Firearms News Archive

Florida's open carry ban was struck down by an appeals court and took effect September 25. Gun owners now have the right to carry openly in permitted locations — but private property rules and the existing banned-locations list create serious legal exposure for those who don't know the limits.

Canada's Carney government has extended its gun ban amnesty for the fourth time, suspending criminal liability for owners of 2,500+ banned firearm types until at least 90 days after the Supreme Court rules on whether the 2020 ban was lawful. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, backed by three provincial governments, argues Ottawa overstepped its authority with a cabinet-only decree. The voluntary buyback is still proceeding, but compliance numbers are well below initial projections.

The Seventh Circuit upheld Illinois' AR-15 ban on July 9 — nine days after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a nearly identical challenge. The ruling, which reversed a district court's post-trial finding in favor of gun owners, drew a sharp dissent from Chief Judge Brennan and is likely moot once SCOTUS decides Viramontes.

Federal and state authorities raided a Phoenix gun store Tuesday, arresting the owner and two cartel-connected brothers after a year-long investigation traced at least 650 firearms to violent Mexican drug cartels. George Iknadosian allegedly sold weapons to straw buyers knowing where they were headed — including through sales to undercover ATF agents. 1,300 guns were seized total.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down New Jersey's ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds Friday, ruling the 1990 law unconstitutional under the Second Amendment's historical tradition test established in Bruen. The NRA, which has litigated the case since 2018, called it a historic victory. A circuit split now looms, potentially putting the issue before the Supreme Court.

A three-judge panel denied Virginia's attempt to consolidate GOA's gun ban challenge into a single proceeding, letting Crump v. Katz continue in Lancaster County. A preliminary injunction already blocks the Virginia State Police from enforcing the state's assault firearm and magazine bans. Attorney General Jay Jones is pushing the Virginia Supreme Court to narrow that injunction.

The Firearms Policy Coalition sued Denver over its assault weapon ban in federal court, the same week the Supreme Court agreed to take up a similar challenge. The case argues Denver cannot produce the historical tradition *Bruen* requires to justify banning common semi-automatic firearms. Both fronts — district court and SCOTUS — are now moving simultaneously.

Sutter Union High School's shotgun program claimed its first High Overall National Championship at the US Open Youth Clay Shooting Championship in Las Vegas on July 11, sweeping skeet, sporting clays, and the combined HOA title. JV and junior squads also podiumed across multiple disciplines, making it a top-to-bottom team performance.

Sisters Esther and Ellie Feathers of Powell, Wyoming competed at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championship in Grand Island, Nebraska, placing as high as 4th and 6th in individual events despite competing in disciplines their home state doesn't train. Ellie placed 12th overall individually. It was Esther's final national 4-H competition after nine years in the sport.

Three Ashe County, NC teenagers competed at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska, joining 731 shooters from 42 states across muzzleloader, pistol, and air pistol disciplines. The club has produced national champions before — and coach Charles Young says the fundamentals are always the same, no matter the firearm.

The DOJ filed a 41-word motion to drop its appeal of the federal post office carry ban on July 16, leaving a permanent injunction intact for SAF and FPC members. The government offered no explanation, but the Supreme Court's recent Wolford decision likely made further defense untenable. The injunction covers ordinary post offices but does not apply to all Americans or all postal facilities.

Fall River High School's trap team claimed the 2026 USA High School Clay Target League national title with a score of 485/500, edging four schools by a single target. Nearly 3,000 student-athletes from 469 schools competed at the Mason, Michigan championship. It was the slimmest possible margin in one of scholastic shooting's biggest tournaments.

The House passed H.R. 1181 on July 14, voting 221–201 to ban banks and payment networks from assigning gun stores a special financial tracking code. The bill now moves to the Senate, where companion legislation S. 1715 awaits committee action. Without a private right of action or civil fines, enforcement teeth depend heavily on DOJ.

West Virginia-based Kent Cartridge Company was denied services by Bill.com and Ramp over its ammunition products. State AG JB McCuskey is investigating both companies under the state's FIND Act. Bill.com has already reversed course; Ramp has not responded.

A former Marine stopped a Cambridge highway shooter and ran out of ammunition — capped at eight rounds by Massachusetts's magazine ban. The state trooper who finished the job carried 17. That gap is policy, not accident.

