Law and the Courts

District Court Judge Blocks Enforcement of Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Carry Restriction Law

By C.D. Michel The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen set off a fierce backlash in the anti-gun owner states. Several states passed (or plan to pass) Bruen response…


Rather Than Enforce the Law, Philadelphia Chooses to Sues Gun Retailers Instead

Philadelphia officials desperate to blame-shift responsibility for the crime control failures are suing firearm retailers. Philadelphia is suing three firearm retailers – Frank’s Gun Shop Double Tap Shooting Range and Delia’s Gun Shop in Northeast Philadelphia, and…


BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows Biden ATF’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban to Remain in Effect During Appeal

Thanks to a ruling by the Supreme Court, the ATF’s new “frame and receiver” rule can be enforced while the appeal of a lower court ruling moves through the process. The Court granted the DOJ’s…



Fargo, ND Sues State Over Preemption Law That Voids the City’s Ban on ‘Kitchen Table’ FFLs

The state’s biggest city has an ordinance that bans people from selling guns and ammunition out of their homes. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a law this year that limits cities and counties from regulating guns and ammunition….



Fifth Circuit Rules Challenges to Pistol Brace Rule Will Likely Succeed, Leaves Injunction Blocking Enforcement in Place

Yesterday the three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the ATF is likely to lose when the lawsuits challenging their pistol brace ban are fully heard and left the injunctions blocking…


NJ Gun Owners Get Whacked With More on ‘Bruen Response’ Law Due to Overzealous Training

The saga of New Jersey’s so-called “carry-killer” Bruen response law has been playing out for months. Previously we’ve reported on the two challenges to New Jersey’s law that was enacted in December, which seriously limits…


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Risks and Opportunities as SCOTUS Takes Another Second Amendment Case in a Post-Bruen World

By Chuck Michel The Supreme Court has decided to hear another Second Amendment case next term; United States v Rahimi. The decision to hear Rahimi comes just one year after SCOTUS decided the game-changing Bruen case. That might be good…