Alabama Gun Laws: Permit Requirements

Alabama is a permitless-carry state that allows anyone 19 years old or older, or 18 years old if in the military, to carry a...

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...

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Mexico’s Lawsuit against Smith & Wesson

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mexico’s lawsuit against Smith & Wesson, which seeks to hold U.S. gun...

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”...

Appeals Court Stops Young Adult Gun Bans During PA Emergencies

A panel of the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 to forbid the state police from arresting law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds...

2nd Federal Court Declares Machine Gun Ban Unconstitutional

District Judge Carlton Reeves has struck down the federal machine gun ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. However, Judge Reeves specified that the...

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...

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...

Challenging Oregon’s Ban On Self-Built Firearms

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has challenged Oregon’s ban in HB 2005 on constitutionally protected self-manufactured arms. The filing is called Montgomery v. Rosenblum. “Throughout...

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...

Federal Interstate Handgun-Transfer Ban Challenged

An important new lawsuit challenging federal laws prohibiting licensed firearm dealers from selling handguns to out-of-state buyers has been filed in Texas. On January 20,...

Who Do You Want as the Next US AG?

President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. Many gun-rights groups didn’t like Bondi, who they say came in with a weak 2nd Amendment...