CINCINNATI, OH — Four of the biggest names in Second Amendment advocacy just asked a federal appeals court to do something no circuit has done: hold that the National Firearms Act’s registration scheme for short-barreled rifles violates the Constitution. The National Rifle Association, Fi...
The Justice Department has moved to abandon its appeal defending the federal post office gun ban, leaving a permanent injunction protecting present and future SAF and FPC members at ordinary post offices.
An en banc Third Circuit ruling invalidates New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The decision creates the federal appellate split the Supreme Court will confront in Viramontes and Grant.
The Second Amendment Foundation says recent Supreme Court decisions bolster its challenge to the NFA's registration scheme. The post Bolstered By Supreme Court Rulings, SAF Files New Briefs In 3 Challenges To NFA Registration appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
School officials searched 18-year-old Jack Harrington’s truck after learning he lawfully owned a handgun. They found nothing. SAF says gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.
Virginia is asking a court to declare AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines outside constitutional protection. Its motion in Crump v. Katz also revives interest-balancing language rejected by the Supreme Court.
Three federal lawsuits argue that Congress’s zeroed-out suppressor and SBR tax leaves ATF’s registration system without a leg to stand on.
After a string of Supreme Court decisions favoring the Second Amendment, some Democratic lawmakers are openly discussing expanding the court, raising concerns among gun-rights advocates about the future of constitutional challenges. The post Second Amendment Losses Spark Gun-Ban Lawmakers’ Effo...
The Wolford ruling could strengthen national carry reciprocity and shape the Supreme Court’s coming showdown over AR-15 and magazine bans.