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(FPC Press Release)

SAN FRANCISCO (September 6, 2024) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision partially upholding FPC’s previously secured preliminary injunction against California’s Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) ban on firearm carry in public. The opinion in Carralero v. Bonta can be found at firearmspolicy.org/carralero.

“This partially favorable decision from the Ninth Circuit shows how far we’ve come over the past decade. But this case, and our work to restore the right to bear arms, is far from over. FPC will continue to fight forward until all peaceable people can fully exercise their right to carry in California and throughout the United States,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.

FPC was joined in Carralero by three individual FPC members, Orange County Gun Owners PAC, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, and California Gun Rights Foundation. Carralero was decided together with Wolford v. Lopez and May v. Bonta. FPC thanks and congratulates the Wolford and May parties Read More...

(SAF Press Release)

BELLEVUE, WA – A federal district court judge in Illinois has ruled that state’s ban on licensed concealed carry aboard public transit violates the Second Amendment in a case supported by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF). The case is known as Schoenthal v. Raoul.

In a 50-page decision, U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston, a Donald Trump appointee in the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, granted declaratory relief to the four plaintiffs—Benjamin Schoenthal, Mark Wroblewski, Joseph Vesel and Douglas Winston — who brought their lawsuit in an effort to carry concealed firearms on Metra and on Metra’s real property. In addition, Vesel and Winston also secured relief for riding on CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) and being on CTA property.

SAF was joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition in financially supporting the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs are represented by attorney David Sigale of Wheaton, Ill.

Defendants are Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and State’s Attorneys Rick Amato (DeKalb County), Robert Berlin (DuPage County), Kimberly Read More...

The ATFs Pistol Brace ban is no longer in effect NATIONWIDE per a federal court.

CT man illegally detained and arrested in CT for legally carrying a gun concealed. The 2nd Circuit Court in NY took the gun owners side!

Looks like NYC Mayor Adams is sticking it to Gov. Hochul. Probably has something to do with defending “home rule” somewhere down the line.

Whatever the reason, NON RESIDENTS of New York State can now apply for a NYC CCW or Premise Permit.

Read more HERE

The US Supreme Court knocked out the ATF’s bump stock ban in a devastating opinion. Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner analyzes this major victory for the right to bear arms.

The US Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case of Bianchi v. Brown, which is a 2nd Amendment challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapon” ban.

New York State has the requirement that all applicants be able to demonstrate “good moral character” in order to get a gun permit. Being the embrace of moral relativism by the State in all other things, it is odd the Governor thinks they will be able to get away with this obviously twentieth century quasi-religious demand.

SCOTUS is now being asked to kill this requirement.

Read all about it HERE.