Virginia Assault Firearms Ban Signed; NRA, SAF, FPC File Federal Suit Instantly
Spanberger signed Virginia's assault firearms ban May 14; NRA, SAF, and FPC filed a federal challenge in minutes as three more suits followed within 24 hours.
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Legal & Regulatory
Firearms law, ATF rulemaking, court decisions, and federal and state legislation affecting lawful gun ownership and the industry.
Cekada Defends $1.65 Billion ATF Budget, Vows Not to Burden Lawful Gun Owners
ATF Director Cekada defended the $1.65 billion FY27 budget before a Senate subcommittee on May 12, vowing to target trafficking and not burden lawful gun owners.
DOJ Expands D.C. AR-15 Suit to Cover City's Suppressor Ban Too
DOJ filed a First Amended Complaint May 14 adding D.C.'s suppressor ban to its existing AR-15 lawsuit, arguing the prohibition violates the Second Amendment.
Adamiak Writes ATF Director; His NFA Petition Reaches SCOTUS Conference Today
Navy veteran serving 20 years for inert parts writes ATF Director Cekada asking for NFA clarity — on the same day SCOTUS conferences his cert petition.
Massie Bill Would Force FBI to Publish NICS False-Denial Data
H.R. 2267 passed House Judiciary unanimously and would force DOJ and FBI to publicly report NICS denial demographics, exposing false-positive rates.
San Antonio Drops Decade-Long LTC Exclusion at City Hall After Texas AG Letter
San Antonio removed 30.06/30.07 signs blocking licensed carry at City Hall after the Texas AG warned the policy violated state preemption law.
New Jersey Claims Hollow Points Are Unusually Dangerous — Its Own Police Disagree
In Bergmann-Schoch v. Platkin, plaintiffs filed their reply brief highlighting NJ's catch-22: the state bans civilian hollow points while requiring them for police.
ATF Cuts Form 4473 Nearly in Half, Adds Direct-Shipping Checkbox and Revised Cannabis Question
ATF's draft Form 4473 cuts the background check record from 7 pages to 4, revises the marijuana question to track Schedule III reclassification, and adds a direct-shipping checkbox.
United Gun Shop Sues Capital One Over Firearm-Industry Payment Block
A Rockville, MD gun shop is suing Capital One and Melio Payments for blocking its bill-pay access. The NRA wants the Trump administration to investigate.
ATF Proposes Joint NFA Registration for Spouses, No Trust Required
ATF proposes letting married couples jointly register suppressors and SBRs on Form 1 without an NFA trust, with inter-spouse transfers exempt from NFA rules.
ATF Proposes Allowing In-State Firearm Sales Without an In-Person FFL Visit
ATF's proposed NOTC rule would let in-state dealers complete gun sales entirely by remote — video verification, NICS check, and direct-to-door shipping.
ATF Purges Bump Stock Language from Machine Gun Rules, Rule Effective May 6
ATF published a final rule May 6 removing the 2018 bump stock language from its machine gun definitions, completing the regulatory cleanup required by Garland v. Cargill.