Background Checks Top 15.2 Million in 2024
Final figures for FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) verifications for December 2024 and the 2024-year-end totals show that the month of...
NSSF Files to Block Maryland’s Anti-PLCAA Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Maryland’s Gun Industry Accountability Act, or House Bill...
SAF Files Lawsuit Challenging Colorado’s Excise Tax On Guns, Ammo
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit in Denver County District Court challenging Colorado’s Proposition KK as an unconstitutional tax on the exercise...
NSSF Condemns Gov. Polis’ Signature of Unconstitutional Law Limiting Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF condemns Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ signature on a new law that unconstitutionally infringes on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding...
Illinois Judge Allows Junk S&W Lawsuit To Proceed
The Second Amendment Foundation says a decision by Lake County, Illinois Judge Jorge L. Ortiz to allow a wrongful-death lawsuit against Smith & Wesson...
DOJ, ATF Repeal Zero Tolerance Policy for FFL Inspections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on April 7, 2025, the repeal of...
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...
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”...
Practical D.O.P.E. for Long-Range Rifle Shooting
Do you gather and organize D.O.P.E. (Data On Previous Engagements) to improve your long-range rifle shooting? In this National Shooting Sports Foundation video, Ryan...
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...
30 Senators Demand ATF Begin Rescinding Unconstitutional Biden Rules Immediately
Thirty U.S. Senators have asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to immediately begin rescinding unlawful Biden-era rules that infringe on...
Ammo Price Increases Are Coming
Since President Donald Trump’s announcement on April 4 about new tariffs — a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, plus targeted reciprocal tariffs —...