FPC Wins, Takes Out Two Pennsylvania Permit Schemes
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a victory in its federal Second Amendment lawsuit, Suarez v. Paris, in which multiple Pennsylvania laws requiring permits...
Federal Court Strikes Down Agency’s Illegal Ban On Forced Reset Triggers
On July 23, 2024, the National Association for Gun Rights won summary judgment striking down the ATF’s ban on forced reset triggers. The case...
Chicago’s Ban on Laser Sights Stands
The city of Chicago banned laser sights way back in 1999, and now, a U.S. district judge has finally ruled that the devices are...
SCOTUS Won’t Hear Illinois AR-15 Ban Challenges
On July 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in Barnett v. Raoul, one of several challenges to Illinois’ bans...
Judge Vacates ATF Final Rule on Pistol Braces
United States District Court Judge Reed O’Connor has vacated the ATF’s “pistol brace” ban rule in the Mock v. Garland lawsuit. The case was...
Supremes Vote 8-1 to Maintain Domestic Violence Gun Bans
The Supreme Court decided the U.S. v. Rahimi case 8-1 on June 21, 2024, offering a mixed bag of firearms-regulation findings.
This case centered on...
Supreme Court Rejects Ban on Gun Bump Stocks in 6-3 ‘Cargill’ Ruling
On June 14, 2024, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on bump stocks. The decision was 6 to 3, with Justice Clarence Thomas...
Guardian Gun Rights E-Letter, June 5, 2024
In this issue of the Gun Tests Guardian: NRA Wins 9-0 First Amendment SCOTUS Decision; State of Texas stops Federal government from enforcing new...
Guardian Gun Rights E-Letter, May 18, 2024
In this issue of the Gun Tests Guardian: Senator tries to prevent gun-specific merchant codes; ATF vastly improves tax stamp wait times; disturbing poll results...
Cali’s Restrictive Ammo-Purchasing Law Declared Unconstitutional, Then Stayed
California’s restrictive ammunition law was repealed, and then stayed, after a lawsuit from ammunition e-tailer Ammunition Depot and the California Pistol & Rifle Association...
NSSF Supports Bump Stock Fight Against ATF
NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the lawsuit by Michael Cargill in...
GOA Gets TRO Against NM Gov. MLG
On September 13, 2023, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) in U.S. District...
Worrisome Questions From SCOTUS
I am uneasy after hearing oral arguments in the Supreme Court case, Garland v. VanDerStok, and reviewing a transcript from the October 8, 2024 session....