The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a sweeping federal civil rights investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department’s (PPD) Gun Permit Unit. The probe, orchestrated by the Civil Rights Division's newly formed Second Amendment Section, will evaluate whether the city is utiliz...
Charlie Cook sits down with Alisha Curtin of San Diego Concealed Carry and Gun Owners Radio to talk about her path into firearms training, working with women shooters, California CCW instruction, and her first trip to SHOT Show.
In this episode we cover a range of legislative and legal developments affecting firearms owners, including Colorado’s permit-to-purchase system and similar proposals in states such as New York, California, Illinois, and Maryland. We also discuss a New Jersey subpoena for...
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. DOJ Takes Aim at DC’s Suppressor Ban In short, what used to be a niche legal argument is rapidly becoming a mainstream constitutional fight. The posting DOJ Takes Aim at...
An NSSF-backed lawsuit, Black v. Hook, is challenging Virginia’s SB749 ban on so-called “assault firearms” and magazines over 15 rounds. Plaintiffs are also seeking an emergency injunction before the law takes effect July 1.
NEW YORK, NY — A federal appeals court just struck down one of New York’s most aggressive post-Bruen carry restrictions, handing a major win to the Firearms Policy Coalition. But the same ruling left another gun ban standing, and both halves matter. On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appe...
Thomas Massie is in a hard-fought Kentucky primary, but gun owners should look past the political noise and judge his Second Amendment record for themselves.
GOA, VCDL, John Crump, and other plaintiffs are asking a Virginia court to block Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s new “assault firearm” and magazine ban before the July 1 effective date.
A packed Supreme Court docket may explain why AR-15 and magazine ban cases did not make the cut this term. But the next term could be a different story.
Minnesota’s latest assault weapons ban died at the Capitol, but Minneapolis Democrats are trying to keep the gun-control push alive despite state preemption. Meanwhile, DOJ is taking aim at AR-15 bans in court, putting the anti-gun agenda on a collision course with the Second Amendment.