DOJ, ATF Repeal Zero Tolerance Policy for FFL Inspections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on April 7, 2025, the repeal of...
Supremes Rule Against Homemade Firearms Kits
By a vote of 7-2, the Supreme Court on March 26 upheld the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' so-called “ghost gun” rule,...
DOJ Investigates LA Sheriff for 2nd Amendment Violations
On March 28, 2025, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced it was investigating whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is...
Holdovers at DOJ Try to Stall ‘Engaged in the Business’ Victory Against ATF
The states of Texas, Louisiana, Utah and Mississippi are opposing a Department of Justice (DOJ) motion in the states' ongoing “engaged in the business”...
FBI Director Kash Patel Doubles Up, also Named New ATF Acting Director
Kash Patel, who President Donald Trump recently swore in as the Senate-confirmed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), has also been appointed...
Trump Executive Order: Protecting Second Amendment Rights
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order February 7, 2025 protecting Second Amendment Rights. Here's the text of the Order:
PROTECTING SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
EXECUTIVE ORDER
February...
Suit Says New Jersey Seeks to Blame Glock for the Actions of Criminals
NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, is trying reopen its NSSF v. Platkin case because the attorney general for the state of New Jersey,...
PARTS Act Would Clarify Suppressor Definitions
The American Suppressor Association (ASA) issued a statement of support for the reintroduction of the Protecting Americans’ Right to Silence (PARTS) Act for the...
Pro-Gun Advocates Take The Fight To The 10th Circuit Over Colorado’s Homemade Firearm Ban
An attorney for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO) and the National Foundation for Gun Rights (NFGR) presented oral arguments before the U.S. Court of...
Ban on Young-Adult Handgun Sales Declared Unconstitutional
Gunowner-rights groups scored an important victory in the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with at least a temporary legal win halting a federal...
Downrange – February/March 2026
A Department of Justice (DOJ) official has announced the formation of a new Second Amendment section in the Civil Rights Division. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet...