Update on Virginia ‘Assault Firearm’ Bans and Magazine Restrictions
Here is an update directly from Philip Van Cleave, President of Virginia Citizens Defense League, on the legislative situation in the state.
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January 2026 NICS Background Checks Dip Slightly While NFA Checks Surge
The adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System numbers from the NSSF show January firearm sales to be slightly lower from last years report.
New Mexico Lawmakers Consider Bans On Semi-Auto Rifles And More
Despite some major wins by the 2A crowd in the past few years (including constitutional carry across a broadening swath of the U.S.A.), anti-firearm activists are not giving up easily. The new battleground appears to be the state of New Mexico, where lawmakers are considering a wide range of fire...
Trump DOJ Sides With Gun Owners In Massachusetts Handgun Roster Challenge
The Department of Justice filed an amicus brief backing gun owners in a challenge to Massachusetts’ handgun roster, calling the law unconstitutional under Bruen. The post Trump DOJ Sides With Gun Owners In Massachusetts Handgun Roster Challenge appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Virginia House Pushes Multiple Anti-Gun Bills to Senate
Virginia's Democrat-controlled House of Delegates recently passed a package of restrictive firearm bills on February 5, 2026, advancing what critics call the most aggressive assault on Second Amendment rights in state history.
5th Circuit Court Rules Lifetime Gun Ban For Nonviolent Felon To Be Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit ruled that a single nonviolent drug conviction cannot justify a lifetime firearm ban, applying the Bruen framework and widening an existing circuit split. The post 5th Circuit Court Rules Lifetime Gun Ban For Nonviolent Felon To Be Unconstitutional appeared first on The Truth Ab...
Anti-gun Group 97Percent is Back, Now Led by Anti-gun Ex-cop
It appears the anti-gun nonprofit 97Percent has returned, although there have been massive internal changes and it is much less now than it used to be.
Trump DOJ Submits Brief in Massachusetts Handgun Roster Case
The Civil Rights Division of the Trump administration Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief defending the Second Amendment against infringements imposed by the Massachusetts handgun roster.
Pirro Threatens to Arrest Lawful Gun Owners in D.C.
"You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding gun owner somewhere else." — Jeanine Ferris Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
After Mooting Cases by Allowing the Open Carrying of Non-Firearms, Hawaii Introduces Bill to Reinstate Ban
The bill prohibits any person from openly carrying a "deadly or dangerous weapon," explicitly including bladed weapons in that category.