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The DOJ’s new Second Amendment enforcement effort is now colliding with Virginia’s 2026 gun control package, as Harmeet Dhillon warns the state could face federal litigation over unconstitutional firearm restrictions.
Wyoming lawmakers considered HB14, a bill that would have reimbursed people found not guilty, released, or cleared after lawful self-defense and allowed expungement of related records. The measure failed introduction in the House.
Virginia’s April redistricting vote is colliding with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s changes to major gun bills, creating a high-stakes fight over gerrymandering and the Second Amendment.
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
New figures attributed to the ATF show nearly 5.8 million registered suppressors in the United States, underscoring just how fast silencer ownership is growing among American gun owners.
Sean Maloney argues that NRA 2.0 must remember the whistleblowers who first pushed for accountability, transparency, and reform inside the National Rifle Association.
Testifying before the Senate, Rep. Thomas Massie defended the Second Amendment as a safeguard for liberty and tied that principle to live policy fights, including national constitutional carry, repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act, handgun rights for 18-to-20-year-olds, and NICS transparency.
It wasn’t “gun violence” that killed Fairfax and his wife, it was him.
The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss Texas v. ATF, a landmark challenge to the Biden administration’s “engaged in the business” rule. Gun rights advocates say the move marks a major victory for private gun sales, collectors, and hobbyists who feared the ATF’s expanded dealer definition would criminalize ordinary conduct.
A federal judge in Alabama has paused Butler v. Bondi, the NRA-backed challenge to ATF’s 2024 “engaged in the business” rule, until the Senate votes on ATF Director nominee Robert Cekada.
Kentucky lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of HB 78 and HB 312, enacting new protections for the firearms industry and expanding concealed carry rights for young adults.
As NRA members head to Houston for the 155th Annual Meeting, the debate over board reform, governance, and accountability is far from over.
DOJ and ATF have reversed course once again, now telling courts that a new frames and receivers rule is on the way. The move keeps the legal fight alive in VanDerStok and Defense Distributed while raising fresh concerns for hobbyists, manufacturers, and gun rights advocates.
The First Circuit has revived Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period in Beckwith v. Frey, using a rationale that claims Americans may have a right to keep and bear arms, but not necessarily a right to buy them.
Security footage from Pauls Valley High School shows Principal Kirk Moore charging and tackling an armed former student moments after the suspect chambered a round. Moore was shot in the leg during the confrontation but appears to have stopped a potentially much deadlier attack through immediate, decisive action.
As the 2026 NRA Annual Meetings approach in Houston, board members are preparing to debate a series of bylaw amendment proposals that could shape the Association’s governance for years to come.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger returned Virginia’s controversial HB 217 with amendments instead of signing or vetoing it, days after DOJ warned it may sue over proposed restrictions on AR-15s and other commonly owned semi-automatic firearms.
Their “Diverse Coalition of Gun Rights and Gun Violence Prevention Advocates” includes rabid prohibitionist zealots who have made careers out of trying to eviscerate the Second Amendment through lawfare and gun bans, with not one recognized “no compromise” member.
The Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Morris v. DOJ did not decide the National Firearms Act question directly, but it may give fresh support to challengers arguing Congress cannot rely on the taxing power when no tax is actually being paid. That argument could have major implications for NFA registration requirements on suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs.
Long-term homicide trends and public polling tell a very different story than the one pushed by gun control activists and the legacy media. As the “gun violence epidemic” narrative collides with falling murder rates, the facts are getting harder to ignore.
Virginia’s new HB40 ghost gun ban does not just target future builds. It forces privately made firearms into a serialization and recordkeeping scheme and offers no true grandfather clause for existing homemade guns.
A machete attack inside Grand Central is a brutal reminder that New York’s “sensitive places” law does not stop violent criminals. It only leaves law-abiding citizens disarmed until armed police arrive after the damage is already done.
A Long Island dentist has filed a federal lawsuit against Nassau County Police after a 2022 raid on his Massapequa home led to dozens of gun charges that were later dismissed. The suit alleges officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by entering and searching the home without a valid warrant.
In an April 10 letter, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon warned that if Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs a slate of anti-gun bills, including SB 749 targeting AR-15s and other common semiautomatic firearms, the federal government is prepared to sue.
Maryland lawmakers have advanced legislation targeting many Glock pistols and Glock-style handguns, a move gun rights advocates say attacks some of the most common firearms in America. If enacted, the measure would restrict future sales and transfers of covered pistols beginning in 2027 and could spark a major Second Amendment court fight.
A new summary judgment motion challenges California’s AB 28 gun and ammo tax, arguing the state cannot put the Second Amendment behind a paywall through special taxation.
The Supreme Court’s review of United States v. Hemani could determine whether the federal firearm ban for marijuana users under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) has any real historical basis. The case puts one of the most outdated and contested prohibitions in federal gun law squarely in front of the justices.
The 2026 NRA Director election results suggest the reform movement inside the association is still gaining ground. With more board turnover, fewer legacy power figures, and ongoing conflict tied to the NRA Foundation, members are watching closely to see what comes next.
Virginia posted one of its highest monthly firearm background check totals since 2020 as Democrats advanced new gun control bills, while New Jersey saw concealed carry permit approvals continue to surge in the wake of Bruen.
Judge Roger T. Benitez retired from federal service on April 2, 2026, ending a judicial career that made him a central figure in major Second Amendment cases, including Duncan v. Bonta, which remains pending at the Supreme Court.
