ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval and registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs on October 9. The 4473s, NICS checks, SOT, SBR delivery gap and state-law walls all stayed put — and that is where a dealer's risk now sits.
New Jersey’s Supreme Court petition asks the justices to hold its rifle and magazine case behind Viramontes while the bans stay in force. Read the original story: New Jersey Keeps Enforcing Its Rifle and Magazine Bans and Asks the Supreme Court to Park Its Appeal Behind Viramontes
Iowa appeals court: a profane food pantry tirade was illegal activity that restored the duty to retreat under stand-your-ground law. Read the original story: Iowa Court of Appeals: Profane Tirade at a Salvation Army Food Pantry Was Disorderly Conduct That Stripped Stand-Your-Ground Protection Bef...
DOJ’s Civil Rights Division opened a Second Amendment investigation into Pennsauken, NJ police over alleged firearm permit delays. Read the original story: DOJ Civil Rights Division Opens Second Amendment Investigation Into Pennsauken, NJ Police Over Gun Permit Delays
New York law requires handgun licensing officials to act on applications within six months unless qualifying delays are explained in writing. Arbalest Group is demanding action from NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch over alleged violations of that deadline.
DOJ filed a notice of appeal sending the Texas judgment that vacated ATF’s ‘engaged in the business’ dealer rule to the Fifth Circuit. Read the original story: A Texas Judge Wiped Out ATF’s Dealer Rule in June. On October 9, the Justice Department Filed Two Pages to Bring It Back.
Buying a short-barreled rifle just got easier for gun owners in 17 states. Palmetto State Armory is now offering qualifying SBRs through its ship-to-FFL program without the traditional NFA Form 4 approval and registration process, following a major federal court victory against NFA enforcement.
The Justice Department has opened civil rights investigations into police departments in Waterbury and Middletown, Connecticut, over alleged delays and denials of firearm carry permits. The federal action comes as Connecticut's gun owners confront a longstanding appeals backlog that has left some...
Cook County tells the Supreme Court AR-15s are not in common use. I break down its Viramontes brief ahead of Dec. 2 oral arguments. Read the original story: Cook County Tells the Supreme Court AR-15s Are ‘Not in Common Use’ While Gun Groups Count 20 to 40 Million of Them
Fifth Circuit strikes down the Federal Switchblade Act’s interstate ban, holding switchblades are protected arms under the Second Amendment. Read the original story: Fifth Circuit Strikes Down the 1958 Federal Switchblade Act’s Interstate Ban, Holding Switchblades Are Protected Arms and the R...