New Jersey State Police have confirmed the Third Circuit’s ruling striking down the state’s semi-auto rifle and magazine bans takes effect July 31, 2026. Here’s what FFL dealers need to know about the transition.
The Third Circuit's en banc ruling striking down New Jersey's semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans takes effect July 31, 2026. NJ State Police have notified dealers. Plus: VA injunction lifting, DOJ blocks Virgin Islands ban, and Maryland Glock ban challenged.
New Jersey State Police have notified gun dealers that the Third Circuit’s decision striking down the state’s semiautomatic rifle and standard-capacity magazine bans takes effect July 31, 2026. Dealers are still waiting for the state’s promised compliance guidance.
The en banc Third Circuit has struck down New Jersey’s bans on covered semi-automatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The ruling confirms that “common use” belongs at Bruen’s second step, where the government bears the burden.
Gun-control activists and hostile state officials are regrouping after major Second Amendment defeats in Hawaii and New Jersey. The reactions to Wolford and Cheeseman show that the anti-gun lobby will keep fighting even after its restrictions are ruled unconstitutional.
The Ninth Judicial District Attorney's Office has officially declined to pursue criminal charges against a Clovis homeowner who fatally shot 28-year-old Abel Abeyta on June 29, 2026. Prosecutors reviewed an extensive dossier compiled by the Clovis Police Department, concluding that the state coul...
Three federal lawsuits argue that Congress’s zeroed-out suppressor and SBR tax leaves ATF’s registration system without a leg to stand on.
Maryland says Glock-style pistols are different because criminals can illegally convert them. Gun-rights plaintiffs say Heller and Bruen forbid banning common defensive handguns.
Fundamental rights are not granted by Albany. They are recognized by the Constitution and protected from government infringement. That is precisely why Bruen mattered. It reminded the nation that constitutional rights do not depend upon whether politicians approve of them.
A Seventh Circuit panel led by Judge Frank Easterbrook signaled that lifetime gun bans for people once committed to a mental institution may require proof of present dangerousness.