New Jersey Asks Supreme Court to Revisit Its AR-15 and Magazine Ban Defeat
New Jersey wants its rifle and magazine ban defeat reconsidered after Viramontes and Grant. The petition shows why the Supreme Court’s AR-15 ruling could shape both fights.
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Montana, 24 States, SAF and NRA File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period
Montana, 24 states, SAF and the NRA urge the Supreme Court to hear Beckwith v. Frey, the challenge to Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period. Read the original story: Montana, 24 States, SAF and NRA File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period
Talarico Pushes the ‘Assault Weapons’ Hoax Despite the Facts
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico says an “assault weapons” ban remains on the table, but ownership, crime, and mass-shooting data expose the weak case for banning commonly owned AR-15s.
Plain Truths in Amicus Brief, Court Rulings Underscore 2A as First-Class Right
From privately made firearms in Delaware to waiting periods and interstate handgun sales, recent cases test whether courts will treat the Second Amendment as a first-class right.
Week in Review: NFA Limbo and a NICS Warning for FFLs
Washington spent five days widening the gap between what gun law now allows and what ATF has told dealers to do. The FFL news digest for the week of September 21, and the decisions you should not make yet.
SAF Attorney Kostas Moros Argues California’s 11% Gun ‘Sin Tax’ and Colorado’s 6.5% Levy Fail Bruen in New Law Review Article
SAF attorney Kostas Moros publishes a law review article arguing California's 11% and Colorado's 6.5% firearm taxes fail under Bruen. Read the original story: SAF Attorney Kostas Moros Argues California’s 11% Gun ‘Sin Tax’ and Colorado’s 6.5% Levy Fail Bruen in New Law Rev...
Every Amicus Brief in Viramontes and Grant: Supreme Court Fight Over AR-15 Bans
The Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether governments may ban AR-15-style rifles. Here is every amicus brief filed in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, including the arguments supporting gun owners and two supposedly neutral briefs that advance anti-gun positions.
New Jersey’s One-Handgun-a-Month Ban Faces Summary-Judgment Challenge
FPC, NRA, GOA, and other gun-rights plaintiffs are asking a federal judge to strike down New Jersey’s one-handgun-a-month restriction, arguing that the state’s own experts cannot identify a comparable Founding-era law.
Texas Says Its Carry Bans Are Unconstitutional, But Keeps Enforcing Them
Texas DPS Director Freeman Martin agrees that the state’s bans on carry at racetracks, 51-percent alcohol businesses, and sporting events are unconstitutional. Yet Texas wants the Fifth Circuit to dismiss the lawsuit without issuing an injunction.
Two Permits, Zero Recognition: Long-Haul Trucker Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Minnesota’s Refusal to Honor His Florida and Georgia Carry Licenses
A long-haul trucker with Florida and Georgia carry permits asks the Supreme Court to end Minnesota’s refusal to honor them. Read the original story: Two Permits, Zero Recognition: Long-Haul Trucker Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Minnesota’s Refusal to Honor His Florida and Georgia Carry Li...