Politics

A coalition of national gun rights organizations filed a federal amicus brief challenging Maryland refusal to recognize out-of-state concealed carry permits. The brief argues that denying nonresidents the right to carry concealed handguns while traveling violates fundamental Second Amendment protections.

In an unprecedented and historic shift for second amendment jurisprudence, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a sweeping 10-5 en banc ruling yesterday, Friday, July 17, 2026, striking down New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and its restriction on magazines holding more than 10 rounds. The 192-page opinion marks the first time in…

In a monumental development that will shape the future of American firearm regulation, the U.S. Supreme Court officially agreed yesterday to review the constitutionality of state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, frequently classified by legislatures as assault weapons. By granting certiorari in Viramontes v. Cook County (Illinois) and Grant v. Higgins (Connecticut), the high…

In a monumental victory for gun rights organizations, Lancaster County Circuit Judge John Martin issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday, June 25, 2026, completely blocking the Commonwealth of Virginia from enforcing its upcoming assault weapons and high-capacity magazine ban. The ruling arrives just six days before the sweeping restrictions were scheduled to take effect on…

In a sweeping, unanimous 9-0 decision issued on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a decades-old federal law prohibiting regular or habitual marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The landmark ruling in United States v. Ali Danial Hemani dictates that the federal government cannot categorically disarm…

In a monumental 5-2 decision issued on Monday, June 15, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court established that employees have an inalienable right to self-defense in the workplace, ruling that private employers may not terminate at-will workers for lawfully protecting themselves from imminent danger. The landmark decision in Moreno v. Circle K Stores, Inc. firmly dictates…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a sweeping federal civil rights investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department’s (PPD) Gun Permit Unit. The probe, orchestrated by the Civil Rights Division’s newly formed Second Amendment Section, will evaluate whether the city is utilizing unconstitutionally vague and subjective “character, reputation, and good cause” standards to arbitrarily…

A major constitutional crisis is brewing across Virginia as top elected prosecutors from at least four counties have formally announced they will refuse to prosecute violations of the state’s upcoming “assault weapons” ban. Citing the supremacy of the Second Amendment and their own inherent prosecutorial discretion, the Commonwealth’s Attorneys for Spotsylvania, Powhatan, Pulaski, and Smyth…