OK…read ’em and sleep:Year-Over-YearThe S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 1.5% annual gain in June, up from a 1.2% rise in the previous month.The 10-City Composite saw an annual increase of 2.9%, up from a 2.4% increase in the previous month. The 20-City…

Key Takeaways A federal judge denied Louisiana State Police Superintendent Frank Besson’s request to involve the U.S. attorney general in a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s concealed carry law. Judge David C. Joseph ruled that the lawsuit does not challenge the constitutionality of the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act, so there was…

Key Takeaways The National Institute of Standards and Technology informed Congress that there is no reliable evidence supporting microstamping as an effective gun control measure. Microstamping would require handguns to imprint a unique code on cartridge cases, but manufacturers argue the technology is unworkable. Major handgun manufacturers, including Ruger and…