The Supreme Court’s “common use” test provides powerful protection for AR-15s and other widely owned firearms. Second Amendment plaintiff Charles Nichols argues, however, that the doctrine lacks a genuine historical foundation and makes constitutional protection depend on modern ownership n...
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear consolidated challenges to AR-15 bans in Cook County and Connecticut. From the Trump Justice Department’s position to the battle over Heller’s common-use test, these are the major issues gun owners should watch as Viramontes and Grant move toward oral argu...
The Third Circuit's Cheeseman ruling has triggered three major developments in one week — NJ police tell dealers the ban ends July 31, PSA resumes shipping to Virginia, and DOJ moves to block the Virgin Islands ban. Here's what FFL dealers need to know.
Palmetto State Armory has reopened shipments of affected rifles and standard-capacity magazines to Virginia after the statewide injunction in Santolla v. Katz took effect July 21.
New Jersey’s attorney general and Senate president are attacking the Third Circuit after the en banc court struck down the state’s semiautomatic-rifle and magazine bans. Their public-safety rhetoric avoids the central problem: New Jersey failed to justify its restrictions under Bruen.
The en banc Third Circuit has struck down New Jersey’s bans on covered semi-automatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The ruling confirms that “common use” belongs at Bruen’s second step, where the government bears the burden.
Lindsey Graham’s gun-rights record was imperfect, but his role in confirming Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett helped build the Supreme Court majority that delivered Bruen, Hemani, and Wolford.
The Third Circuit ruled 10-5 that New Jersey's semi-automatic rifle ban and 10-round magazine limit violate the Second Amendment. What it changes, and what it doesn't.
An en banc Third Circuit ruling invalidates New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The decision creates the federal appellate split the Supreme Court will confront in Viramontes and Grant.
Virginia is asking a court to declare AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines outside constitutional protection. Its motion in Crump v. Katz also revives interest-balancing language rejected by the Supreme Court.