Florida AG James Uthmeier has given Winter Garden 30 days to remove 'no firearms' signs at a city park, citing the state's preemption law. Non-compliance means a civil lawsuit. It's the latest in a string of enforcement actions from an AG who's been systematically dismantling illegal local gun restrictions across the state.

North Carolina's AG and sheriffs are in court defending the state's ban on firearm possession by convicted felons. The case was brought by a man with domestic violence and fleeing convictions who was later found with a gun. The NC Supreme Court will have the final word.

Kentucky's House Bill 312 opens a provisional concealed carry pathway for 18–20-year-olds, with mandatory training and background checks. Instructors are welcoming the change while flagging a critical catch: neighboring states like Ohio don't honor the permit for anyone under 21. The training requirement, they say, is the whole point.

Congress eliminated the $200 suppressor tax stamp, and ATF approvals are now averaging 8 days for individuals. The result: 845,000+ applications filed in just five months, with 6.3 million suppressors now registered nationally.

The Second Amendment Foundation says three Supreme Court decisions handed down this summer give its anti-NFA lawsuits new ammunition. With Congress having already repealed the $200 suppressor tax, SAF is now arguing the constitutional basis for NFA registration requirements is gone too. Three federal cases are already in motion.

The national BB gun championships wrapped up in Rogers, Arkansas, with young competitors from across the country shooting targets and passing a 50-question firearm safety exam. Oregon state champion Hannah MacDonald summed up the program's real mission: safety and character before score. Junior shooting programs like this are building the next generation of responsible gun owners from the ground up.

The Supreme Court issued three significant Second Amendment rulings in 12 days: upholding gun rights for cannabis users, striking Hawaii's business carry ban, and agreeing to rule on assault weapon bans. The decisions signal the Court is actively drawing constitutional limits on gun control laws long assumed to be safe from challenge.

Twenty Iowa 4-H delegates competed at the 2026 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska, joining nearly 700 competitors from 42 states. The weeklong event covered nine disciplines from air rifle to muzzleloading. Iowa fielded full teams in five disciplines plus individual competitors in recurve archery and hunting skills.

ATF agents seized roughly 140 firearms from a Lincoln County, N.C., home tied to a Mexican cartel trafficking operation, including two .50-caliber rifles and a machine gun. Multiple weapons are believed stolen and are being traced through NIBIN. No arrests have been announced yet as the investigation continues.

Maurice Coffey retired from Procter & Gamble after 29 years and immediately bought a suburban Cincinnati gun range—not for the guns, but for the business problem. Target World Academy opened its doors fully on June 28, positioning itself around firearms training over walk-up lane rentals.

Mitchell Kelvie of Lakeville, MN shot a perfect 200/200 to co-win the Minnesota state trap championship. Behind the scorecard: a father-son coaching partnership built on a single principle — one target at a time.

A 2020 webinar recording shows Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico supporting a tiered gun licensing scheme, bans on semiautomatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines, and government-mandated handgun design standards. His campaign website describes him as a Second Amendment protector. The recording tells a different story.

Utah has temporarily banned firearm target shooting at wildlife management areas in 17 counties due to extreme wildfire danger. Hunting and legal carry are unaffected. The order is reviewed every two weeks, with violations carrying fines up to $1,000.

The Supreme Court agreed July 1 to hear its first-ever challenge to assault weapons bans, taking up cases from Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. The ruling could invalidate gun restrictions in 14 states and D.C. Oral arguments begin in October.

Tennessee's Republican attorney general is appealing a pro-gun ruling that struck down two 19th-century statutes criminalizing carry. The case exposes a nationwide problem: legacy gun laws that quietly undermine newer permitless carry reforms.

The NRA Foundation has countersued the NRA in Virginia federal court, accusing the gun-rights organization of siphoning its charitable funds. The foundation — a separate 501(c)(3) entity — alleges the NRA used it as a "piggy bank." The suit escalates an already active legal dispute between the two organizations.

The Supreme Court struck down Hawaii's law requiring carry permit holders to get explicit owner permission before entering any private business open to the public. In Wolford v. Lopez, a 6-3 majority ruled the scheme unconstitutionally burdens the right to bear arms. The decision directly targets a post-Bruen strategy used by several states to make carry permits functionally useless.

Oklahoma's Wildlife Conservation Commission approved emergency hunting rules June 22, including a two-day waiting period for nonresident deer licenses purchased during open season. New guide licensing requirements and CWD program regulations also took effect immediately. The Commission also set 2026-27 season dates and approved an $88.6 million budget.

