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‘New Jersey’s Ban Is Officially on Notice’: FPC Asks Federal Court to Permanently Block the State’s One-Gun-A-Month Law
FPC filed a motion for summary judgment asking a federal judge to permanently block New Jersey’s one-gun-a-month law under the Second Amendment. Read the…
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James Reeves Subpoenaed for Being a Guntuber: Highland Park Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson Reaches Into Firearms Media and Defines Unpaid Reviews as ‘Advertising’
A YouTube gun reviewer says he was subpoenaed in Roberts v. Smith & Wesson, the Highland Park lawsuit that calls unpaid reviews advertising. Read the…
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“Constitutional Rights Aren’t for Sale”: Harmeet Dhillon Puts San Jose on a Six-Day Clock Over Its $1,591 Carry Permit Fee
The DOJ says San Jose's $1,591 concealed carry permit fee is unconstitutional and has given the city days to fix it. Read the original story…
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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…
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Third Circuit Rejects New Jersey’s ‘Catch-22’ and Revives NSSF Challenge to Gun Industry Liability Law After State Sued Glock
The Third Circuit revived NSSF's challenge to New Jersey's gun industry liability law, rejecting the state's Catch-22 timing argument. Read the original story…
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19-Year-Old Who Shot Dearborn Mall Shooter After He Killed One Man and Wounded Another Sentenced to Two Years Probation for Carrying Without a Permit
A 19-year-old stopped a Dearborn mall shooter who had already killed one man. Now he has two years of probation for carrying without a permit. Read the…
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Tax Zeroed, Registry Kept: Missouri Attorney General Sues ATF to Strike NFA Registration for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles
Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway sued the ATF, arguing NFA registration for suppressors and short-barreled rifles is unconstitutional. Read the original story…
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Licensed to Carry in Ten States, Denied a Gun ID Card in New Jersey Over Online Posts: SAF Asks State Supreme Court to Step In
SAF asks the New Jersey Supreme Court to review a firearm ID card denial based on online speech. The man holds carry permits in ten states. Read the original…
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Maryland Stretched ‘Sensitive Place’ Across Public Life. Now SAF, FPC and Maryland Shall Issue Have Filed Their Last Brief Before the Court Decides Whether to Step In.
Maryland carry ban challengers filed their Supreme Court reply brief in Novotny v. Moore, arguing sensitive places are only where government provides security…
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Federal Judge Lets Out-of-State Gun Owners’ Challenge to Massachusetts Carry Permit Delays Proceed, Tosses Facial Claim
Chief Judge Casper let nonresidents’ Second Amendment and right-to-travel claims over Massachusetts carry license delays move forward. Read the original story…
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One Permit or Fifty? Minnesota Gun Owner Asks Supreme Court Whether Americans Need a License From Every State to Carry
A Minnesota carry case asks the Supreme Court whether Americans need a permit from every state and whether Bruen requires reciprocity. Read the original story…
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Sued Over Permit Delays, the Virgin Islands Passed an AR-15 Ban. Now DOJ Is Suing Over That Too
DOJ amended its Virgin Islands lawsuit to add claims against Act 9113's AR-15, magazine, and suppressor bans and its new carry restrictions. Read the original…
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California AB 2047 Would Make It Illegal to Sell a 3D Printer in the State Unless It Refuses to Print a Gun
California AB 2047 would bar the sale of any 3D printer not equipped with firearm blocking technology. Here is what the bill text says. Read the original…
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Charges From Over a Decade Ago, Never Convicted, Still Denied: SAF Takes a Police Chief’s Carry Denial to Massachusetts’ Highest Court
SAF and four allies urge the Massachusetts SJC to strike the state's subjective suitability test after a police chief denied a carry license. Read the original…
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Federal Judge Upholds Hawaii’s Ban on Gun and Ammo Sales to Adults Under 21, Citing an 1822 Case That Grouped Pistols With Liquor, Whips and Fiddles
A federal judge upheld Hawaii's ban on gun and ammo purchases by adults 18 to 20, ruling the age limit fits historical tradition. Read the original story…
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Michigan Bills Would Erase the State Felony for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles After Federal Court Gutted NFA Registration
Michigan HB 6285 and HB 6284 would repeal state bans on short-barreled rifles, shotguns and suppressors after the NFA ruling. Read the original story: Michigan…
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Virginia FFLs Put the ARs Back on the Shelf. The Statute Blocking Them Is Still on the Books.
