Law and the Courts

Firearms Policy Coalition Sues ATF to Block Pistol Brace Ban

From the FPC . . . Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of litigation challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Final Rulemaking on firearms equipped with stabilizing or pistol braces….


Judge Block NJ’s Gun Industry ‘Nuisance Law,’ Says It’s In Direct Conflict With the PLCAA

Like New York before it, New Jersey enacted a law enabling lawsuits brought by plaintiffs against gun makers and retailers under the state’s consumer protection laws. It’s designed to allow victims of “gun violence” to…


Sheriffs Who See Themselves as Ultimate Defenders of the Constitution are Especially Worried About Gun Rights

By Mirya Holman, Tulane University and Emily Farris, Texas Christian University A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s…


NSSF Files Motion for an Injunction to Block Enforcement of Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

From the National Shooting Sports Foundation . . . NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block state authorities from enforcing HB 5471, the recently-enacted “Protect Illinois Communities Act,” which…



Montana AG Austin Knudsen: States Are Stepping In to Protect Gun Rights and the Industry

    From the NSSF . . . Fortunately for gun manufacturers, distributors, retailers and law-abiding Second Amendment enthusiasts, there’s Republican Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. AG Knudsen joined NSSF’s Larry Keane on SHOT TV to discuss…


Illinois Gun Rights Alliance Files Latest Challenge to New Gun Control Law as an Overmatched AG Struggles to Keep Up

This morning, the Illinois Gun Rights Alliance, a coalition of gun rights organizations, licensed gun dealers, gun clubs, and some of the best legal minds in Illinois have filed their answer to Governor JB Pritzker’s…


Tennessee Concedes Its Under 21 Concealed Carry Ban Violates the 2nd, 14th Amendments

  1. The Challenged Scheme regulating the possession and carrying of handguns that restricts individuals aged 18 years old to 20 years old from carrying handguns or obtaining permits to carry handguns on the basis…


Illinois AG, Buried In Lawsuits, Has Bad Day At Gun Ban Court Date

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul finds himself in the unpleasant position of defending the indefensible.  It falls upon him to defend Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new gun and magazine ban in the courts.  At a court…