Pennsylvania's House Game and Fisheries Committee advanced two bills — one to let the Game Commission set its own license fees, another to create a $30 five-day deer season license for former state residents. Both now head to the full House.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the federal ban on gun possession by marijuana users violates the Second Amendment. The decision in United States v. Hemani guts 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) as applied to cannabis consumers and rejects the government's historical analogy to 'habitual drunkard' laws. Every justice agreed the government's case failed the Bruen test.

Maryland's Appellate Court ruled that police violated a licensed carrier's Fourth Amendment rights by stopping and frisking him based solely on visible firearm printing. The decision, grounded in Bruen's presumption of lawful carry, could reshape stop-and-frisk practices across the state. Baltimore is already retraining officers.

Canada's Liberal government has extended its amnesty for owners of roughly 2,500 banned firearm models, citing a pending Supreme Court challenge. The move delays any criminal enforcement indefinitely—and papers over a gun collection program that has failed to hit even half its targets since 2020.

A Lancaster County judge canceled Friday's injunction hearing on Virginia's looming AR-15 and magazine ban, citing a pending consolidation review. With July 1 approaching and no panel timeline in sight, a Washington County hearing on June 25 may be the last chance to block the ban before it takes effect.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in a case challenging the federal law banning gun possession by cannabis users. Most justices appeared skeptical that occasional marijuana use makes someone comparable to a 'habitual drunkard' — the historical standard *Bruen* requires. A ruling is expected by late June.

Pennsylvania's SB 357 constitutional carry bill passed committee on a 9-5 vote and now awaits a Senate floor vote expected in early June. A companion preemption bill, SB 822, is stalled in the House Judiciary Committee alongside two retaliatory anti-gun bills introduced by Rep. Dan Frankel. The next few weeks decide all four.

Gun Owners of America and Fuerza 2A have endorsed Florida AG James Uthmeier for reelection, citing his decisions to issue open-carry guidance and stop defending Florida's unconstitutional open-carry ban in active litigation. The endorsement is grounded in actions already taken, not promises made.

Houston's Xtreme Guns and Ammo relaunched its website with a rebuilt platform focused on speed and inventory browsing. The move reflects a broader shift in how firearms retailers are adapting to customers who research online before ever walking in the door.

Gun Owners of America and allies face a Virginia court Friday in Crump v. Katz, challenging SB749 and SB727 — sweeping bans on semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines. The lawsuit argues both laws violate the Virginia Constitution, and exposes a logical flaw in the magazine ban so glaring the plaintiffs named it after Schrödinger's cat.

The NRA and NORML filed on the same side in United States v. Hemani, asking the Supreme Court to strike down the federal law banning gun possession by marijuana users. Oral argument is set for March 2. The core argument: no historical tradition supports a categorical, no-process disarmament of sober drug users.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in United States v. Hemani, a case testing whether federal law can strip gun rights from cannabis users. The ACLU filed on behalf of the defendant's Second Amendment rights — a first for the organization — joining the NRA and a broad coalition of gun rights groups. The statute at issue, 18 USC 922(g)(3), could implicate as many as 20 million Americans.

Virginia's Senate Bill 749 bans the sale and purchase of AR-15s and similar rifles, awaiting Gov. Spanberger's expected signature. The Virginia Citizens Defense League already has attorneys lined up, and three Supreme Court justices have signaled these bans are constitutionally questionable. Legal fight incoming—but the law takes effect July 1.

Virginia's AG is moving to consolidate lawsuits challenging the state's new gun and magazine bans — and two Republican prosecutors are helping him do it. Eight other Commonwealth's Attorneys have publicly refused to enforce the laws. GOA and VCDL are pushing every remaining prosecutor to take a public stand.

Hassan Al Gharawi, a 54-year-old Iraqi national, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him of conspiring to smuggle 77 firearms to Iraq hidden inside vehicle parts. The case highlights gaps in illegal export enforcement that go well beyond the typical gun control debate.

The DOJ has opened a civil rights investigation into Philadelphia over whether the city has been revoking carry permits using vague 'good cause' standards rather than clear constitutional criteria. The investigation is being handled by DOJ's Second Amendment Section and is the latest in a string of federal actions targeting local firearms permit abuses nationwide.

Florida's mandatory three-day gun waiting period is over. A federal court settlement in Dunn v. Glass permanently enjoins enforcement beyond the time needed to complete a background check — and signals legal vulnerability for similar laws in other states.

