Virginia Universal Background Checks Return July 1 After Court Lifts Injunction
Virginia’s universal background-check mandate is poised to return July 1 after the court unexpectedly dissolved an injunction blocking enforcement of the law.
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Murder Verdict Overturned: Why LaRoy Robinson Walked Free After Fatal 2023 Shooting
In a rare legal reversal, 51-year-old LaRoy Robinson has been acquitted of murder and felonious assault charges related to the 2023 shooting death of Malik Islam. After his original conviction was set aside due to improper jury instructions, a bench trial before Judge Mark Serrott concluded that ...
ATF Gun Registry Exposed, Senate Hearing Raises Alarm Over 1 Billion Records
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
Trump DOJ Keeps Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule in Place, Defying White House’s Own Second Amendment Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice has informed a federal court that it will maintain the Biden-era ATF rule restricting homemade firearms, even as the Trump White House had previously called that same rule an attack on gun owners that “undermines the Second Amendment.” Th...
GOA Urges Members To Contact Congress Over Reversal On Pistol Brace Enforcement
ATF admits it is still enforcing pistol brace restrictions after a court vacated the rule, prompting backlash and calls for DOJ accountability. The post GOA Urges Members To Contact Congress Over Reversal On Pistol Brace Enforcement appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
District Magazine Ban Ruled Unconstitutional by D.C. Court of Appeals
In a 2-1 ruling, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has struck down the district’s ban on magazines which hold more than ten cartridges.
SCOTUS Once Again Punts On Duncan v. Bonta
The case sits in limbo at the U.S. Supreme Court, repeatedly relisted for conference without a decision on whether to grant review.
VA Restores Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights After Decades of Unconstitutional Disarmament
The Department of Veterans Affairs has ended its decades-old policy of reporting veterans to the FBI’s NICS database for fiduciary assistance, restoring Second Amendment rights after sustained pressure from Gun Owners of America and other pro-gun advocates.
ATF Reverses Course After Denying NFA Applications for Wanting to “Exercise God-Given Rights”
Approvals don't erase the infringement. They reveal the needless bureaucracy of fingerprints, photos, forms, and months-long waits.
After Mooting Cases by Allowing the Open Carrying of Non-Firearms, Hawaii Introduces Bill to Reinstate Ban
The bill prohibits any person from openly carrying a "deadly or dangerous weapon," explicitly including bladed weapons in that category.