In an October 2 motion to dismiss Zimmerman v. Blanche, the Justice Department argued that 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) does not bar lawful self-defense carry in National Park Service visitor centers and other buildings open to the public. The filing contradic
The Supreme Court opened its October 2026 Term by denying review in dozens of Second Amendment petitions, including challenges to the federal felon-in-possession statute and Minnesota’s refusal to honor out-of-state carry permits. The mass denial kee
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport filed an October 1 certiorari petition asking the justices to review the Third Circuit’s decision striking down the state’s assault-rifle and large-capacity magazine bans. The petition asks the Court to
Solicitor General D. John Sauer formally notified Congress that the Justice Department will not appeal the Silencer Shop Foundation injunction blocking NFA registration and approval requirements for suppressors and short-barreled rifles. The decision
U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley granted a preliminary injunction against Public Act 26-41 one day before it took effect, finding Connecticut’s Glock-style pistol sales ban likely unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The order pauses enforc
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 26 signed a 10-bill package requiring a live-fire firearm-safety course, expanding red-flag orders to ammunition, and mandating that 3D printers sold in the state block firearm files. The package further tightens California
U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett denied plaintiffs’ preliminary-injunction motions in Bathras v. Moore, leaving Maryland’s SB 334 ban on cruciform-trigger pistols in place. The ruling keeps the state’s restrictions on Glock-style handguns in ef
Eight Republican senators led by Jim Risch asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate ATF’s out-of-business dealer records, arguing the digitized files amount to a prohibited national gun registry of more than 1.4 billion entries.
Eligible prohibited persons invited by the Justice Department may begin applying as of September 25 to restore federal gun rights under the long-dormant 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) process. The new Federal Firearm Rights Restoration program ends a decades-lon
Plaintiffs in Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island asked a federal judge on Sept. 21 to strike the state’s large-capacity magazine law without a trial, arguing later Supreme Court decisions have undercut the ban.
The NRA and Second Amendment Foundation petitioned the Supreme Court for certiorari in Beckwith v. Frey after the First Circuit upheld Maine’s 72-hour cooling-off delay on purchases that have already cleared a background check. The filing asks the Co
An en banc Ninth Circuit reversed a lower-court injunction and held that Hawaii’s 30-day firearm-acquisition permit window and required police-station inspection of certain newly obtained handguns are presumptively lawful shall-issue conditions. The