Politics

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…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has struck down New York’s Vampire Rule, which banned carrying firearms on private property without express permission. The ruling restores the default right to carry in businesses unless signage is posted. While a victory for gun rights, the court upheld restrictions in sensitive locations like public…

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed Senate Bill 749 into law, establishing a comprehensive statewide ban on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines effective July 1, 2026. The legislation was immediately met with a sophisticated, dual-track legal assault: a state-level lawsuit filed by GOA and VCDL utilizing a unique “state-only” constitutional theory, and a lean federal…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city of Jacksonville, alleging the local government maintained an illegal registry of firearms brought into city buildings between July 2023 and early 2025. The suit challenges the city’s previous decision to avoid criminal penalties despite a State Attorney’s Office investigation that confirmed…