Interior Secretary Burgum signed Order 3455 on Nov. 6 directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore active habitat management and expand compatible hunting and fishing across the National Wildlife Refuge System. The order is paired with the
Attorney General James Uthmeier directed Florida law enforcement that law-abiding residents may possess short-barreled rifles and shotguns without NFA paperwork or state prosecution. Palmetto State Armory is already transferring qualifying SBRs in 17
The Fifth Circuit on Nov. 4 denied initial en banc hearing in Temple Gun Club v. Blanche, leaving a Commerce Clause challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(o) with a three-judge panel bound by 1997 Knutson precedent. Judges Andrew Oldham and James Ho dissented
The Justice Department closed new applications to its revived 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) firearm-rights restoration program after hitting a 5,000-filing limit within hours of opening, while still allowing in-progress drafts to be finished. The instant cap is
The NRA, Firearms Policy Coalition and plaintiff Daniel Maines filed Maines v. Bethel in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania challenging 18 Pa.C.S. § 6109(b), which bars 18- to 20-year-olds from obtaining a license to carry. The suit argues that leg
Lancaster County Circuit Judge John S. Martin on Nov. 2 enlarged the Crump v. Katz preliminary injunction so the Commonwealth, its agencies and employees cannot enforce Virginia’s assault-firearm and 15-round magazine limits through Dec. 31. The expa
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon gave Glendale, California, until November 4 to halt first-time concealed-carry fees of about $2,000 and $1,300 renewals or face a federal civil-rights lawsuit. The threat frames the city’s permit charges as
Patrick Tate Adamiak and Pastor Russell Fincher, both fully pardoned in September, were denied FBI NICS checks when they tried to buy firearms. The Second Amendment Foundation says prohibited-person records have not been updated to reflect the presid
A Justice Department final rule published October 27 authorizes federal firearms licensees to voluntarily run no-fee NICS checks on eligible employees and contractors who can access firearms, effective November 27. The NSSF-backed Firearm Handler Che
A coalition of 11 governors led by New York’s Kathy Hochul filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Cook County and Connecticut AR-15-style rifle restrictions ahead of December arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County.
The NRA and Second Amendment Foundation told the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Cordova that historical tradition supports lifetime firearm prohibitions only for people who pose a proven threat of violence, not for nonviolent felons.
The Second Amendment Foundation asked a federal court for a preliminary injunction after New Mexico kept enforcing its seven-day firearms cooling-off period against everyone except two prior litigants. NSSF, NRA and SAF had already sued seeking state