Louisiana Under 21 Carry Lawsuit: The School Zone Trap
FPC is suing Louisiana over its 21+ permit rule. The school zone and civil immunity gaps at the center of it affect permitless carriers in every state.
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Louisiana Lets 18-Year-Olds Carry Guns but Denies Them Permits
Louisiana allows adults as young as 18 to carry concealed handguns without permits—but refuses to issue them permits that provide crucial federal school-zone exemptions. FPC says that contradiction violates the Second Amendment.
Old Enough to Enlist, Too Young for a Permit: FPC Challenges Louisiana’s 21-and-Over Carry Rule
FPC sues Louisiana in federal court over its 21-and-over permit rule, arguing it strips 18-to-20-year-old adults of the right to carry. Read the original story: Old Enough to Enlist, Too Young for a Permit: FPC Challenges Louisiana’s 21-and-Over Carry Rule
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.
SAF Files for Summary Judgment in Illegal Search of Student Case
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 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...
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...