An analysis of the key legal, legislative, and regulatory forces reshaping the firearms market in mid-2026 — including the Virginia AR ban injunction, SCOTUS review of assault weapons bans, the OBBB suppressor tax elimination, and actionable recommendations for FFL dealers.
New Jersey State Police have confirmed the Third Circuit’s ruling striking down the state’s semi-auto rifle and magazine bans takes effect July 31, 2026. Here’s what FFL dealers need to know about the transition.
The Third Circuit's en banc ruling striking down New Jersey's semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans takes effect July 31, 2026. NJ State Police have notified dealers. Plus: VA injunction lifting, DOJ blocks Virgin Islands ban, and Maryland Glock ban challenged.
The Third Circuit's Cheeseman ruling has triggered three major developments in one week — NJ police tell dealers the ban ends July 31, PSA resumes shipping to Virginia, and DOJ moves to block the Virgin Islands ban. Here's what FFL dealers need to know.
The Justice Department says Act 9113 effectively bans standard-capacity AR-15 rifles and criminalizes common magazines already protected under the Third Circuit’s Cheeseman ruling.
Palmetto State Armory has reopened shipments of affected rifles and standard-capacity magazines to Virginia after the statewide injunction in Santolla v. Katz took effect July 21.
New Jersey State Police have notified gun dealers that the Third Circuit’s decision striking down the state’s semiautomatic rifle and standard-capacity magazine bans takes effect July 31, 2026. Dealers are still waiting for the state’s promised compliance guidance.
New Jersey’s attorney general and Senate president are attacking the Third Circuit after the en banc court struck down the state’s semiautomatic-rifle and magazine bans. Their public-safety rhetoric avoids the central problem: New Jersey failed to justify its restrictions under Bruen.
In a major Second Amendment victory, the Third Circuit ruled New Jersey's bans on common semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines are unconstitutional. The post 3rd Circuit Court Strikes Down New Jersey’s Ban On ‘Assault Weapons,’ Common Mags appeared first on The Truth Abo...
The en banc Third Circuit struck down New Jersey's semiautomatic rifle ban and 10-round magazine limit as unconstitutional. Read the original story: Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey’s Semiautomatic Rifle and 10-Round Magazine Bans as Unconstitutional