Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon warned Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger that the DOJ will sue if she signs SB 749/HB 217, which criminalizes the purchase, sale, and possession of AR-15s and other 'assault firearms.' The threat i
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued an order directing U.S. military installation commanders to presume approval for service members requesting to carry personal firearms on base, shifting away from longstanding gun-free zone policies to bolste
On April 27, 2026, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Defense Distributed filed a motion for summary judgment in Defense Distributed v. Blanche (formerly VanDerStok v. Garland), arguing that the ATF's 2022 Frame and Receiver Rule unlawfully ex
Thirteen Republican U.S. Senators, including Bill Cassidy and Cindy Hyde-Smith, sent a letter to Acting ATF Director Daniel Driscoll demanding the agency cease enforcing the Biden-era pistol brace rule, which federal courts have vacated. They argue t
In FPC v. Bondi and related SAF cases, a Texas federal judge rejected the Department of Justice's bid to narrow an injunction against the U.S. Postal Service's ban on carrying firearms in post office parking lots and facilities, extending protections
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners approved the final 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons on April 11, 2026. Highlights include expanded Sunday hunting across most seasons, statewide regular firearms deer season from November 30 to Decembe
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which prohibits firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances like marijuana, even in states where it's legal. Justices debat
The U.S. House of Representatives has struck anti-hunting provisions from the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567), originally from the Greyhound Protection Act of 2025 (H.R. 5017). These vague measures would have restricted hound
In a major Second Amendment victory, the District of Columbia's highest court ruled that the city's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds violates the right to keep and bear arms, reversing a conviction and deeming large-capacity magazines as
Gun rights organizations including the NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, and Firearms Policy Coalition filed amicus briefs on April 2, 2026, supporting a certiorari petition in Peterson v. United States. The case challenges the National Firearms Act'
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and over 30 House Republican colleagues sent a letter to President Trump advocating for a Second Amendment-focused Attorney General who will immediately halt Biden-era gun rules, cease defending unconstitutional gun laws, and
In a unanimous decision issued in early April 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court's temporary injunction and upheld Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, determining it imposes a permissible bur