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Did Montana Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy Accidentally Shoot Himself? NSSF Says No

As the election window wound down, there were several media reports repeating an unsubstantiated allegation that Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy mishandled a firearm,...

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...

Question on Federal 40 S&W Load

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Court Overturns MO 2A Amendment Protection Act

A federal appeals court has overturned Missouri’s interesting “Second Amendment Protection Act,”a measure that was passed by the state legislature and signed into law...

Gun Tests Cartridge Glossary: Common Ammunition Terminology

A Accidental Discharge (AD): An unexpected and undesirable discharge of a firearm. Accuracy: A measurement of how widely dispersed a group of projectiles is. Action: The combination...

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...

Appeals Court Upholds AR Ban

In an almost incomprehensible decision in early August, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled 10 to 5 to uphold Maryland’s...

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...

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 —...