Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey Rifle and Magazine Bans
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.
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NRA, FPC, SAF Tell Sixth Circuit the NFA’s Short-Barreled Rifle Registry Is Unconstitutional
CINCINNATI, OH — Four of the biggest names in Second Amendment advocacy just asked a federal appeals court to do something no circuit has done: hold that the National Firearms Act’s registration scheme for short-barreled rifles violates the Constitution. The National Rifle Association, Fi...
DOJ Folds on Post Office Gun Ban Appeal, Leaving SAF/FPC Victory Intact
The Justice Department has moved to abandon its appeal defending the federal post office gun ban, leaving a permanent injunction protecting present and future SAF and FPC members at ordinary post offices.
Major 2A Victory: Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey’s AR-15 & Magazine Bans
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.
Owning a Gun Is Not Reasonable Suspicion: SAF Seeks Judgment Over School Truck Search
School officials searched 18-year-old Jack Harrington’s truck after learning he lawfully owned a handgun. They found nothing. SAF says gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.
Delaware Keeps Fighting to Ban Guns for Adults Under 21
Delaware wants the federal challenge to HB 451 kept on ice despite binding Third Circuit law recognizing adults ages 18 to 20 as part of “the people.”
GOA Sues Pennsylvania After Veteran Denied Carry License Over 1994 Marijuana Conviction
Air Force veteran Craig Philips can legally own handguns, but Pennsylvania permanently bars him from carrying one because of a 1994 marijuana conviction. GOA says the lifetime ban cannot survive Bruen and Hemani.
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...
DA Clears Armed Victim Who Returned Fire After Road Rage Suspect Shot at Him in Fayette County
LUZERNE TOWNSHIP, PA — A Pennsylvania man who grabbed a gun and returned fire after a road rage pursuit turned into a shooting will not face charges, while the man accused of firing first is now charged with attempted homicide. As reported by WTAE, 39-year-old Richard Lee Vernon Jr. allegedly o...
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...