Learn how background checks for gun purchases work through NICS. This guide covers the 3 possible results (Proceed, Denied, Delayed), what causes denials, how long checks take, and state-specific requirements.
ATF Form 4473 is required for every firearm purchase from a licensed dealer. Learn what questions it asks, how to complete it correctly, what happens during the background check, and why false answers are a federal crime.
DC’s highest court ruled the city’s 10-round magazine ban unconstitutional, finding that commonly owned firearm magazines are protected under the Second Amendment.
In a 2-1 ruling, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has struck down the district’s ban on magazines which hold more than ten cartridges.
Second Amendment advocates argue the bills represent yet another push by Richmond politicians to restrict gun ownership while failing to address violent crime.
Colorado legislators advance new gun control bills restricting 3D-printed firearms and requiring firearm barrel sales through licensed dealers.
New legal strategy argues the ATF may have misinterpreted the Hughes Amendment’s 1986 machine gun ban. Gun law expert Stephen Halbrook explains the argument and how states could force a court challenge.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned a machine gun possession conviction against an Iowa police chief in United States v. Brad Wendt, while leaving fraud convictions intact.
Delaware, New Jersey, and New York have stepped into the legal fight over the federal ban on mailing handguns.
Idaho Senate Bill 1349 prepares to authorize civilian machine guns if the Hughes Amendment falls, positioning the state as a Second Amendment leader.