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DOJ Sues LA Sheriff Over Concealed Carry License Processing

On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, claiming...

SAF Urges SCOTUS to Hear Short-Barreled-Rifle Case

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the court hear David Robinson Jr....

After ATF Request, Franklin Armory Asks Customers to Return 5.56 Antithesis Firearms

Franklin Armory, the Minden, Nevada-based firearms maker, asked its customers to return all 5.56-chambered Antithesis line of short-barreled firearms after a request by the...

Gun Rights Key to Texas U.S. Senate Republican Primary Battle

In a heated battle for the Texas 2026 U.S. Senate Republican primary, incumbent Senator John Cornyn is under fire for his controversial role in...

Federal Judge Blocks California Ban on Some Non-Resident Carry Licenses

Federal District Court Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo has stopped enforcement of California laws preventing certain out-of-state gun owners from acquiring a carry license in...

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...

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...