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New Jersey officials initially told firearm dealers that the Third Circuit’s ruling against the state’s semiautomatic-rifle and magazine bans would take effect July 31. The Attorney General’s Office now says July 31 is the rehearing deadline, with the ruling expected to become effective in August.
KelTec’s new SUB-SDP turns the familiar SUB2000 platform into a compact, folding 9mm pistol with a six-inch threaded barrel, integrated brace and a folded length of just 10 inches.
B&T USA says its expanded Herriman, Utah, facility has increased production to as many as 7,000 suppressors per month while adding skilled American manufacturing jobs, machinery, customer service, and quality-control capabilities.
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A 74-year-old North Carolina homeowner fired one shot when an alleged repeat burglar tried to force his way through a window. Police say the homeowner will not face charges.
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A legally armed Massachusetts woman fired a single, decisive shot after an armed man allegedly pursued her husband at their Springfield home. Video, witness testimony, 911 recordings, and physical evidence supported her account, and prosecutors ruled the shooting lawful.
Smith & Wesson enters the .300 Blackout market with new M&P15 AXE SBR and pistol models built around eight-inch barrels and Gemtech’s suppressor-optimized GVAC gas system.
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Gun Owners of America is challenging a U.S. Virgin Islands licensing system that recognizes no out-of-state permits, generally blocks nonresidents from applying and carries a ten-year minimum sentence for unauthorized firearm possession.
SAF, NRA and FPC are asking a federal judge to block Maryland’s Glock ban before January 1, 2027, arguing SB 334 targets common handguns while existing prohibitions on illegal switches remain in force.
New Jersey’s attorney general and Senate president are attacking the Third Circuit after the en banc court struck down the state’s semiautomatic-rifle and magazine bans. Their public-safety rhetoric avoids the central problem: New Jersey failed to justify its restrictions under Bruen.
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An alleged robber reportedly threatened to kill a Tulsa County homeowner and followed him inside. A baseball bat failed to stop the attack. One gunshot did.
An en banc Third Circuit ruling invalidates New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The decision creates the federal appellate split the Supreme Court will confront in Viramontes and Grant.
The Justice Department has moved to abandon its appeal defending the federal post office gun ban, leaving a permanent injunction protecting present and future SAF and FPC members at ordinary post offices.
School officials searched 18-year-old Jack Harrington’s truck after learning he lawfully owned a handgun. They found nothing. SAF says gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.
Virginia is asking a court to declare AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines outside constitutional protection. Its motion in Crump v. Katz also revives interest-balancing language rejected by the Supreme Court.
Three federal lawsuits argue that Congress’s zeroed-out suppressor and SBR tax leaves ATF’s registration system without a leg to stand on.
Maryland says Glock-style pistols are different because criminals can illegally convert them. Gun-rights plaintiffs say Heller and Bruen forbid banning common defensive handguns.
Vortex has updated the Crossfire with solar-assisted power, motion activation, a larger 25mm objective and an Aimpoint T1/T2 footprint.
The new PSA Ammo lineup will focus on purpose-built loads for training, precision shooting, and suppressed platforms, with promised lot-level test data for shooters who want proof behind every box.
The Third Circuit has ordered fast supplemental briefing in New Jersey’s AR-15 and magazine ban case, asking both sides to address the impact of the Supreme Court’s latest Second Amendment rulings in Wolford and Hemani.
Staccato’s new HD P4X brings a steel frame, full-size grip, compensated barrel, Glock-pattern magazine compatibility, and duty-focused features to the company’s HD pistol line.
Virginia tried to pull four separate challenges to its new gun-control laws into one courtroom. A judicial panel rejected the move, ruling the cases are too different and too far along to justify transfer.
ATF Director Robert Cekada announced that every Form 1 and Form 4 submitted by Virginians was processed before Virginia’s new gun restrictions were set to take effect July 1.
The Justice Department has sued California over its new Glock ban and Handgun Roster, arguing the state is violating the Second Amendment rights of lawful gun owners.
A new Supreme Court ruling in Wolford v. Lopez may undercut New Jersey’s defense of its semiautomatic firearm ban by clarifying that “Arms” are protected at Bruen’s plain-text stage.
B&T AG says the legal fight over the B&T brand in America is settled, the U.S. trademarks are back under Swiss control, and a new wholly Swiss-owned U.S. operation is coming later this year.
Virginia’s universal background-check mandate is poised to return July 1 after the court unexpectedly dissolved an injunction blocking enforcement of the law.
The Trump Justice Department has warned Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta to stop enforcing California’s Glock ban or face a federal civil-rights lawsuit.
A Raleigh witness retrieved a handgun and fired once after police say an ax-wielding attacker continued striking a fleeing man.
Virginia’s new semiautomatic firearm and magazine restrictions face five lawsuits, with two injunction hearings scheduled before the July 1 effective date.
SAF says Contra Costa County residents are barred from carry setups that out-of-county California permit holders can legally carry through the county.
