New York State Rifle & Pistol v City of New York

New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. Argues That Supreme Court Case Isn’t Moot

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The forces of civilian disarmament realized the existential threat posed to their cause when the US Supreme Court granted cert to New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York. The...
Todd Kohlhepp

Mother of Serial Killer’s Victim Sues Academy Sports for Selling Guns to Straw Purchaser

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Reader John Dingell III writes . . . Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty in 2017 to murdering seven people in South Carolina between 2003 and 2016. Kohlhepp pleaded guilty to kidnapping in 1987 as a juvie...
kim rhode california ammunition background checks

Plaintiffs Move for Injunction Blocking California Ammunition Background Check Law

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The plaintiffs in Rhode v Becerra, the lawsuit filed to challenge California's law requiring background checks on all ammunition sales, filed a motion with the court on Monday requesting an injunction blocking enforcement of...
Andrew Cuomo

New York Desperately Tries to Squirm Out of SCOTUS Case

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This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights.  New York City's Desperate Attempt to Kill the NYSRPA Case Last January, the Supreme Court agreed to...

Did Anyone Expect Anything Better from the Democrat Debates?

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This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights.  The Dem Debates: Seriously, What Did You Expect? The Democrat presidential debates dominated media attention this week....
scotus Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch

SCOTUS: Extra Penalties for Having a Gun While Committing ‘Crimes of Violence” is Unconstitutionally...

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Here's a group of Justices you don't see voting together often: Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan, Sotomayor, and...Gorsuch. Together they made up the majority on a ruling that invalidates a part of the Gun Control Act...

The Mighty Yeet Cannon…Yes or No?

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This is TTAG's weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners' rights.  There's one thing that happened this week that isn't really legally related, but I just can't...
Washington Post AR-15 assault rifle machine gun

AR Sales Skyrocket Ahead of New Washington State Gun Control – TTAG Weekly Gun...

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AR Sales Skyrocket in Washington Ahead of New We've talked about Washington's Initiative 1639 before. It puts a host of new restrictions on gun owners, including requiring a permanent waiver of their HIPAA rights before...
deerfield assault weapons ban

Court Denies Deerfield, IL Assault Weapon, ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban Appeal

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More good news from Illinois. Here's a press release from the Second Amendment Foundation . . . SAF, ISRA WIN AS ILLINOIS APPEALS COURT DISMISSES DEERFIELD APPEAL The Second Amendment Foundation has posted yet another victory...
Ralph Northam Gun Control Virginia

TTAG Weekly Gun Law Roundup: Northam’s Special Session, Cities Fight Supremacy, and More Spooky...

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VA Special Session Following the mass murder in VA beach where a city employee murdered 12 people, disgraced Virginia governor Ralph Northam announced his intention to "take on" the Republican controlled state legislature by forcing...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling May Spell Trouble for Pittsburgh Gun Control Laws

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The Pennsylvania supreme court handed down an important decision on Friday in the case of Commonwealth v. Hicks. The court ruled that the mere possession of a firearm -- carried either openly or concealed...
illinois gun control fingerprints FOID

Illinois Wants Gun Owners’ Fingerprints…And Their Cash

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Some repeat players this week in our gun law roundup -- surprise, surprise -- but there's also some stuff you probably haven't seen before. It's never a sure bet whether that's a good or...