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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 The case puts one of the most outdated and contested prohibitions in federal gun law squarely in front of the justices.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.
The ATF has decided not to replace the Biden administration’s 2022 frames and receivers rule, keeping federal ghost gun restrictions in place despite earlier signals that a new regulation was under review.
The March 2026 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure rose 1.9% from a year earlier, even as the raw FBI total declined. The bigger story may be in the NFA market, where monthly checks surged 121.2%.
The plaintiffs in Brown v. ATF say the National Firearms Act’s remaining registration requirements cannot survive now that Congress has reduced the NFA tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and AOWs to zero.
Tyree Benson is asking the D.C. Court of Appeals to strike a new filing from Pirro’s office after the government said it would no longer defend the District’s magazine ban while still fighting to preserve his other firearms convictions.
Secretary Pete Hegseth’s April 2, 2026 memo directs installation commanders to presume approval when service members request permission to carry privately owned firearms for personal protection on U.S. military property.
Rhode Island Democrats are pushing a new bill that would expand the state’s existing so-called assault weapons ban by adding possession to the prohibited conduct, escalating the state’s attack on commonly owned firearms.
Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly set to be nominated as Associate Attorney General, a move that could further strengthen the DOJ’s growing focus on defending Second Amendment rights.
By refusing to hear Schoenthal v. Raoul, the Supreme Court left standing a Seventh Circuit opinion that treats public transit as a sensitive place and could encourage broader carry bans in crowded public spaces.
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that Columbus can immediately appeal a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the city’s gun ordinances. While the justices did not decide whether the laws are constitutional, the decision gives anti-gun municipalities a new procedural path to keep local gun control fights alive longer.
A three-judge First Circuit panel upheld Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period and adopted the view that laws regulating the purchase or acquisition of firearms do not implicate conduct covered by the Second Amendment’s plain text.
“Our warfighters defend the right of others to carry. They should be able to carry themselves.”–Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
In a new filing in VanDerStok v. Bondi, the ATF asked a federal court in Texas to stay the case for 90 days while it prepares a revised Frames and Receivers Rule.
President Trump has removed Pam Bondi as attorney general and named Todd Blanche acting AG. The move comes after mounting Epstein-related backlash and raises fresh questions about DOJ transparency and firearms litigation.
The U.S. Postal Service is proposing to allow lawful handguns in the mail after a January 2026 DOJ Office of Legal Counsel opinion found the federal handgun mailing ban unconstitutional as applied to protected arms.
Fingers would be better pointed at Mexico’s pervasive corruption and tyrannical citizen disarmament edicts that have made a cartel black market both lucrative and inevitably bloody.
Authorities have returned Gabriel Metcalf’s shotgun and ammunition after the Ninth Circuit ordered dismissal of his Billings, Montana Gun-Free School Zones Act case.
KIRO 7’s reporting on a King County bus arrest changed quickly, moving from “military machine gun” language to a description that suggested the firearm was actually a .22-caliber replica.
A federal judge has narrowed Hanson v. District of Columbia, dismissing every plaintiff except Tyler Yzaguirre in the latest challenge to Washington, D.C.’s magazine ban. The ruling keeps the case alive, but only as an as-applied challenge tied to Yzaguirre’s denied registration attempt.
New filings in NSSF v. James tell the Supreme Court that New York is trying to bypass PLCAA, revive anti-gun nuisance litigation, and pressure the firearms industry nationwide through lawfare.
Attorney General Homer Cummings, Franklin Roosevelt’s top law enforcement official, spent years pushing national handgun registration and broader federal firearm controls after passage of the National Firearms Act.
A new filing in Yukutake v. Lopez accuses Hawaii of rewriting its challenged gun laws to avoid a courtroom loss, while raising fresh questions about whether the state misled the Ninth Circuit about the attorney general’s role in those changes.
Centennial State gun prohibitionists expect to elect another anti-gun Democrat as governor this fall, and they will wait until that person takes office in 2027 to press for the full measure of what they want.
Plaintiffs in Heeter v. James say New York’s body armor ban is unconstitutional because it blocks law-abiding citizens from acquiring common defensive equipment.
