Justice Department Sues Local Government Over Concealed Carry Restrictions

The Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against a local county government for enacting public carry restrictions that violate the Supreme Court's landmark Wolford ruling. The suit contends that local buffer zones unconstitutionally strip citizens of Second Amendment rights in public spa...

By Brandon Curtis

DOJ Calls Enforcement of Montgomery County Carry Ban Police Misconduct

The Justice Department has sued Montgomery County over its sprawling 100-yard firearm exclusion zones, arguing that the county makes lawful public carry nearly impossible and directly violates the Supreme Court’s decision in Wolford v. Lopez.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

New Jersey’s Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrival

After the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans, Trenton lawmakers turned back to a sweeping firearm-storage mandate. Professor Mark W. Smith explains why the proposal runs directly into the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.

By Mark W Smith

DOJ Says Virgin Islands Replaced One Unconstitutional Gun-Control Regime With Another

The Justice Department says the Virgin Islands cannot erase years of alleged Second Amendment abuses by replacing its former may-issue licensing system with Act 9113. A July 29 filing details unauthorized firearm restrictions, licensing delays, warrantless home-inspection demands, and new gun-con...

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Trump DOJ Defends NFA Gun Registry Despite Supreme Court’s Wolford Ruling

The Trump Justice Department says the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision does not meaningfully affect a constitutional challenge to the National Firearms Act. Mark Smith argues DOJ is stretching Miller, shifting the burden onto gun owners and disguising a federal firearm registry as a licensing s...

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson
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