Virginia dealers have ARs back on the wall while the assault firearms ban sits under an injunction and the case waits on SCOTUS. Read the original story…
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Report: D.C. Court Overturns Gun Conviction, Holding That Carrying a Firearm Is Not Automatically Suspicious
A D.C. court reportedly overturned a gun conviction, holding that carrying a firearm is not by itself suspicious. Read the original story: Report: D.C. Court…
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New Mexico Argued a Federal Judge Did Not Have to Follow the Appeals Court. He Blocked the State’s Gun Waiting Period Anyway
A federal judge ordered New Mexico to stop enforcing its gun waiting period law against the two buyers who sued. Read the original story: New Mexico Argued a…
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Boebert’s Freedom to Ship Act Would Repeal the Handgun Mailing Ban and Fine Carriers $10,000 Every Time They Block a Lawful Gun Shipment
Boebert's Freedom to Ship Act, HR 9979, would repeal the handgun mailing ban and fine carriers $10,000 for blocking lawful gun shipments. Read the original…
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A Stalking Victim Passed Her Background Check, Paid for the Gun, and Went Home Unarmed. Maine’s 72-Hour Wait Is Now at the Supreme Court.
Beckwith v. Frey asks the Supreme Court to strike Maine's 72-hour gun waiting period after the First Circuit upheld the law. Read the original story: A…
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Pennsylvania Democrat Files Memo to Put State Police Inside All 3,000-Plus Licensed Gun Dealers Once a Year
A Philadelphia Democrat’s memo would send Pennsylvania State Police into every licensed gun dealer in the state once a year. Here is the plan. Read the…
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CDC Puts Defensive Gun Use Back on Its Website: 60,000 to 2.5 Million Times a Year
CDC has restored defensive gun use estimates to its website, citing a range of 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive uses a year. Read the original story: CDC Puts…
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Louisiana State Police Tried to Pull the Justice Department Into a Concealed Carry Lawsuit. The Judge Said No, and the Case Stays Pointed at the State.
A federal judge refused Louisiana State Police's bid to pull the Justice Department into a concealed carry lawsuit. Read the original story: Louisiana State…
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Ruger, Smith & Wesson and Glock All Told a Court the Same Thing About California’s Microstamping Rule
The Commerce Department told Congress there is no reliable evidence microstamping works. Gun makers say California's mandate is impossible. Read the original…
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Three Judges, One Vote, Zero Merits: Giffords and California Tossed From Ghost Gun Rule Fight
Reuters reports the Ninth Circuit threw out California and Giffords’ ghost gun rule challenge 3-0 over a failure to show harm. Read the original story: Three…
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Federal Judge Upholds Massachusetts Handgun Ban for 18- to 20-Year-Olds, Rejecting NRA and SAF Challenge
A federal judge upheld Massachusetts' 21-and-over rule for handguns and semiautos, rejecting the NRA-backed Escher v. Noble challenge. Read the original story…
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Lancaster County Judge Joins Four Other Courts and Pauses GOA’s Challenge to Virginia’s “Assault Firearm” Ban
A Lancaster County judge joined four other courts already pausing Virginia's assault weapons ban challenges, freezing GOA's case. Read the original story…
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A Five-Hour Recording No One Had Examined Ends the First-Degree Murder Case Against a Virginia Pharmacist Who Shot Her Husband
Prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge against a Manassas pharmacist after a five-hour audio recording surfaced. Read the original story: A Five-Hour…
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Ohio Law Files a Suppressor Next to Grenades and Rocket Launchers. SB 214 Would End That, and the House Still Has Not Voted.
