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...
Minnesota Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar is pushing to revive an AR-15 ban as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the constitutionality of restrictions on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. The NRA is promising a fight.
A legally armed citizen fought back against an armed criminal at a Baltimore youth football game. The accused attacker had been released from prison just eight days earlier, and a new indictment reveals how the lawful gun owner defended himself as a 12-year-old girl was killed.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says law-abiding residents can possess short-barreled rifles and shotguns without NFA registration or tax stamps, issuing statewide guidance that also addresses searches, seizures, and prosecutions.
Cook County asks the Supreme Court to toss Viramontes as moot after the lead AR-15 plaintiff sought to exit. SAF says it should go on. Read the original story: He Wanted a Smith and Wesson AR-15. Now He Wants Out of the Case, and Cook County Wants the Whole Thing Dismissed.
ATF has stopped enforcing NFA suppressor approvals, two states read the same policy in opposite directions, and the under-21 handgun case is still open. A dealer-focused digest of the week in firearms regulation and retail operations.
SAF tells the Fifth Circuit a federal non-enforcement policy isn't a court order and asks to expand the under-21 handgun ruling. Read the original story: Feds Call Under-21 Handgun Ban Unconstitutional, Still Fight to Keep Court Order Limited to 3 States
Democrats will take control of the Senate in January, closing the window for Trump to easily replace Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. With major Second Amendment cases before the Court, should the two longtime defenders of gun rights retire now?
The DOJ’s new federal gun rights restoration portal reached its 5,000-applicant limit on opening day, leaving thousands of Americans waiting for another chance to reclaim their Second Amendment rights. The next application window opens January 4, 2027, with just 500 additional slots.
A federal judge refused to block Colorado's permit-to-purchase law and found gun owners failed to show AR-15s are protected arms. Read the original story: Federal Judge Says Gun Owners Failed to Prove AR-15s Are Protected ‘Arms,’ Refuses to Block Colorado’s Semiauto Permit-to-Purchase Scheme