A Texas gun club and three members have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 1986 machine gun ban under 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), arguing Congress exceeded its enumerated powers.
Idaho Senate Bill 1349 prepares to authorize civilian machine guns if the Hughes Amendment falls, positioning the state as a Second Amendment leader.
West Virginia’s SB 1071 would allow state-facilitated machine gun sales, but opposition and Senate delays now threaten the bill’s survival.
1986 wasn’t just a bad year for machine guns. It was the beginning of a regulatory power grab that we’re only now in a position to challenge.
This legislation establishes an Office of Public Defense within the Kentucky State Police, tasked with acquiring and transferring modern, select-fire machine guns directly to law-abiding citizens.
SB1071 would create a state-run Office of Public Defense within the West Virginia State Police to procure and sell modern, select-fire machine guns directly to qualified, law-abiding citizens.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed the constitutionality of the federal prohibition on private possession of machine guns, rejecting a direct challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(o).