): Court Upholds Connecticut ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban As New Suit Filed In Massachusetts
August 25, 2025
Chris Eger
A federal appeals court last week ruled on one state’s prohibition of popular semi-automatic firearms, while a new challenge was filed in the same region. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 22 affirmed the denial of preliminary injunctions in the case of National Association for Gun Rights v. Lamont, which challenged Connecticut’s 2013 ban. While not snuffing out the case altogether, the court upheld a 2023 judge’s decision in the case, citing it was unlikely to succeed on its merits, while it largely ducked the bar set by the Supreme Court in Bruen to use history and tradition to weigh modern bans against those set in the past.
The Reload: Analysis: DOJ Expounds On Its View Of The Second Amendment
The Department of Justice (DOJ) just provided new insights into where it believes the Second Amendment’s outer limits lie. The first came in the form of a newly published letter to Congress outlining the reasons why it declined to appeal a Fifth Circuit decision striking down the federal ban on gun dealers selling pistols to 18-to-20-year-olds. The second is derived from a Supreme Court brief the DOJ filed in a case where a woman who wrote bad checks decades ago is trying to win back her gun rights.
The Truth About Guns: Pro-Second Amendment Missouri Attorney General Named FBI Co-Deputy Director
It is heartening to gun owners to see that the Trump Administration, quite the opposite of the previous administration, doesn’t fill top roles in essential law enforcement agencies with rabid anti-gunners. It’s even better still when President Donald Trump appoints solid pro-Second Amendment thinkers to such positions. That’s the case with the recent appointment of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey being appointed the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) co-deputy director.
Bloomberg Law (Massachusetts): Gun Advocates Challenge Massachusetts Assault-Style Weapons Ban
A Massachusetts law restricting the sale and possession of “assault-style” firearms is unconstitutional and inconsistent with the history of weapons regulations in the US, a group of gun owners and sellers assert. The statute imposes “sweeping arms bans, magazine restrictions, registration requirements, and licensing preconditions” that are “unprecedented in our Nation’s historical tradition,” the National Rifle Association of America and others alleged in a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs—who also include four individuals, a gun shop, and the Gun Owners Action League—assert violations of the Second, Fifth, and Fourteenth amendments.
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