A federal judge upheld Hawaii's ban on gun and ammo purchases by adults 18 to 20, ruling the age limit fits historical tradition. Read the original story: Federal Judge Upholds Hawaii’s Ban on Gun and Ammo Sales to Adults Under 21, Citing an 1822 Case That Grouped Pistols With Liquor, Whips...
For the first time in more than three decades, Americans who’ve lost their gun rights will have a federal way to try to get them back. Attorney General Todd Blanche has finalized a regulation reviving the long-dormant firearm-rights restoration process, according to AmmoLand Shooting Sports...
A new national survey estimates that Americans own approximately 60 million AR-15-type and similarly styled rifles. The findings are now being used to challenge Cook County’s and Connecticut’s rifle bans before the Supreme Court.
A divided Ninth Circuit panel has left California’s 24/7 gun-store surveillance mandate in place. Judge Kenneth Lee warned that forcing FFLs to record customers’ conversations threatens both free speech and privacy.
A federal judge ordered New Mexico to stop enforcing its gun waiting period law against the two buyers who sued. Read the original story: New Mexico Argued a Federal Judge Did Not Have to Follow the Appeals Court. He Blocked the State’s Gun Waiting Period Anyway
New Mexico’s seven-day firearm waiting period has lost on the merits in federal court. The victory is significant, but the injunction currently protects only Samuel Ortega and Rebecca Scott.
A federal judge upheld Massachusetts' 21-and-over rule for handguns and semiautos, rejecting the NRA-backed Escher v. Noble challenge. Read the original story: Federal Judge Upholds Massachusetts Handgun Ban for 18- to 20-Year-Olds, Rejecting NRA and SAF Challenge
California and Giffords tried to force ATF to classify less-complete AR-15 blanks as firearms. The Ninth Circuit ruled they lacked standing.
A federal judge found ATF’s frame-and-receiver rule unconstitutionally vague and incompatible with the Second Amendment as applied to Defense Distributed, SAF, and covered members. The ruling is significant, but it is not nationwide.
The Justice Department is reopening the federal firearm-rights restoration process after more than 30 years. The final rule establishes application requirements, presumptive disqualifications, judicial review, and a marijuana exception following the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. ...