A new national survey estimates that Americans own approximately 60 million AR-15-type and similarly styled rifles. The findings are now being used to challenge Cook County’s and Connecticut’s rifle bans before the Supreme Court.
A divided Ninth Circuit panel has left California’s 24/7 gun-store surveillance mandate in place. Judge Kenneth Lee warned that forcing FFLs to record customers’ conversations threatens both free speech and privacy.
A new Supreme Court brief correctly argues that the AR-15’s militia value strengthens its Second Amendment protection—then undercuts that principle by abandoning machine-gun rights.
The Third Circuit correctly ruled that New Jersey cannot ban commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines. But with that victory stayed, the Supreme Court’s coming AR-15 decision could determine whether anti-gun courts can continue evading Heller and Bruen.
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Reuters reports the Ninth Circuit threw out California and Giffords’ ghost gun rule challenge 3-0 over a failure to show harm. Read the original story: Three Judges, One Vote, Zero Merits: Giffords and California Tossed From Ghost Gun Rule Fight
The NRA and two nonresident gun owners sued Denver in federal court, saying visitors have no lawful way to carry a handgun there. Read the original story: Denied Over the State on His Driver’s License: NRA Sues Denver, Says Visitors Have No Legal Way to Carry a Gun There
Two federal judges in Texas struck down core NFA registration requirements on the same day, the Supreme Court added an AR-15 case to next term, and states are digging in. Fred Thompson breaks down the week for FFL dealers.
A federal judge has entered a permanent injunction barring ATF from enforcing major National Firearms Act registration and approval requirements against a broad coalition of plaintiffs. Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled that the government could not preserve the NFA’s regulatory machinery after ...
Two federal appeals courts now split on 10-round magazine bans. Duncan v. Bonta petitioners want the Supreme Court to settle it. Read the original story: Appeals Courts Now Split on 10-Round Magazine Bans, and California’s Is the Case Asking the Supreme Court to Step In