Courts

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion for summary judgment in FPC v. Platkin, challenging New Jersey's prohibition on short-barreled rifles. FPC is joined by five individual members, High Caliber Ordinance LLC, and Louie G's Outdoors, represented by Chad Flores and Bradley Lehman. A favorable ruling would allow New Jersey residents to lawfully own these constitutionally protected firearms.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania supporting SIG SAUER's motion to protect gun owners' privacy in Hall v. Sig Sauer, Inc., opposing forced disclosure of customer identities in civil litigation discovery.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a successful settlement in Shaffer v. Quattrone, eliminating New York's non-resident firearm carry ban. The State now confirms that residency is not required for firearm licensure, with Chautauqua, Steuben, Tioga, and Orange counties agreeing to accept applications from non-residents. FPC has established a New York Carry Hotline to report any licensing denials.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed an opening brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF, challenging federal laws prohibiting licensed firearm dealers from selling handguns to out-of-state buyers. The case is represented by David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, William V. Bergstrom, Cody J. Wisniewski, and R. Brent Cooper.

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in United States v. Hemani, challenging the federal ban on gun possession by marijuana users. Represented by Bradley Benbrook and Stephen Duvernay of Benbrook Law Group, PC, FPC argues Congress lacks Article I authority to enact the ban. Oral arguments are scheduled for March 2nd, 2026.

The Ninth Circuit panel ruled against Knife Rights in their appeal challenging California's ban on switchblade knives with blades 2 inches or greater on Second Amendment grounds. Knife Rights argues the court rewrote the law to uphold an unconstitutional statute and is evaluating further review options.

The federal government filed an amicus brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Firearms Policy Coalition's Granata v. Campbell lawsuit challenging Massachusetts's ban on modern handguns. FPC is joined by individual members and The Gun Runner, LLC, represented by attorneys from Cooper & Kirk, PLLC and Chambers Law Office.

The Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in United States v. Hemani, challenging the federal lifetime ban on firearm possession for marijuana users.

Knife Rights filed an Appellants' Reply Brief challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Switchblade Act under the Second Amendment. The organization argues the DOJ's defense fails under Heller and Bruen precedents, contending switchblades are commonly used arms deserving constitutional protection and that historical analogues do not justify the broad federal ban.

The Second Amendment Foundation and partners including the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners' Action League, Commonwealth Second Amendment, Firearms Policy Coalition, and Gun Owners of America filed a reply brief in Escher v. Noble, challenging Massachusetts' ban on handgun purchase and possession for 18-20-year-olds.

The Second Amendment Foundation filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Grant v. Rovella, challenging Connecticut's assault weapons ban. SAF argues that AR-15-style rifles are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment, joined by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League and three private citizens.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a combined reply and opposition brief in Jensen v. ATF, challenging key provisions of the National Firearms Act of 1934. FPC criticized the Trump Administration's Department of Justice for aggressively defending the NFA in court rather than working to end unconstitutional gun control restrictions.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit in support of Rhode v. Bonta, a case challenging California’s ammunition background check system.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a case challenging the federal lifetime ban on firearm possession as applied to an individual with a decades-old misdemeanor DUI conviction.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted full-court review in Firearms Policy Coalition’s (FPC) Koons v. Platkin challenge to New Jersey’s sweeping post-Bruen carry restrictions. This significant development ensures that the entire court will evaluate the state’s unconstitutional scheme under the proper historical and constitutional framework.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to an en banc review of the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to New Jersey’s “sensitive places” firearms carry restrictions.

Wednesday afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the St. Lucie County State Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff of St. Lucie County, representing the State of Florida, reached a settlement with Gun Owners Foundation and Gun Owners of America in GOA v. Del Toro. The lawsuit, filed in August 2024, challenged Florida’s open carry ban.

On Nov. 20, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging two Hawaiian laws that pose undue burdens on gun owners. 

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Wolford v. Lopez, urging the Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit’s decision upholding Hawaii’s infamous “Vampire Rule.”

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review in Grant v. Rovella, SAF’s challenge to Connecticut’s so-called “assault weapons” ban.