Firearms law, ATF rulemaking, court decisions, and federal and state legislation affecting lawful gun ownership and the industry.
Three major gun-rights groups filed suit October 19 to extend to all New Mexicans an injunction currently protecting only two named plaintiffs from the state's 7-day waiting period.
SCOTUS denied cert in Beckwith v. Frey, leaving Maine's 72-hour gun purchase waiting period standing and deepening the split with the Tenth Circuit.
ATF Director Cekada's October 9 open letter formally ends NFA Form 4 approval and the $200 tax stamp for suppressors, SBRs, and SBSs — machine guns remain fully regulated.
The DOJ let the 60-day appeal window close October 5 without challenging the Texas ruling that ended NFA Form 4 registration for suppressors, SBRs, and SBSs.
Judge Kari A. Dooley halted Connecticut's convertible pistol ban on September 30, ruling the law is likely unconstitutional under the Bruen standard.
The Supreme Court's September 29 Long Conference carries 57 firearms-related cases, the most Second Amendment-heavy pre-Term docket since Bruen.
NSSF, Shadow Systems, and Blue Trail Range sue Connecticut to block an Oct. 1 law banning commonly owned cruciform-trigger striker-fired pistols.
A Fifth Circuit majority struck down the Gun Control Act's interstate handgun sales restriction, ruling the transfer-fee requirement unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
The DOJ's revived § 925(c) firearm rights restoration program takes effect September 21, with invited-round applications opening September 25 and a public window following November 4.
An ATF open letter dated August 28 replaces the agency's 2008 suppressor guidance, allowing qualified manufacturers to recaliber and fully repair registered suppressors without new NFA registration.
A 27-state attorney general coalition filed September 4 backing gun owners in Viramontes and Grant, part of a wave of pro-gun amicus briefs ahead of SCOTUS oral argument on December 2.
Washington has set its forthcoming gun permit-to-purchase fee at $126, on top of required training and the state's $33 background check charge. Effective May 1, 2027.