Courts

The federal government filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in a case challenging the ban on firearms in U.S. Post Offices, making the Second Amendment Foundation's (SAF) win final. The Northern District of Texas ruled in September that the carry ban is unconstitutional, and the injunction now has nationwide effect protecting all current and future SAF members.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals struck down New Jersey's assault weapon and magazine capacity bans, supporting the Second Amendment Foundation's two assault weapons ban cases before the Supreme Court: Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins. SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut and founder Alan M. Gottlieb expressed optimism that the ruling will bolster favorable outcomes in the upcoming Supreme Court term.

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) achieved a landmark victory when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that New Jersey's "assault firearm" ban on semi-automatic rifles violates the Second Amendment in Cheeseman v. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. The decision strengthens FPC's pending litigation challenging New Jersey's short-barreled rifle ban and follows the Supreme Court's agreement to hear FPC's Viramontes v. Cook County case challenging Illinois's similar ban.

The Second Amendment Foundation filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Bathras v. Moore, challenging Maryland's Senate Bill 334 banning Glock handguns. SAF is joined by Atlantic Guns, the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and two private citizens in arguing the ban is unconstitutional.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), alongside the National Rifle Association of America and Second Amendment Foundation, filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Bathras v. Moore challenging Maryland's ban on semiautomatic handguns with cruciform trigger bars, which affects nearly all Glock and Glock-style pistols.

The Trump Department of Justice moved to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in FPC v. Blanche, allowing the Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation's victory against the federal post office gun ban to stand. The permanent injunction protects all present and future members' right to carry firearms for self-defense in post offices.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that New Jersey's bans on Modern Sporting Rifles and standard-capacity magazines violate the Second Amendment. NSSF Senior Vice President Lawrence G. Keane praised the decision, noting that MSRs are commonly used firearms protected under the Second Amendment, with over 32 million in circulation.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), an FPC member, and the California Gun Rights Foundation filed a federal lawsuit challenging handgun rationing laws in Los Angeles and Inglewood that limit purchases to one handgun per 30 days, arguing the laws are unconstitutional following a Ninth Circuit ruling against California's statewide law.

In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a major win to the firearms community today by throwing out the First Circuit’s ruling in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et. al.