HB 1004 contains critical protections against attempts to bankrupt the American firearms industry through erroneous lawsuits that would threaten the availability of firearms to consumers…
Lawsuits
Court Denies Nebraska’s Motion to Dismiss Over Concealed Handgun Permit Discrimination
Nebraska Firearms Owners Association & the Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging Nebraska’s statutory prohibition on concealed handgun permits to legal non-citizens for self defense…
Maryland Special Advisory – SB281 Lawsuit – Plaintiffs Needed
It has become increasingly clear that the only possible way to protect our Second Amendment rights is in the courts…
22 States Join the NRA in Supreme Court Fight for 2nd Amendment Rights of Young Adults
Twenty-one state attorneys general support the National Rifle Association’s challenge against a federal law that restricts the sale of handguns to young adults aged 18 – 20…
Swing & A Miss: Anti-Gunners Strike Out In Bid to Block Open Carry Law
In a terse three-page order issued on August 29, 2013, the court not only lifted the order preventing the law from going into effect, but ruled that the Circuit Judge erred in his ruling…
Mississippi: Supreme Court Upholds House Bill 2
The Supreme Court vacated the Circuit Court’s order which had granted the law’s opponents injunctive relief, thereby allowing the NRA-backed law to take effect immediately…
Ninth Circuit Rules in Firearms Freedom Act Case
This was about as good of a ruling as we could have expected from the Ninth Circuit. We must get to the U.S. Supreme Court to accomplish our goal of overturning 70 years of flawed Supreme Court rulings…
GOA Backing Case Before the Supreme Court
The Fourth Circuit reversed that decision, using a “balancing test” to come to conclude that Maryland may override the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in the name of public safety…
Magpul Sues Four Magazine Manufacturers for Patent Infringement
The company’s lawsuits allege infringement of Utility Pat. No. 8,069,601 for a novel ammunition magazine, in addition to numerous Magpul design patents…
Evan Nappen To Bring ‘Justifiable Need’ Case To NJ Supreme Court
The ultimate question in this case is why should an individual be required to demonstrate a “need” in order to exercise a fundamental, constitutional, right, here in New Jersey???
NJ Supreme Court to Hear 2A Case on ‘Justifiable Need’, NJ’s Excuse for Denying All Concealed Carry Permits
Although Concealed Carry Laws are on the books in New Jersey, judges and police chiefs have almost unanimously declined concealed carry permits to everyone but, other police, judges, politicians…
Doutel v Norwalk Prevails on Claims of 4th Amendment Violations Regarding Illegal Confiscation of Firearms
A Connecticut Federal District Court has rendered a ruling in favor of the innocent and injured spouse of Duane Doutel whose firearms were unjustly seized by Norwalk, CT policemen…
Federal Suit Filed Over Deputy Tirade & Illegal Arrest Of Gun Owner ~ Viral Video
Florida Carry has filed a federal complaint alleging deprivation of civil rights under color of law with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida over an incident which was captured on dashcam video…
West Virginia Citizens Defense League Planning Legal Action Against WV Sheriffs
Certain West Virginia Sheriffs are violating the law of the state and adding their own requirements for issuing concealed carry permits…
Connecticut DESPP Caught Lying in Court Complaint Against Board of Firearms Permit Examiners
Audio recording demostrates deal making that directly conflicts with the DESPP’s assertion in its complaint that both the DESPP and BFPE lack the authority to make this kind of a deal…
U.S. Postal Service Parking Lot Gun Ban Unconstitutional
A Colorado federal district court ruled that a U.S. Postal Service regulation barring firearms in its parking lots violates their right to keep and bear arms under the Constitution. ..
Illinois AG is Premature in Trying To Get Concealed Carry Case Dismissed
Lisa Madigan is saying since Illinois has passed a concealed carry law, the case is moot & should be dismissed, but people are still not allowed the right to carry & won’t be for at least another 270 days…
D.C. Gun Transfer Law Is Unconstitutional
Permit Requirement Violates Second Amendment by Burdening the Sale of Goods or Services, Brief Says…
Mehl v. Blanas: An Important Decision In A Now-Irrelevant Handgun Carry Case
We at CalGuns Foundation are working hard to have the right to carry a firearm recognized in California through various legal actions and other efforts, not the least of which is our Second Amendment lawsuit …
Firearms Industry Lawsuit Alleging Process to Pass CT Gun Regs Violated Statutes & Constitution
The suit further alleges that the new law violates fundamental due process rights guaranteed by both the Connecticut and United States Constitutions. NSSF is asking the court to declare the law invalid…
The ‘Anti’ Governor: Cuomo Strikes Back At Gun Rights Lawsuit
Andrew Cuomo, the Empire State governor, is facing a law suit brought by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association about his “SAFE Act”…
Hall v. Chicago Right-to-Carry Case Moves Forward
In the Hall v. Chicago complaint, the lawyers for plaintiffs Michael Hall and Kathryn Tyler make clear that Chicago’s carry ban should be voided as it is even more restrictive than the state ban struck by the Seventh Circuit…
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. Files Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin DOJ Concealed Carry Rulemaking
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County challenging the permanent rules the Wisconsin Department of Justice put in place on June 1st 2013 regarding Act 35 and the issuance of concealed carry licenses…
CalGuns Foundation Challenges CA Handgun Microstamping in Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
The new filing addresses microstamping, which makes it even harder for Californians to legally purchase a handgun for self defense…
Amended Second Amendment Foundation Suit Challenges California Gun Microstamping Law
Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and Calguns Foundation are challenging California’s handgun roster law to clarify that the challenge extends to the state’s newly-activated microstamping regulation…
Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Remains An Activist Court With No Respect For The Constitution
It is plainly evident that the Court simply carefully manipulates the English language and current law to fit its politics. What do we do as citizens when our highest court rules on statements that are factually incorrect???
Second Amendment Foundation Lauds Illinois Lawmakers On CCW Bill Forced By Landmark Lawsuit
It is a shame that this had to go right down to the wire, but the important thing is that Illinois citizens will now have a law that makes it possible for them to exercise their right to bear arms…
Florida Carry Files Action To Stop Daytona Beach from Confiscating Firearms
It is time to hold these jurisdictions responsible and require that these people in authority follow the laws they swore an oath to uphold and enforce…
Constitutional Challenge to Connecticut’s New Firearms Law Filed
A widely-anticipated lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, challenging the constitutionality of the new firearms law that was passed hastily by the Connecticut legislature…
NRA Supports Lawsuit Against Gun Control in Colorado
The National Rifle Association is proud to support a lawsuit filed in federal court by 55 Colorado county sheriffs, the firearms industry trade association, which challenges the State of Colorado’s recently enacted gun control laws…