Second Amendment News This Week: AR-15 Case Gets a Date
Second Amendment news this week: SCOTUS sets Dec. 2 for the AR-15 ban cases, DOJ backs gun owners, and Missouri sues the ATF over suppressor rules.
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Second Amendment news this week: SCOTUS sets Dec. 2 for the AR-15 ban cases, DOJ backs gun owners, and Missouri sues the ATF over suppressor rules.
The 2026 midterm election is Tuesday, November 3. It decides who writes the next federal gun laws and who confirms the judges who will apply Bruen.
Supreme Court gun case update: four Second Amendment petitions reach the September 28 long conference. The docket, the circuit split, and what to watch.
Federal safe-passage law protects your gun across state lines. It does not protect the magazine. What that means driving through New Jersey or New York.
Who is Robert Cekada — sworn in April 30, 2026 as ATF Director. Career path, Senate confirmation, public statements, and what 2A owners should expect.
Second Amendment news this week: DOJ reopens federal gun rights restoration, a court guts the frame-or-receiver rule, and California sends 3 bills to Newsom.
On August 17, 2026, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the ATF’s 2022 Frame or Receiver Rule violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutionally vague, issuing a permanent injunction protecting Defense Distributed and Second Amendment Foundation members with respect to specific unfinished frames and kits.
Post office carry ban struck down for good: the DOJ dropped its appeal in July 2026, making the SAF/FPC win permanent. Here’s what it means for gun owners.
Maryland Glock ban: SAF, FPC and the NRA filed a July 2026 motion to freeze SB 334 before it takes effect January 1, 2027. Here’s the law and the challenge.
Virginia’s assault weapons ban is blocked statewide after a court injunction in Santolla v. Katz. Here’s what it means for gun owners and dealers.
Second Amendment news this week: the Third Circuit strikes down New Jersey’s AR-15 and magazine bans, the ATF moves to ease suppressor rules, SCOTUS nears its assault weapons showdown, and GOA sues the Virgin Islands.
New Jersey’s assault weapons ban was struck down by the Third Circuit in July 2026. Here’s what the ruling on AR-15s and 10+ round magazines means for gun owners.