Ohio SB 214 would strike suppressors from the state's dangerous ordnance list. The Senate passed it in March. The House has not. Read the original story: Ohio…
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“Self Defense or Murder?”: Cleveland Heights Woman Charged After Telling Police Her Husband Attacked Her
A Cleveland Heights woman says her husband attacked her. Now she is the one facing charges in an Ohio self-defense case. Read the original story: “Self…
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GOA: Federal Judge Rules Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule Unconstitutional and Too Vague to Enforce
Gun Owners of America says Judge Reed O'Connor struck down Biden's ghost gun rule as unconstitutional. The opinion is not yet public. Read the original story…
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SAF Sued Over Lifetime Gun Bans for Non-Violent Felons. The Justice Department Just Built the Application Portal.
Attorney General Todd Blanche finalized a rule creating an online portal for non-violent felons to petition to restore gun rights. Read the original story: SAF…
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$25 for Two Memberships: SAF’s Pitch After a Texas Court Enjoined NFA Registration Rules for Suppressors and SBRs
SAF says the Jensen injunction shields CCRKBA members from key NFA rules. A $25 dual membership buys in, so check yours. Read the original story: $25 for Two…
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Never Charged, Now Sued: Portland Shop Owner Who Shot a Pre-Dawn Intruder Faces a $10 Million Claim
A man who broke into a closed Portland granite shop and was shot by the owner is suing him and the business for $10 million. Read the original story: Never…
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DOJ Sues Montgomery County Over 100-Yard Gun-Free Buffer Zones That Make It Almost Impossible to Legally Carry Down the Street
The Justice Department sued Montgomery County, Maryland, alleging Bill 23-26 and its 100-yard gun-free buffer zones violate Wolford. Read the original story…
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Denied Over the State on His Driver’s License: NRA Sues Denver, Says Visitors Have No Legal Way to Carry a Gun There
The NRA and two nonresident gun owners sued Denver in federal court, saying visitors have no lawful way to carry a handgun there. Read the original story…
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Seven Years in Prison for Selling a Factory Stock Glock: SAF, NRA and FPC Sue New York Over Its Glock-Style Handgun Ban
SAF, NRA and FPC filed suit in federal court challenging New York's ban on selling or transferring Glock-style pistols. Read the original story: Seven Years in…
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Justice Department Says You Can Carry for Self-Defense in a Post Office, and the Postal Service Ban Cannot Be Enforced
A new Justice Department legal opinion concludes federal law already allows lawful self-defense carry inside public post offices. Read the original story…
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27 States Walk Out Same Day, 15 Still File the Form 4: The Full State List After the Midnight Suppressor Injunction
The midnight deadline passed in Leander, Texas. Here is the full list of the 27 states that can skip the Form 4 and the 15 that cannot. Read the original…
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Fees, State-Approved Coursework, Then Permission to Buy: NRA Joins the Legal Fight Over Colorado’s Permit-to-Purchase Law for Semiautomatic Firearms
The NRA has joined the legal fight over Colorado's permit-to-purchase requirement for semiautomatic firearms. Here is what it means. Read the original story…
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Midnight Deadline: GOA Tells the Attorney General That Silencer Shop Will Hand Brandon Herrera and Wes Virdell Suppressors With No Form 4 and No Registry Entry
GOA notified DOJ and ATF that Silencer Shop will transfer suppressors to Brandon Herrera and Wes Virdell without a Form 4. Read the original story: Midnight…
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Beaches, Parks and Bars Are Off Limits Again: Federal Court Clears Hawaii to Enforce Most of Its Carry Ban
A federal appeals court kept Hawaii's private property carry rule on hold but cleared the state to enforce gun bans at beaches, parks and bars. Read the…
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120 Days, Not Years: SAF Settles Its LASD Lawsuit After the Department Says It Now Meets California’s Concealed Carry Deadline
SAF settles its LASD carry lawsuit after the department says it now meets California's 120-day CCW deadline. Here's what changed. Read the original story: 120…
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SAF Reply Brief Says New Hampshire School Searched an 18-Year-Old’s Truck Solely Because He Lawfully Owns a Handgun
