Gun Rights

SCOTUS Will Review Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al., Mexico’s frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against American...

Case Advances on Semi-Automatic Firearms Ban in Illinois

The legal wheels are grinding in Harrel v. Raoul, a case challenging Illinois’ ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)...

Federal Judge Blocks New York Carry Ban

On October 10, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo permanently stopped the state’s law banning...

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments In Vanderstok Firearms Definition Case

On Tuesday Oct. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF)...

House Oversight Investigates Collusion to Target Firearms Manufacturer

The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee issued a subpoena on October 3, 2024 to The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to...

2A Brief In Ninth Circuit Appeal Challenges Federal Gun Ban

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a joint brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in United...

Biden & Harris Announce Additional Actions to Restrict Gun Ownership Rights

In a September 26 announcement, the Biden-Harris administration is pushing more radical gun-control policies as the 2024 election draws closer. Their latest executive orders go...

FPC Sues To End New Jersey’s “1-In-30” Firearm Ban Following Victory Over California

Following its victory ending California’s “1-in-30” firearm purchase ban, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a new federal lawsuit to strike...

Gun-Kit Maker Polymer80 Shuts Down Operations

Polymer80, the largest manufacturer of kits for making homemade firearms, has shut down. The reason for the shut down, Polymer80 CEO Loran Kelley Jr. wrote...

Fourth Circuit Upholds Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License Law

The Fourth Circuit Court has upheld Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License (HQL) law, which requires citizens to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm. In...

NICS Checks Break 1 Million Mark Again in August 2024

The number of firearms background checks conducted in August 2024 bested August 2023's total by 8.3 percent — and also broke the 1-million mark...

Judge Stops Licensed Carry Ban on IL Public Transit

A federal district court judge in Illinois has ruled that state’s ban on licensed concealed carry aboard public transit violates the Second Amendment. The...

Shotgunner Rhode Bests Cali Ammo Scheme

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s law requiring a background check for each ammunition purchase violates the Second...