Firearm Laws & Litigation
Firearm Laws & Litigation covers the latest news on gun-related legislation, legal battles, and policy changes across the U.S. Stay informed on proposed bills, newly enacted laws, court rulings, and lawsuits that impact Second Amendment rights, concealed carry, self-defense laws, and firearm regulations.
Charges From Over a Decade Ago, Never Convicted, Still Denied: SAF Takes a Police Chief’s Carry Denial to Massachusetts’ Highest Court
SAF and four allies urge the Massachusetts SJC to strike the state's subjective suitability test after a police chief denied...
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Federal Judge Upholds Hawaii’s Ban on Gun and Ammo Sales to Adults Under 21, Citing an 1822 Case That Grouped Pistols With Liquor, Whips and Fiddles
A federal judge upheld Hawaii's ban on gun and ammo purchases by adults 18 to 20, ruling the age limit...
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Michigan Bills Would Erase the State Felony for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles After Federal Court Gutted NFA Registration
Michigan HB 6285 and HB 6284 would repeal state bans on short-barreled rifles, shotguns and suppressors after the NFA ruling.
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Virginia FFLs Put the ARs Back on the Shelf. The Statute Blocking Them Is Still on the Books.
Virginia dealers have ARs back on the wall while the assault firearms ban sits under an injunction and the case...
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Report: D.C. Court Overturns Gun Conviction, Holding That Carrying a Firearm Is Not Automatically Suspicious
A D.C. court reportedly overturned a gun conviction, holding that carrying a firearm is not by itself suspicious.
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New Mexico Argued a Federal Judge Did Not Have to Follow the Appeals Court. He Blocked the State’s Gun Waiting Period Anyway
A federal judge ordered New Mexico to stop enforcing its gun waiting period law against the two buyers who sued.
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Boebert’s Freedom to Ship Act Would Repeal the Handgun Mailing Ban and Fine Carriers $10,000 Every Time They Block a Lawful Gun Shipment
Boebert's Freedom to Ship Act, HR 9979, would repeal the handgun mailing ban and fine carriers $10,000 for blocking lawful...
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A Stalking Victim Passed Her Background Check, Paid for the Gun, and Went Home Unarmed. Maine’s 72-Hour Wait Is Now at the Supreme Court.
Beckwith v. Frey asks the Supreme Court to strike Maine's 72-hour gun waiting period after the First Circuit upheld the...
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Pennsylvania Democrat Files Memo to Put State Police Inside All 3,000-Plus Licensed Gun Dealers Once a Year
A Philadelphia Democrat’s memo would send Pennsylvania State Police into every licensed gun dealer in the state once a year....
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CDC Puts Defensive Gun Use Back on Its Website: 60,000 to 2.5 Million Times a Year
CDC has restored defensive gun use estimates to its website, citing a range of 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive uses...
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Louisiana State Police Tried to Pull the Justice Department Into a Concealed Carry Lawsuit. The Judge Said No, and the Case Stays Pointed at the State.
A federal judge refused Louisiana State Police's bid to pull the Justice Department into a concealed carry lawsuit.
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Ruger, Smith & Wesson and Glock All Told a Court the Same Thing About California’s Microstamping Rule
The Commerce Department told Congress there is no reliable evidence microstamping works. Gun makers say California's mandate is impossible.
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