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New Mexico Governor Announces Special Legislative Session on Gun Control
Despite adjourning the legislative session in February, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham wants more gun control. Earlier this month, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two gun control bills into law: A 7-day waiting period on firearms purchases A polling...
Maine Lawmakers Approve Slew of Gun Control
With three gun control bills heading to Gov. Janet Mills' desk, the Legislature rejects "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation in the Pine Tree State. The three bills heading to the Governor's desk include: L.D. 2086 - A ban on bump stocks and other rapid-fire devices L.D. 2238...
Supreme Court to Decide Fate on Homemade Firearms
The United States Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the Biden Administration can lawfully regulate homemade firearms. In November of 2023, a three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the 2022 rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol,...
ATF Report Debunks So-Called “Gun Show Loophole”
For decades, the Left has been pushing the so-called "gun show loophole" as a means to enact radical gun control measures. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) just realeased Volume III of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking...
Washington State Supreme Court Issues Order on Standard-Capacity Magazine Law
The Evergreen State's standard-capacity magazine ban ruled unconstitutional has been ruled unconstitutional by a Cowlitz County judge. On Monday, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that Washington's ban on standard-capacity magazines violated both...
Hawaii Rep. Takes Aim At So-Called ‘Zombie Gun’ Loophole
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) is seeking to close a 'loophole' that aims to 'destroy 'zombie guns.'" H.R. 7746, co-sponsored by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), targets the market of many used and surplus gun parts, which are sold as parts kits. One of the main appeals of these...
Maine Becomes Latest State to Consider “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Bill
A last-minute bill to allow family members to petition a judge to remove guns from an individual, also known as "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation, has been introduced by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D). The new proposal was introduced with just three weeks before...
Colorado Democrats Push Sweeping Gun Control Laws
Colorado Democrats are pushing a gun control blitz this year, including a bill that would ban so-called "assault weapons." Other bills that have been introduced would enact an 11% tax on gun and ammunition sales, increase standards for concealed handgun training...
NAGR Sounds Alarm About New “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Office
The Department of Justice launched its National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center to offer assistance to law enforcement officials, social services providers, and others who implement "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation laws. "Red Flag" laws permit judges...
Legal hotline for NAGR members harassed by ATF over Forced Reset Triggers
The ATF doesn’t seem to understand what the word “no” means. It’s very simple: If a federal judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking you from enforcing unlawful action, you don’t do just that. We currently have a preliminary injunction blocking the ATF from...
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Junction Against CO’s New Minimum Firearm Purchase Age Law
RMGO v. Polis was put forward by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners on behalf of itself and two Colorado residents. The lawsuit claimed Senate Bill 23-169, which was signed into law earlier this year, "a person who is not a licensed gun dealer shall not make or facilitate the...
NAGR Sues ATF over Illegal Trigger Ban
The National Association for Gun Rights, in conjunction with Rare Breed Triggers, is taking the ATF to court again -- this time over forced-reset triggers Earlier this month, the National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol,...
U.S. House Passes H.J. Res. 44 to Block Biden’s Pistol Brace Ban
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 44, Repeal Firearm Stabilizing Braces Rule, by a vote of 219 to 210. The U.S. House passed H.J. Res. 44 by a vote of 219-210 (5 not voting). The new rule (ATF Rule 2021R-08F) significantly expands the...
NAGR Sues Over Massachusetts’s Longstanding “Assault Weapons” Ban
Last week, the National Association for Gun Rights was heard by a First Circuit U.S. Judge in their attempt to overturn then-Gov. Mitt Romney's ban on so-called "assault weapons" and standard-capacity magazines. Since the landmark Bruen ruling came down from the...
NAGR Sues Biden Administration over Pistol Brace Ban
Working in coordination with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), the National Association for Gun Rights and Texas Gun Rights is suing the Biden Administration over the infamous Pistol Brace Ban. The lawsuit argues that a new rule from the Bureau of...
South Carolina Advances Constitutional Carry Legislation
Constitutional Carry Bill S. 109 cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, May 9th, by a razor-thin margin of 12-11. S. 109 has been slowly making its rounds through the South Carolina Legislature, as it now heads for a full Senate vote. The State House...
Gun Control Advances in the Lone Star State
In Texas, House Bill 2744, a bill to raise the age to purchase a so-called "assault rifle" from 18 to 21 now heads to the House floor. In response to the attack in Allen, Texas, gun control advocates rushed a bill to raise the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles...
IL Attorney General Responds to Amy Coney Barrett on “Assault Weapons” Bans
On May 8th, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul responded to Justice Amy Coney Barrett's request for comment, asking her to decline the petition for an order blocking the state from enforcing its unconstitutional "Assault Weapons" Ban. The emergency petition from...
Nebraska Becomes 27th Constitutional Carry State
Gov. Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 77 into law, allowing law-abiding Nebraskans 21 and older to carry a firearm for self-defense without begging for government permission or paying a tax. As more than a majority of states have passed some form of Constitutional...
Colorado Governor Signs Four Gun Control Bills Into Law
Governor Polis signed bills to expand Colorado's "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation law, raise the minimum age to purchase guns, impose a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases, and allow citizens to sue gun manufacturers. "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation (SB 170) Passed...