Colorado Assault Weapons Lawsuit Filed as SCOTUS Steps In
FPC and CSSA filed a Colorado assault weapons lawsuit against Denver the same day the Supreme Court took up the "assault weapons" question. Here's what it means.
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Facing Legal Obstacles To Gun Bans, Prohibitionists Shift The Narrative
Gun-control advocates know outright bans are losing ground in court and politics, so the messaging is shifting. The new pitch is “gun violence prevention,” but the long-term goal remains the same.
Supreme Court Takes Up the Case That Could Strike Down Assault Weapon Bans Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court agreed on June 30 to decide whether the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic rifles are protected by the Second Amendment. For millions of law-abiding owners, this is the case we have waited more than a decade to see. The justices granted review in Viramontes v. ...
Virginia Gun Ban Backfires: 1,000+ Rifles Sold at XCAL Before July 1 Deadline
Virginia’s new gun ban was supposed to limit so-called “assault weapons.” Instead, it helped drive massive crowds to XCAL, where more than 1,000 rifles were sold.
Tennessee Fights to Revive Two Gun Laws a Court Already Called Unconstitutional
JACKSON, TN — The fight over whether Tennessee can keep treating ordinary firearm carry as a crime reached the state Court of Appeals on June 23, where judges heard arguments over two statutes a trial court has already declared void. At the center of the case, Stephen L. Hughes, et al. v. Bill ...
Federal Court Clears the NRA to Join the Fight Against New Jersey’s One-Gun-a-Month Law
CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal magistrate judge has cleared the way for the National Rifle Association to join the Second Amendment lawsuit against New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law, adding the country’s largest gun-rights group to a case the state has been defending since 2024. In an opin...
Trump Picks Todd Blanche for Attorney General, Raising Big Questions for Gun Rights
Todd Blanche has said the Trump DOJ is ending the weaponization of federal power against lawful gun owners. Now, with his nomination for Attorney General, Second Amendment advocates want proof.
DOJ Withholds Rights Restoration Records Citing Privacy Concerns
The Justice Department says records tied to firearm rights restoration decisions must remain hidden for privacy reasons. But if ordinary citizens are expected to petition for relief, they deserve to know what standards DOJ is actually using.
Federal Judge Rules Missouri County’s Under-21 Handgun Ban Violated the Second Amendment
KANSAS CITY, MO — A federal judge has ruled that Jackson County’s short-lived ban on handgun purchases by adults under 21 violated the Second Amendment. In an order dated June 24, U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips granted partial summary judgment to plaintiff Leonard Wilson Jr., finding t...
One Old Misdemeanor, a Lifetime Gun Ban, and the Iowa Ruling That Just Ended It
DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a felony conviction built on a lifetime firearm ban, ruling that the indefinite prohibition could not survive the strict scrutiny that Iowa voters wrote into the state constitution in 2022. In a 5-2 decision filed June 26, the court reverse...