New Jersey's attorney general is subpoenaing a decade of Glock sales records from firearms dealers across the state. The NRA says the real objective isn't the lawsuit — it's making gun owners' names public record. A New Jersey dealer and a California attorney both say the state already has this data, which means only one thing explains the move.

The DOJ joined a constitutional challenge to D.C.'s suppressor ban in May — a significant shift from the federal government. That development landed alongside a major NFA court date, proposed ATF reforms, and a possible suppressor sales tax holiday in Florida.

New York has finalized its 2026-27 deer hunting regulations, pushing for higher harvests in overpopulated zones while adding fraud-prevention measures targeting tag misreporting. The changes take effect this fall statewide.

Eight Virginia prosecutors have publicly refused to enforce the state's newly signed assault weapons ban, calling it unconstitutional. The defiance spans multiple counties and has drawn direct threats of legislative reprisal from Democratic lawmakers. Legal challenges are already in motion ahead of the July 1 effective date.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a law banning 'machine-gun-convertible pistols' — effectively outlawing Glock sales — and the NRA filed a federal Second Amendment challenge the same day. The case turns on whether a firearm can be banned because an illegal device can be attached to it.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill Tuesday that effectively bans Glock pistol sales in the state. The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, and Firearms Policy Coalition all announced legal challenges the same day, arguing the law punishes lawful gun owners for criminal misuse of already-illegal modification devices.

Desert Tech's SRS bullpup bolt rifle is nearly a foot shorter than a standard-config rifle at the same barrel length — without the mushy trigger that kills most bullpups. Law enforcement agencies adopted it. The multi-caliber system still sets it apart.

A Florida gun hobbyist walked a reporter through building two functional firearms in one afternoon using a 3D printer and parts ordered online. The Supreme Court shut down the kit-gun market in 2025, but printed builds remain largely legal—and the community is growing faster than regulators can adapt.

The Supreme Court will decide whether the federal ban on gun ownership for marijuana users survives constitutional scrutiny under the Bruen historical tradition test. The NRA and FPC filed an amicus brief arguing the Founders regulated intoxicated conduct—not sober status. A ruling could restore gun rights to millions of legal cannabis users.

The 9th Circuit ruled unanimously Wednesday that anyone convicted of domestic violence faces a permanent federal ban on gun and ammunition possession. The court relied on the Supreme Court's 2024 Rahimi decision and found deep historical support for disarming abusers. Nothing changes for law-abiding Idaho gun owners.

Virginia's new law bans future sales of semi-automatic firearms and magazines over 15 rounds starting July 1. Current owners keep their guns, but dealers stop selling covered platforms. The NRA filed suit within hours of signing.

ATF's proposed rule would keep your Form 4473 purchase records on file for up to 60 years — 30 with the dealer, 30 more with ATF after it closes. The comment window is open now, and GOA has a model comment ready to submit.

Gun Owners of America was present at the DOJ when ATF signed 34 new rules — the product of months of direct lobbying. Full details are still pending Federal Register publication. GOA is simultaneously pushing Congress to defund the agency entirely.

The Trump DOJ is suing Colorado over magazine limits and assault weapon bans using solid Second Amendment arguments. It's also defending federal laws that disarm cannabis users and nonviolent felons—cases where the gun rights movement says the administration has it exactly backwards.

The ACLU filed its first-ever Supreme Court brief defending an individual's Second Amendment rights, joining a case challenging the federal law that disarms marijuana users. The organization spent decades arguing the Second Amendment doesn't protect individuals. Now it's asking SCOTUS to enforce that right for a Texas cannabis consumer facing 15 years for owning a Glock.

The Supreme Court will decide two major Second Amendment cases before end of June. Wolford v. Lopez challenges Hawaii's opt-in permission requirement for carrying on private property open to the public. United States v. Hemani tests whether the federal ban on gun possession by illegal drug users survives post-Bruen scrutiny.

The DOJ filed two Second Amendment lawsuits this week — one against Denver's 'assault weapon' ban, one against Colorado's 15-round magazine limit. Both invoke the Bruen historical tradition test and seek permanent injunctions. The real target may be the Supreme Court's docket.

United States v. Cruikshank (1876) emerged from a massacre and ended up gutting the Bill of Rights for over a century. The Second Amendment wasn't fully repaired until McDonald v. Chicago in 2010 — and the road there ran straight through a Heller footnote that served as a deliberate legal invitation.

