FBI to Allow FFLs to Search for Stolen Gun Serial Numbers
The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) announced that it would begin to allow federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to check serial numbers...
FPC Blasts Federal Court’s Approval Of Massachusetts Handgun Ban, Vows Appeal
A decision by Chief United States District Judge Denise J. Casper has upheld Massachusetts’s ban on modern, constitutionally protected handguns and granted summary judgment...
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...
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California’s Background Check Requirement for Ammo Purchases
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...
FPC Moves To Strike Down Ban On Interstate Handgun Sales
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed a motion for summary judgment in the case of Elite Precision Customs v. ATF, a lawsuit that...
Gunowners’-Rights Groups File Suit Against New Jersey Suppressor Ban
On July 18, 2025, a coalition of six gunowners'-rights organizations filed a joint federal lawsuit in the District of New Jersey challenging the state...
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...
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...