Firearms law, ATF rulemaking, court decisions, and federal and state legislation affecting lawful gun ownership and the industry.
New Jersey's AG revised the Third Circuit ruling's enforcement date from July 31 to roughly August 10, when the formal mandate directing the district court to act is expected.
The en banc Third Circuit voted 10-5 to strike down New Jersey's assault weapons and magazine bans, the first federal appeals court to do so.
The House passed Rep. Riley Moore's Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act 221–201, banning firearms-specific merchant category codes. It heads to the Senate.
Maryland has filed its defense in Bathras v. Moore, the federal Second Amendment challenge to SB 334, arguing that standard Glock pistols are machine-gun convertible.
SAF and FPC filed a SCOTUS petition in Calce v. NYC on July 7, challenging the city's blanket ban on civilian possession of stun guns and tasers.
A unanimous Maryland appeals court upheld the state's ban on firearms possession by 18-to-20-year-olds, finding historical precedent under Bruen. An appeal is expected.
The DOJ sued Virginia July 1 over SB 749's assault firearms ban while a state panel rejected consolidation of four parallel challenges, keeping the legal battlefield fragmented.
ATF's July 6 proposed rule would reduce NFA fingerprint cards from two to one, eliminate trust fingerprinting entirely, and swap passport photos for a government ID scan.
The Supreme Court agreed on June 30 to hear Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, the first direct challenges to state assault weapons bans.
ATF processed every outstanding Virginia Form 1 and Form 4 before July 1, protecting NFA applicants from a potential conflict with the state's new firearms restrictions.
Washington County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Campbell granted the NRA and VSSA a statewide preliminary injunction June 29, blocking Virginia's assault firearms and magazine ban through December 31.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Wolford v. Lopez that Hawaii's law requiring carry permit holders to get property-owner permission before entering any business violates the Second Amendment.