Montana Lawmakers Prepare Suppressor and Short-Barreled Firearm Bills

Three Montana Republican legislators are preparing parallel bills for the 2027 session to revise state restrictions affecting suppressors and short-barreled firearms. The proposals follow ATF's October 9 federal enforcement change, but Montana's existing statutes remain in effect unless lawmakers...

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Gun Groups Sue New Mexico to Broaden Protection From Firearm Waiting Period

Gun-rights organizations, three Albuquerque firearm retailers and a prospective buyer filed a new federal lawsuit October 19 challenging New Mexico's continued waiting-period enforcement. They seek protection for themselves, customers and members, not merely a declaration that another lawsuit was...

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Supreme Court Declines Review of Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on October 19, 2026, to review Maine's 72-hour firearm waiting-period case, Beckwith v. Frey. The order leaves the First Circuit's preliminary-injunction decision undisturbed, without deciding whether the law is constitutional. The post Supreme Court Declines Revie...

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