Washington Supreme Court Upholds DUI Gun Ban in McLellan v. Brown
Washington’s Supreme Court upheld a law stripping gun rights after two DUIs, raising major Second Amendment questions under Bruen and Rahimi.
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Texas Admitted These Gun Bans Are Unconstitutional. Now FPC Is Asking a Federal Court to Kill Them.
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Firearms Policy Coalition has taken Texas to the Fifth Circuit over three laws that strip law-abiding gun owners of the right to carry in places people visit every day. FPC filed its opening brief on June 15 in Ziegenfuss v. Martin, asking the federal appeals court to stri...
Washington’s High Court Says the State Can Take Your Guns Over DUIs, Even If You Never Touched One
OLYMPIA, WASH. — The Washington Supreme Court ruled June 11 that the state can strip your Second Amendment rights over repeat drunk driving convictions, even when no firearm was ever involved in the offense. In McLellan v. Brown, the court upheld RCW 9.41.040, a 2023 law that temporarily bars a...
May 2026 NICS Checks Show Gun Demand Rising as NFA Numbers Surge
The May 2026 NICS numbers show a split picture: total FBI background checks are down, but NSSF-adjusted checks suggest retail firearm demand is up. Meanwhile, NFA-related checks for suppressors and short-barreled rifles surged more than 100 percent.
How to Exercise Your Right to Self-Defense
Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Concealed carry...
FPC Just Asked the Supreme Court to End Maryland’s Carry Bans, and the List of Banned Places Is Staggering
WASHINGTON, DC — The Firearms Policy Coalition took Maryland to the Supreme Court, and the petition lays out exactly how far a state will go to keep people from carrying after Bruen. On May 20, 2026, FPC filed a petition for writ of certiorari in Novotny v. Moore, asking the justices to strike ...
SAF, FPC Ask Supreme Court to Stop Maryland’s Post-Bruen Carry Ban Scheme
Maryland could no longer deny ordinary citizens carry permits after Bruen, so it tried a new tactic: ban carry almost everywhere people actually go. Now gun owners are asking the Supreme Court to step in.
Vermont Gun Ban: Senate Advances Statewide Prohibition for Bars and Restaurants
The Vermont Senate has moved forward with S. 329, a bill that would establish a statewide ban on firearms in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. The legislation, which passed on preliminary approval along party lines, aims to replace a long-stalled Burlington charter change with a uniform st...
Thirteen Senators Demand Trump Administration Stop Enforcing Biden Pistol Brace Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirteen Republican senators sent a letter to Acting ATF Director Daniel Driscoll demanding the Trump administration immediately stop enforcing Biden-era restrictions on pistol stabilizing braces. The April 15 letter expresses “deep concern” that the Bureau of Alc...
5.7 Million Suppressors Registered: ATF Data Shows Massive Growth in Ownership
New figures attributed to the ATF show nearly 5.8 million registered suppressors in the United States, underscoring just how fast silencer ownership is growing among American gun owners.