A federal court win for regulators in 2025 killed the ghost gun kit market. It left the 3D-printed frame market mostly untouched—and that market is growing fast. Here's what the legal landscape looks like now and what Idaho owners need to know.

The Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government can permanently disarm marijuana users who aren't intoxicated. The NRA, FPC, and Independence Institute filed a joint amicus brief arguing the historical tradition of firearms regulation only ever targeted intoxicated conduct — not sober gun owners. The outcome could reshape who qualifies as a "prohibited person" under federal law.

The Black-Harlan rivalry at SCOTUS produced a contraception ruling that seems distant from gun rights—but the constitutional logic underneath it is the same logic courts apply to Second Amendment cases today. One man believed only written rights count. The other believed tradition fills the gaps. Both frameworks are still actively shaping firearms law.

Justice Clarence Thomas told a judicial conference Thursday that Washington's political class lacks the courage the Founders demonstrated. He also pushed back on legal jargon, arguing Americans already grasp their rights without needing to understand originalism.

A Roundup cancer case at the Supreme Court is exposing a foundational gap in Second Amendment law: nobody has clear rules for who decides the factual claims that justify gun restrictions. Two cases this term may force an answer — or duck it entirely.

The Supreme Court found Trump's global tariffs unlawful, and the government is now processing $35.5 billion in refunds to importers—with up to $166 billion potentially on the table. A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a lower court ruling on the 10% global tariff while it considers a full stay. Imported firearms and components could eventually see pricing effects.

Thirty Arkansas legislators—Republican and Democrat—sent a formal letter to President Trump and the DOJ demanding an independent investigation into the March 2024 ATF raid that killed Little Rock airport director Bryan Malinowski. Lawmakers cited conflicting narratives, body camera concerns, and questions about whether the raid's timing was tied to a pending ATF rule redefinition. Malinowski's widow has an active federal wrongful death suit against the agency.

The Trump ATF is proposing identity-matching rules for firearm purchases that would put transgender buyers in an unresolvable documentation conflict — effectively creating a federal registry of trans gun owners. Critics across the political spectrum are calling it a bureaucratic intimidation play. Second Amendment challenges are expected.

House Republicans are formally pressing the Army Corps of Engineers to lift its ban on lawful firearm carry across its 12 million acres of public land. Lawmakers argue the restriction is outdated and fails to prevent unsafe behavior while penalizing law-abiding gun owners. The push comes amid renewed scrutiny of agency carry policies following the *Bruen* decision.

The Ohio Senate passed a bill letting residents recover legal fees when they successfully challenge local gun ordinances as unconstitutional or preempted by state law. It's a fee-shifting mechanism aimed at closing the enforcement gap in Ohio's existing preemption law. Idaho has preemption too — but no equivalent accountability tool.

Two dozen House Republicans are demanding the Army Corps of Engineers finalize a long-stalled rule change that would allow lawful firearms carry on nearly 12 million acres of federal land. The Corps is currently the only major federal land agency that still bans it. The rule was drafted during Trump's first term but never completed.

SAF and Defense Distributed filed for summary judgment against the ATF's 2022 rule that redefined 'firearm' to include unfinished parts and precursor components. The case argues the rule violates the Gun Control Act of 1968 and effectively bans a legal tradition of private firearm manufacture. The motion is before the Northern District of Texas.

The ATF's Biden-era rule expanding dealer licensing requirements for private firearm sales remains blocked after the Trump administration dropped its appeal. Texas AG Ken Paxton led the multistate challenge that secured the injunction. The case returns to district court, where a permanent block is the probable outcome.

A federal judge spent most of Friday's hearing dismantling Minnesota's arguments for its switchblade ban, calling the state's 'offensive vs. defensive weapon' distinction incoherent. Knife Rights is seeking summary judgment that could end the 66-year-old ban without a trial. The outcome will ripple into a parallel challenge against the Federal Switchblade Act.

The Ohio Senate passed SB 278 24-9, allowing gun owners to sue municipalities that pass local gun ordinances — already banned under state law — and collect punitive damages. Sponsor Sen. Terry Johnson says cities like Columbus have been ignoring the existing prohibition without consequence. The bill now moves to the Ohio House.

The 10th Circuit ruled Thursday that Colorado's ghost gun law doesn't ban building firearms from parts kits — only 3D-printed frames. The ruling revives part of a lawsuit challenging the law and keeps private-sale acquisition claims alive, sending the case back to a federal district court.

