On May 7, 2026, Ohio State Rep. Darnell T. Brewer (D-Cleveland) introduced 'Amya's Law,' named after 11-year-old Amya Frazier killed in an accidental shooting, making improper firearm storage accessible to children a first-degree misdemeanor. Additio
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have issued a final rule prohibiting regulators from using 'reputational risk' to take adverse actions against banks serving the firearms industry, p
In a May 2026 town meeting, Sandwich, Massachusetts residents voted to indefinitely table Article 19, which sought to repeal local restrictions aligning with state law and permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns in town buildings inclu
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Wolford v. Lopez (No. 24-1046), addressing whether Hawaii can presumptively prohibit licensed concealed handgun carriers from carrying on private property open to the public without the owner's express
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld the federal prohibition on machine guns and conversion devices, ruling post-Bruen that these weapons are not protected by the Second Amendment because they are not in 'common use' among civilians.
Florida grocery chain Publix has updated its store policy to request that only law enforcement officers openly carry firearms, reversing a previous allowance adopted after a court struck down the state's open carry ban. The change, posted via signage
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued a final rule amending regulations under the National Firearms Act to update tax remittance provisions. This aligns the rules with recent statutory changes from the One Big Beaut
A bipartisan coalition of 30 Arkansas lawmakers has sent a letter to President Trump and Attorney General urging a full federal investigation into the March 2024 ATF raid that killed former Little Rock airport director and avid gun collector Bryan Ma
Kentucky lawmakers successfully overrode Governor Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 312, establishing provisional concealed carry permits for individuals aged 18 to 20 who complete firearms training and background checks, marking a significant pro-2A
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado, arguing that its assault weapons ban unconstitutionally infringes on Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in common use for self-defens
On May 4, 2026, the Supreme Court refused to block Chicago's ongoing public nuisance lawsuit against Westforth Sports, a Gary, Indiana gun dealer accused of negligently selling firearms that are trafficked to Chicago criminals, allowing the case to p
The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports April 2026 saw an estimated 1.19 million firearms sales based on adjusted NICS background checks, a 1.6% increase from April 2025. NFA item checks skyrocketed 130.3% to 190,086, reflecting booming suppr