The organization alleges that the agency is violating state law by unlawfully charging specific individuals background check fees and conducting unauthorized supplemental background checks when those individuals purchase firearms.
In a decision that reverberates through the ongoing national debate on gun rights, a Virginia Circuit Court has invalidated a state law mandating background checks for private handgun sales.
The plaintiffs argue that the new law violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments by effectively banning the commercial sale of one of the most common handguns in America.
A coalition of 26 House Republicans led by Reps. Ben Cline and Mary Miller is demanding the ATF resume processing NFA applications during the government shutdown, arguing that furloughing examiners violates Americans’ Second Amendment rights.
The Third Circuit heard oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of New Jersey’s “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazine ban.
The DOJ says that the “NFA’s modest burden on suppressors” does not deny Peterson’s right to keep and bear arms.
A man from Washington, D.C., is facing machine gun charges after visiting a Northern Virginia gun range with a 3D printed forced reset trigger (FRT).
This case seeks to dismantle the National Firearms Act (NFA) registration requirements for certain firearms and suppressors, arguing that recent legislative changes have rendered them unconstitutional.
FPC and SAF have vowed not to turn over their membership lists to the federal government. They are looking into their legal options.
The United States Supreme Court announced it would review a significant Second Amendment challenge to Hawaii’s firearm carry restrictions.
A federal judge in Alabama has ruled that portions of the ATF’s 2024 Final Rule on firearm dealing exceed the agency’s statutory authority.
“Los Angeles County may not like that right, but the Constitution does not allow them to infringe upon it. This Department of Justice will continue to fight for the Second Amendment.” – Attorney General Pamela Bondi
The DOJ is prepared to defend the ATF’s “engaged in the business” rule despite the President’s executive order on Second Amendment cases.
A three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld the “sensitive area” provision of New York State’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments regarding Illinois’s law that banned magazines holding more than 10 rounds and most semi-automatic long guns, such as the popular AR-15.
Franklin Armory has removed its Antithesis firearm from the market after a threat from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
A three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard the appeal of Matthew Hoover and Kristopher Justin Ervin.
A three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit knocked down a challenge to New Jersey’s concealed carry permit regime by reinterpreting the Supreme Court’s Bruen opinion.
A recent determination letter issued by the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division (FATD), Firearms Technology Industry Service Branch (FTISB) shows that some anti-gun examiners still exist within the ATF.
DOJ Civil Rights Division shocks gun owners by seeking to argue against Illinois’ AR-15 & magazine ban at the 7th Circuit.
A three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that the law banning the users of marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional.
A three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) rules on suppressors are Constitutional.
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that New Mexico’s seven-day “cooling off” period for buying a gun is unconstitutional.
An Obama-appointed federal judge in Albany, New York, Mae D’Agostino, ruled that New York State must issue out-of-state concealed carry permits to those who apply.
A nightmare is over for Matthew Walker Anderson after charges of owning two privately made firearms without serial numbers were dropped.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that machineguns are protected by the Second Amendment, but said a ban on the category of firearms passes Constitutional muster.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning banks from discriminating against firearms companies.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed a decision on a man charged with possessing a privately manufactured firearm without a serial number.
Law-abiding citizens were disarmed in the city, preventing them from defending themselves from this senseless attack.
Senator Chris Murphy has entered an amendment to raise the National Firearms Act of 1934 tax stamp fee on all regulated items to $4709.