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.
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Legal & Regulatory
Firearms law, ATF rulemaking, court decisions, and federal and state legislation affecting lawful gun ownership and the industry.
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.
DOJ Sues Denver Over 37-Year AR-15 Ban, Files Separate Colorado Magazine Suit
The Justice Department sued Denver over its 1989 AR-15 ban on May 5 and filed a parallel suit against Colorado's magazine-capacity limit a day later.
ATF's Pistol-Brace and Dealer-Definition Repeals Land in Federal Register
ATF posted 21 proposed and final rules to the Federal Register on May 6, including formal repeals of the pistol brace rule and the Biden-era 'engaged in the business' dealer definition expansion.
States Clean Up Suppressor Laws as Federal NFA Transfer Tax Hits Zero
South Dakota, Arizona, Missouri, and Ohio are revising statutes that tied suppressor legality to the now-eliminated $200 NFA transfer tax to protect compliant owners.
Minnesota Senate Passes Unconstitutional Semi-Auto and Magazine Ban 34-33, House GOP Says It's Dead on Arrival
SF 4067 cleared the Minnesota Senate 34-33 on party lines, banning future semi-auto sales and requiring existing owners to register with the BCA. House GOP calls it dead on arrival.