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House Oversight Investigates Collusion to Target Firearms Manufacturer

The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee issued a subpoena on October 3, 2024 to The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to...

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...

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...

New York City Allows Non-Residents to Apply for Carry Permits

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has enacted an emergency rule permitting non-residents to apply for concealed carry permits, following a successful lawsuit...

NAGR Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Hawaii Case

The National Association for Gun Rights has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Wilson v. Hawaii, a state...

Fourth Circuit Upholds Maryland’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

On August 6, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled 10 to 5 to uphold Maryland’s "assault weapons" ban in Bianchi...

NY Judge Hands Former NRA Head Wayne LaPierre 10-Year Ban

On July 29, a New York judge ruled that former NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre could not hold a paid position with the gun-rights group...

FPC Challenges Age Restrictions, NJ Carry Ban, Cali Waiting Period

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has had success in a series of recent 2nd Amendment cases, including Worth v. Jacobson, a challenge to Minnesota’s...

N.H. Becomes 17th State to Guard Firearm Purchasers’ Privacy

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed H.B. 1186, the Firearm Purchaser’s Privacy Act, into law in late July 2024. With New Hampshire, there are...

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...

Court Overturns MO 2A Amendment Protection Act

A federal appeals court has overturned Missouri’s interesting “Second Amendment Protection Act,”a measure that was passed by the state legislature and signed into law...