The Hughes Amendment, added to the 1986 Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, banned new civilian machine guns after a controversial House voice vote. Here’s how it happened.
CRPA, SAF, GOA, GOF, Gun Owners of California, and individual plaintiffs have reached a settlement resolving the remaining claims in a major California carry-rights lawsuit. The agreement follows LASD’s representation that it now meets the state’s 120-day CCW processing deadline.
Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. For gun owners, the real question is whether he will deliver constitutional results where Pam Bondi failed.
New Jersey may continue enforcing its rifle and magazine bans while the state asks the Supreme Court to reverse its Third Circuit defeat.
The petitioners in Duncan v. Bonta are urging the Supreme Court to review California’s magazine ban after the Third Circuit expressly rejected the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning and struck down New Jersey’s similar restriction.