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Appeals Made to Supreme Court in Maryland ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Lawsuit

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and two other gun owners-rights groups have filed a reply brief with the United States Supreme Court in support...

District Court Strikes Down Illinois’ AR-15 Ban

On November 8, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen P. McGlynn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois struck down as...

SCOTUS Will Review Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al., Mexico’s frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against American...

Case Advances on Semi-Automatic Firearms Ban in Illinois

The legal wheels are grinding in Harrel v. Raoul, a case challenging Illinois’ ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)...

Federal Judge Blocks New York Carry Ban

On October 10, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo permanently stopped the state’s law banning...

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments In Vanderstok Firearms Definition Case

On Tuesday Oct. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF)...

2A Brief In Ninth Circuit Appeal Challenges Federal Gun Ban

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a joint brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in United...

FPC Sues To End New Jersey’s “1-In-30” Firearm Ban Following Victory Over California

Following its victory ending California’s “1-in-30” firearm purchase ban, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a new federal lawsuit to strike...

Gun-Kit Maker Polymer80 Shuts Down Operations

Polymer80, the largest manufacturer of kits for making homemade firearms, has shut down. The reason for the shut down, Polymer80 CEO Loran Kelley Jr. wrote...

Fourth Circuit Upholds Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License Law

The Fourth Circuit Court has upheld Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License (HQL) law, which requires citizens to obtain a permit to purchase a firearm. In...

Judge Stops Licensed Carry Ban on IL Public Transit

A federal district court judge in Illinois has ruled that state’s ban on licensed concealed carry aboard public transit violates the Second Amendment. The...

Kansas Federal Judge Throws Out Machine Gun Charges Because of 2A

On August 21, a Kansas federal judge dismissed charges against a defendant for violating the machine gun ban, saying that "the government has not...

Bringing ‘Lawfare’ Against Glock

Perhaps you’ve seen local news stories in your area about so-called “Glock switches,” which are more accurately described as “autosears.” They are added to...