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New York State Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Popular Handguns
Last week, New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie (D-20) introduced S9225, a bill completely ban the sale of Glocks and other semi-automatic handguns. The argument Democrats in the Empire State are making is that Glocks and other semi-automatic handguns can be easily...
Gun Control Fails In Pennsylvania State House
Pennsylvania gun owners can rejoice after a bumpstock ban and advanced reporting by FFLs was defeated last week. By a vote of 101-100, both HB 335 and HB 2206 failed to meet the 102 votes needed to clear the Pennsylvania State House. HB 335 would have banned the sale...
Rep. Bob Good Introduces SHUSH Act in Congress
Last week, Rep. Bob Good (R-VA-5) introduced a bill to completely deregulate firearm suppressors, or "silencers," from federal regulation. The Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act (SHUSH Act) would completely remove suppressors from NFA (National Firearms Act)...
Federal Judge Denies Effort to Block Colorado’s Ban on “Ghost Guns”
On May 2nd, a federal judge found Colorado's ban on homemade firearms does not infringe on the Second Amendment's right to bear arms. The lawsuit was filed in January by the National Association for Gun Rights and it's Colorado-state affiliate, Rocky Mountain Gun...
Supreme Court Could Decide to Take Up Illinois “Assault Weapons” Ban Case
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether to hear legal challenges to Illinois' so-called "Assault Weapons" Ban as early as next week. The high court has distributed for a May 16 conference on the briefs filed by firearms owners, sellers, and Second Amendment rights...
Proposed “Assault Weapons” Ban Languishes in Colorado
Colorado Senator Julie Gonzales (D) and lead sponsor of HB 1292, the so-called "Assault Weapons" Ban, announced Monday that she would ask for the bill to be killed in the Senate State, Military, and Veteran Affairs Committee. This marks the second year in a row gun...
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, Michelle Lujan Grisaham signed two gun control bills into law: A 7-day waiting period on firearms purchases A polling place...
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...