Federal Judge Lets California’s Glock Ban Stand—Without a Bruen Ruling
California’s Glock-style pistol ban remains in force after a federal judge rejected the DOJ’s emergency request, but the central Second Amendment question remains unanswered.
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois AR-15 and Magazine Ban, Setting Up Supreme Court Showdown
CHICAGO, IL — The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Illinois can ban the most popular rifle in America. In a 2-1 decision in Barnett v. Raoul, the panel reversed Judge Stephen McGlynn’s permanent injunction against the Protect Illinois Communities Act. Judge Amy St. Eve...
GOA Sues Pennsylvania Over Lifetime Carry Ban Triggered by a 32-Year-Old Marijuana Misdemeanor
BUTLER, PA — Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania law that permanently bars anyone with any drug conviction, no matter how minor or how old, from ever obtaining a License to Carry Firearms. The lead plaintiff is Craig Philips, a...
NRA Takes Aim at Illinois’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period in New Federal Lawsuit
CHICAGO, IL — The National Rifle Association, the Illinois State Rifle Association, three federally licensed gun dealers, and five individual gun owners filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging Illinois’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. The case, Pearlstein v. Raoul, wa...
Virginia Court Blocks Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Rifle and Magazine Ban Statewide
A Washington County judge has clarified that the injunction in Santolla v. Katz applies statewide, blocking enforcement of Virginia’s new assault-firearm and magazine ban while the NRA-backed lawsuit moves forward.
FPC and SAF Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down New York City’s Stun Gun Ban, Call Second Circuit Ruling “Caetano 2.0”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment Foundation have asked the Supreme Court to take up their challenge to New York City’s ban on stun guns and tasers, filing a petition for certiorari on July 7 in Calce v. City of New York. The petition, filed by Coop...
Denver Gun Ban Faces New Lawsuit As Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Cases
Gun-rights groups have opened a new front against Denver’s firearm restrictions, suing over the city’s so-called “assault weapon” ban and Colorado’s magazine limits just as the Supreme Court prepares to hear major AR-15 ban cases.
Viramontes Could Be The Beginning Of The End For AR-15 Bans
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Viramontes and Grant could finally force lower courts to answer whether AR-15-style rifles are protected arms under the Second Amendment.
Virginia Judges Reject State’s Bid To Combine Gun-Ban Lawsuits
Virginia tried to pull four separate challenges to its new gun-control laws into one courtroom. A judicial panel rejected the move, ruling the cases are too different and too far along to justify transfer.
Marine Veteran Couple, GOA Sue Illinois Over Ban on Nonresident Concealed Carry Permits
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL — Two Marine Corps veterans who are both certified firearms instructors are suing Illinois because the state will not even let them apply for a concealed carry license. Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation filed the federal lawsuit, Henrichs v. Kelly, on March 13 i...