UPDATED: Fully half of all Attorneys General in the United States have submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to hear a challenge to a restrictive gun law in Maryland, in a case filed by a trio of gun rights organizations, one private business and three Maryland residents, as reported first […]
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Cook County, IL ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban
The Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition on so-called “assault weapons” in Cook County, Illinois, the latest in a growing list of legal actions in which SAF and FPC have collaborated. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The […]
2A Rights Groups Sue New Jersey over Restrictive Gun Laws
Five gun rights organizations have joined forces with a New Jersey gun store and three private citizens to challenge gun control laws in the Garden State, alleging that state requirements to first obtain a permit to purchase, along with several other bureaucratic speed bumps “unconstitutionally restrict the acquisition of firearms.” The Second Amendment Foundation is […]
ATF Backs Off on Braces: Yes, America There Is a Santa Claus!
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives suddenly withdrew its notice and request for comments on the “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces’,” that was published Dec. 18 and had created no small amount of ill will for the holidays. The agency released the withdrawal notice Wednesday only five days after […]
Gun Rights Groups Sue NYC Over Carry Restrictions
For the second time in a week, gun rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging restrictive concealed carry regulations, this time in New York City, in what appears to be a vigorous effort to bring a right-to-carry case possibly before the newly-reconfigured U.S. Supreme Court. The Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition are […]
Federal Challenge to Restrictive NJ Concealed Carry ‘Regulatory Scheme’
The Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, New Jersey Second Amendment Society and two private citizens, Stanley Bennett and Michael Hucker, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s restrictive laws on concealed carry in a case that might put the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Garden State is one of the most […]