SAF Scores Court Victory in PA’s Banning of Firearms in a Vehicle
District Judge Christopher C. Conner with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued an order granting summary judgment to SAF and its partners, finding the state’s law banning carry of...
NRA Challenges ‘Engaged In The Business’ Rule In Alabama Court
The National Rifle Association on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the DOJ/ATF’s Final Rule redefining who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms.
The NRA, along with two individuals, filed the lawsuit in the...
LEGAL HAZE: DOJ Working to Ensure Any Marijuana Legalization for Gun Owners Goes Up...
As more states increasingly legalize the recreational use of marijuana—24 states according to CBS News currently do—the move has put gun owners who like to toke and can legally do so according to their state’s...
Alec Baldwin Manslaughter Trial Begins Today
The trial for actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust began today in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with jury selection in the case.
Baldwin...
Court Challenge Filed Over D.C. ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
If it seems like you’ve seen a lot of news about the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) recently it’s because you have. The organizations is one of the most active in the nation at challenging...
What SCOTUS Chevron Decision Means for Gun Owners
Much of the coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron Deference doctrine suffers from one of two problems: Either it’s written by lawyers for lawyers and is therefore unintelligible...
FPC Weighs In On Nonviolent Offender Lifetime Gun Ban Lawsuit
A court case in Philadelphia involving a man who lost his Second Amendment rights forever over a DUI is beginning to heat up.
Following a trial in 2005, Edward Williams was convicted of driving under...
1st Circuit Court Ruling Saves Ohio Firearm Preemption Law
A critical ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has saved the state of Ohio’s firearm preemption law.
Like many states, Ohio has a law on the books barring municipalities from...
FPC Files Brief In Cook County, Illinois, AWB Lawsuit
As the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to hear the case Viramontes v. Cook County, the Firearms Policy Coalition has filed a court brief detailing why the ban on so-called “assault weapons” runs...
Gun Rights Groups Challenge New Jersey’s Gun Permit and One-Gun-A-Month Laws
In a concerted effort to challenge New Jersey's stringent gun permit regulations, a coalition of gun rights groups, as well as a private citizen, has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming that the...
Sig Sour on Verdict After Jury Awards $2.3 Million to Man Shot By His...
A federal jury has awarded $2.3 million to Robert Lang, a Georgia man, in a product liability case against gunmaker Sig Sauer, after he was shot by his own P320 pistol without allegedly pulling...
A Lawyer’s View on the Cargill Decision
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in reining in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) administrative overreach. The Court held in Garland v. Cargill that the agency...