Canada's federal gun buyback program closed its declaration window with fewer than half the expected firearms turned in nationwide. The Northwest Territories declared just 81 guns — and nobody can clearly say who enforces the October 30 hard deadline in the territory. A political science professor who studies Canadian gun culture thinks Ottawa mostly wants this over with.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a gun-control package Tuesday and sent an assault-firearms ban back to lawmakers with amendments that Republicans say could cover nearly every common semi-automatic in the state. The DOJ's Civil Rights Division has already threatened to sue if any version of the ban takes effect, citing Second Amendment protections for commonly owned firearms. The amended bill now returns to the General Assembly for a final vote.

SAF filed a supplemental brief in *Brown v. ATF* targeting the NFA's registration requirement for suppressors and short-barreled rifles. The $200 tax is already dead — now they're going after the registry itself. Three simultaneous SAF challenges are moving through the courts.

Ohio's Senate voted 24-9 to advance legislation letting residents sue cities that restrict guns in violation of state preemption law—and collect punitive damages when they win. The bill still needs House approval, but the deterrent logic is already sound: make bad ordinances expensive, and fewer get passed. Idaho gun owners should watch how the House handles the punitive damages clause.

Canada's Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program completed its first phase with 67,000 firearms declared by over 37,000 gun owners, including 1,702 in Nova Scotia. The program is voluntary, but the October 2026 deadline carries real legal consequences. Opposition is organized and holding rallies nationwide.

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, the San Diego jurist behind California's biggest Second Amendment rulings, retired April 2 at age 75. His exit reshuffles which judges hear future gun cases in the region, but the appeals he generated are already in the Ninth Circuit pipeline. A 2023 rule change limiting forum shopping may matter more to future litigation than his departure.

Florida and Utah signed campus carry expansions into law this year. New Hampshire is next up, with a Senate hearing scheduled on HB1793. Louisiana withdrew its bill when student sponsors couldn't testify — but the sponsor says it's coming back. The trend line is clear.

Three years after Bruen, New Jersey has issued 88,000 concealed carry permits — nearly ten times its previous total. The state still trails the national average by a wide margin, but the shift shows how a single Supreme Court decision reshapes rights on the ground. The same legal framework is driving challenges to gun laws nationwide.

New Jersey issued more than 88,000 concealed carry permits in the three years following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision—up from fewer than 700 in the three years prior. The numbers show what was always true: the bottleneck was never demand, it was bureaucratic gatekeeping. The legal fight over where those permits are valid is still live.

ATF's Middle Tennessee office says ghost gun cases are declining after enforcement pressure on kit sales, but Glock switches—3D-printable auto-conversion devices—are now the bigger concern. Agents are using shell-casing databases to trace both threats even without serial numbers.

SCOTUS declined to hear a challenge to Illinois' ban on concealed carry in public transit, leaving the Seventh Circuit's ruling intact. Four permit holders had argued the ban violated their Second Amendment rights under the Bruen standard. The decision doesn't resolve the broader 'sensitive places' legal debate — it just postpones it.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Illinois' ban on concealed carry aboard mass transit, closing out the ISRA's legal options on that specific case. Meanwhile, Illinois gun owners are rallying in Springfield on April 15 against potential new legislation, including a proposed ban on handguns that can be converted to full auto.

Minnesota's attorney general and two state legislators introduced a bill to ban ghost guns statewide — covering possession, manufacture, sale, and even distributing 3D-print design files. The 237% rise in traced unserialized firearms is driving the push. The bill's file-distribution prohibition is the sharpest legal edge to watch.

New York agreed to permanently stop enforcing the provision of its Concealed Carry Improvement Act that required gun permit applicants to submit three years of social media account history. Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation secured the injunction through federal court in the ongoing Antonyuk v. James litigation. The broader challenge to New York's carry restrictions continues.

Connecticut's Judiciary Committee voted 24-12 along party lines to advance a ban on pistols easily converted to automatic fire. Republicans called it a Second Amendment violation. The bill heads to the full legislature, and legal challenges are likely if it passes.

The Firearms Policy Coalition filed a motion for summary judgment on March 27 challenging New York's ban on civilian body armor purchases. The FPC argues the law cannot survive the Supreme Court's Bruen historical-tradition test. A ruling could have implications well beyond New York.