SAF's reply brief says a New Hampshire school searched an 18-year-old's truck solely because he was known to lawfully own a gun. Read the original story: SAF…
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Congress Zeroed the $200 Tax and Kept the Registry. A Federal Judge in Texas Just Ruled It Cannot Have Both
A federal judge in Texas ruled the NFA registration scheme for suppressors and short-barreled rifles unconstitutional. Here is what it means. Read the original…
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Indiana Prosecutor: Driver Who Killed Unarmed Road Rage Aggressor Acted in Self-Defense, No Charges Filed
A Hancock County prosecutor found no charges after a driver shot an unarmed man who tailgated him and charged his car in a construction zone. Read the original…
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Appeals Courts Now Split on 10-Round Magazine Bans, and California’s Is the Case Asking the Supreme Court to Step In
Two federal appeals courts now split on 10-round magazine bans. Duncan v. Bonta petitioners want the Supreme Court to settle it. Read the original story…
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California Banned Glock Sales on July 1. On August 4, SAF, NRA and FPC Filed to Stop It
California's ban on Glock and Glock-style pistol sales is in force. A federal judge hears the motion to block it Sept. 4. Read the original story: California…
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I Got the ‘Freedom to Carry NC’ SB 50 Story Wrong. A NC House Republican Told Me What Is Actually Happening
A correction to earlier reporting on North Carolina's SB 50 permitless carry veto override. The bill was never scheduled for an August 3 House vote. Rep. Keith…
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A Federal Court Threw Out New Jersey’s Rifle and Magazine Bans. The State Is Asking to Keep Enforcing Them Anyway
A federal court struck down New Jersey's rifle and magazine bans. The state is asking to keep enforcing them while it appeals. Read the original story: A…
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13 Judges to 3: Fifth Circuit Tosses Everytown-Backed Challenge to Texas Gun Signs
A church and a Houston coffee shop challenged Texas gun signage rules. The Fifth Circuit dismissed the case 13-3. Read the original story: 13 Judges to 3…
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State Court Upheld the 100-Yard Ban. The DOJ Says the Second Amendment Says Otherwise, and Its Deadline Has Expired
The DOJ's noon deadline for Montgomery County to stop enforcing its ban on guns in synagogues has passed with no word on the county's answer. Read the original…
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Virginia State Police Move to Dismiss GOA and VCDL Gun Ban Lawsuit, Attacking Standing and Defending the Ban on the Merits
Virginia State Police moved to dismiss Crump v. Katz, attacking the plaintiffs’ standing and defending the gun ban on the merits. Read the original story…
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Montgomery County, MD Rewrites Gun Ordinance After Court Loss, Keeps 100-Yard Carry Ban Near Schools, Parks, and Churches
Montgomery County, MD signed a rewritten gun law after a court ruling, keeping 100-yard carry bans near schools, parks, and churches. Read the original story…
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Valid D.C. Permit, Two Maryland Convictions Anyway: Eight 2A Groups Urging Maryland’s Highest Court to Hear Duvall Carry Case
SAF, NRA, Cato, and others urge the Maryland Supreme Court to hear Darius Duvall's appeal over carrying with a valid D.C. permit. Read the original story…
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Federal Judge Upholds Connecticut’s Under-21 Handgun Ban, Rejecting SAF and CCDL Challenge on Every Major Issue
A federal judge upheld Connecticut's under-21 handgun ban in Succow v. Bondi, rejecting the SAF and CCDL challenge after a bench trial. Read the original…
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NRA Puts Maine on Formal Notice of Intent to Sue Over Conservation Funding Deficiencies
The NRA has put the state of Maine on formal notice of its intent to sue over conservation funding deficiencies. Here's what I know so far. Read the original…
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New Jersey Loses Its Assault Weapons Ban in Court, So Lawmakers Dust Off a Five-Year-Old Bill Targeting How You Store Your Guns
New Jersey Democrats answer a court loss on the assault weapons ban with A3560, a mandate to store guns unloaded and locked with ammo separate. Read the…
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No Permit Recognized, No Way to Apply, No Open Carry: GOA Lawsuit Challenges Virgin Islands’ Total Shutout of Nonresident Carry
GOA and Gun Owners Foundation sue the U.S. Virgin Islands over its ban on nonresident firearm carry, arguing it violates the Second Amendment. Read the…