LITIGATION

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-to-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez holding that Hawaii cannot presume peaceable carry is forbidden on private property open to the public without express permission. The Firearms Policy Coalition, California Gun Rights Foundation, and the United States filed supporting amicus briefs in the case, which invalidates "vampire rule" laws that burden Second Amendment rights.

The NSSF vows legal action if Maryland Governor Wes Moore signs Senate Bill 334 and House Bill 557, which would ban striker-fired handguns. NSSF Senior Vice President Lawrence G. Keane argues the legislation unconstitutionally infringes Second Amendment rights and punishes law-abiding citizens instead of holding criminals accountable.

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to grant certiorari in Gardner v. Maryland, a case challenging Maryland's refusal to honor firearm carry permits issued by other states.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a motion for summary judgment in Escher v. Noble, its federal constitutional challenge to Massachusetts’ sweeping ban on the possession and carry of semiautomatic firearms and handguns by law-abiding adults under 21.

NSSF® appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit following the U.S. District Court of Maryland’s decision dismissing NSSF’s lawsuit challenging Maryland’s law that intended to circumvent the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in a case challenging Massachusetts’ ban on the purchase, carry and possession of nearly all modern firearms by 18-20-year-olds.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a scathing brief responding to a recent Department of Justice motion to gut a major Second Amendment victory in Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Bondi, a case where the court previously held that peaceable Americans must be allowed to carry firearms in Post Offices.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a brief in response to the government’s efforts to limit the scope of the injunction SAF obtained on behalf of its members in its U.S. Post Office carry ban challenge.

NSSF® filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of plaintiffs challenging Vermont’s mandatory 72-hour “cooling off” waiting period when lawfully purchasing a firearm. NSSF argues that nothing in the nation’s history or tradition supports delaying a law-abiding citizen from exercising their Second Amendment rights when legally purchasing a firearm.

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting plaintiffs-appellants in Vt. Fed. of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Inc. v. Birmingham, a case challenging Vermont’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that its legal team has filed a motion to add the National Rifle Association (NRA) into the FPC Law case Struck v. Platkin, a challenge to New Jersey’s so-called “1-in-30” firearm purchase ban.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in the second of the organization’s two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA).

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it and its co-plaintiffs have filed a motion for summary judgment in Brown v. ATF, a landmark federal case challenging provisions of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and asking the court to strike down and enjoin the government’s continued enforcement of the Act’s unconstitutional requirements.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of its final brief in support of Supreme Court review in Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois, asking the Supreme Court of the United States to finally decide the constitutionality of so-called “assault weapon” bans.

Firearms Policy Coalition, alongside the National Rifle Association, FPC Action Foundation, and Second Amendment Foundation, filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down the federal lifetime gun ban for nonviolent offenses in Duarte v. United States. FPC President Brandon Combs argued the ban contradicts historical precedent and the Founding Fathers' intent.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in one of the organization’s two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA).

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the court to grant certiorari in Duarte v. United States, a case challenging the federal ban on firearm possession by nonviolent felons.

Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation have filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Viramontes v. Cook County, SAF’s challenge to the Cook County, Ill., ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The case has been distributed for conference to be held on Friday, Dec. 5.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a motion for summary judgment in Jensen v. ATF, an FPC-backed federal case challenging key provisions of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). The motion—filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas—asks the court to strike down and permanently enjoin enforcement of the challenged provisions of the NFA.

Firearms Policy Coalition confirmed the filing of its Second Amended Complaint in Montgomery v. Rosenblum, the federal challenge to Oregon’s unconstitutional ban on personally manufactured firearms, enacted through House Bill 2005 (HB 2005). This filing follows the District Court’s September dismissal of the case in an absurdly activist decision that flipped Supreme Court Second Amendment precedent on its head and allowed the State to evade historical scrutiny.