ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider is leaving the agency after helping lead a major rollback of Biden-era gun restrictions. With pistol brace reforms, dealer regulations, and NFA enforcement changes still in play, his departure raises an important question: Who will finish the job?
FPC and NRA filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania law that bars adults 18 to 20 from applying for a license to carry. Read the original story: Can Vote, Can Enlist, But Can’t Apply to Carry: FPC and NRA Sue Over Pennsylvania’s Ban on Carry Licenses for 18-to-20-Year-Olds
Gun owners asked a Seventh Circuit panel to strike Illinois' 1961 suppressor ban. Judges asked if a suppressor is separate from the gun. Read the original story: Illinois Gun Owners Take 1961 Suppressor Ban to the Seventh Circuit, Where Judges Ask Whether a Silencer Is Even Separate From the Gun
A gun control activist accused of defacing the 9/11 Memorial used the names of fallen Americans to promote his campaign for universal background checks and a national gun registry. His demands expose a broader threat to Second Amendment rights.
Judge Steven Merryday denied a deal to end Florida's 3-day gun waiting period and invited Brady, Giffords, and state leaders to weigh in. Read the original story: Federal Judge Refuses to End Florida’s 3-Day Gun Waiting Period Despite State’s Concession, Invites Brady and Giffords Int...
SAF and NRA filed an amicus brief asking the full Fifth Circuit to tie lifetime gun bans to dangerousness, not a felony label. Read the original story: ‘History Disarmed the Dangerous, Not the Peaceable’: SAF and NRA Urge Full Fifth Circuit to Limit Lifetime Gun Bans in United States v. Cordova
DOJ says Glendale, California's $2,000 carry permit costs are unconstitutional and gives the city until Nov. 4 to negotiate or be sued. Read the original story: ‘Tick Tock’: DOJ Gives Glendale, California Until Nov. 4 to Drop $2,000 Carry Permit Costs or Face a Federal Lawsuit
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed argues that the Second Amendment protects muskets, not modern firearms. But the Supreme Court rejected that argument in 2008, and El-Sayed previously proposed replacing the amendment entirely.
Maryland AG Anthony Brown joined a 19-AG brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold AR-15 bans before Dec. 2 oral arguments. Read the original story: Maryland AG Joins 18 Other Attorneys General Urging Supreme Court to Uphold AR-15 Bans in Cook County and Connecticut Ahead of Dec. 2 Arguments
ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval and registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs on October 9, 2026. A five-part growth plan for dealers who want the released demand to walk into their store instead of someone else's.