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Virginia’s AR-15 Ban Lawsuits Hit Strategic Pause as Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Question
Virginia’s ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines remains blocked, even as two major lawsuits have been paused. The stays in Santolla v. Katz and McDonald v. Katz preserve the current legal battlefield while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether ...
New Jersey’s Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrival
After the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans, Trenton lawmakers turned back to a sweeping firearm-storage mandate. Professor Mark W. Smith explains why the proposal runs directly into the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.
DOJ Says Virgin Islands Replaced One Unconstitutional Gun-Control Regime With Another
The Justice Department says the Virgin Islands cannot erase years of alleged Second Amendment abuses by replacing its former may-issue licensing system with Act 9113. A July 29 filing details unauthorized firearm restrictions, licensing delays, warrantless home-inspection demands, and new gun-con...
Colorado’s Semi-Auto Ban Says August 1–But Gun Buyers Were Cut Off July 28
Colorado’s new semi-automatic firearm restrictions officially begin August 1, 2026, but the state’s mandatory three-day waiting period cut off ordinary purchases on July 28. One Second Amendment infringement effectively accelerated another.
Burchett Bill Aims to Stop Flock Cameras From Tracking Americans — Including Gun Owners
Rep. Tim Burchett has introduced legislation that would block federal agencies from buying, operating or accessing Flock Safety cameras and other automated mass-surveillance systems. The bill would also restrict federal funding for state and local deployments, raising important Fourth Amendment a...
DOJ Moves to Block Virgin Islands Gun Ban — What FFLs Need to Know
The DOJ is asking a federal judge to block the U.S. Virgin Islands' new gun and magazine ban, arguing the Third Circuit's Cheeseman decision already settled the constitutional question. Here's what FFL dealers need to know.
Louisiana Under 21 Carry Lawsuit: The School Zone Trap
FPC is suing Louisiana over its 21+ permit rule. The school zone and civil immunity gaps at the center of it affect permitless carriers in every state.
New Jersey Loses Its Assault Weapons Ban in Court, So Lawmakers Dust Off a Five-Year-Old Bill Targeting How You Store Your Guns
New Jersey Democrats answer a court loss on the assault weapons ban with A3560, a mandate to store guns unloaded and locked with ammo separate. Read the original story: New Jersey Loses Its Assault Weapons Ban in Court, So Lawmakers Dust Off a Five-Year-Old Bill Targeting How You Store Your Guns
DOJ Moves to Block Virgin Islands ‘Assault Weapon’ and Magazine Ban After Cheeseman
The Justice Department says Act 9113 effectively bans standard-capacity AR-15 rifles and criminalizes common magazines already protected under the Third Circuit’s Cheeseman ruling.