Gun Rights

2nd Circuit Upholds Connecticut AR and Magazine Bans

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld Connecticut’s bans on commonly owned rifles and standard-capacity magazines, a decision gunowners'-rights advocates...

Tenth Circuit Panel Says New Mexico’s Waiting Period Is Unconstitutional

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on August 19 that New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for firearm purchases infringes...

Ninth Circuit Officially Overturns California’s “One-Gun-Per-Month” Restriction

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a mandate overturning California’s “one-gun-per-month” restriction. The case, Nguyen v. Bonta, challenged the California statute that...

Gun Groups File Suit to Overturn National Firearms Act

Several gun owners-rights groups and individual gun owners have sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to have elements of the...

DOJ Decides not to Continue Appeal of ATF’s Pistol-Brace Rule

The federal government has agreed to a joint dismissal of the government’s appeal in the Mock v. Bondi lawsuit, an action that effectively kills...

Two Gun Groups Challenge Law Prohibiting Mailing of Handguns via USPS

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), together with Pennsylvania resident Bonita Shreve, have filed a lawsuit against the United States...

Big Win: DOJ Doesn’t Appeal Ruling Against Federal Handgun Purchase Ban For Adults Under...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision not to appeal a Fifth Circuit ruling striking down the federal ban on handgun purchases for 18-to-20-year-olds...

Anti-Gun 2nd Circuit Allows N.Y. Anti-PLCAA Statute to Stand

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled against gunowners' rights in NSSF v. James, a challenge to a New York...

Gun Groups Announce Plans to Sue for Repeal of National Firearms Act

President Trump has signed the One Big Beautiful Bill that, among other things, zeroes out taxes on suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and any other weapons...

DOJ Asked to Investigate Empire State Gun Infringements

Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) recently sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi...

Some Gun Taxes Removed in Budget Reconciliation Bill

The budget reconciliation bill, which President Trump calls the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and which he signed on July 4, 2025, had a...

Sixteen AGs Sue Gun Groups Over Return of Forced Reset Triggers

Sixteen Attorneys General are suing the National Association for Gun Rights and the federal government to stop the return of illegally confiscated Forced Reset...

DOJ Sues LA Sheriff for 2A Civil Rights Violations

Oh, man, this is so awesome. On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against the Los...