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First Circuit Upholds Massachusetts Assault‑Weapons Ban

It deepens a federal appeals split, raising the likelihood the Supreme Court will resolve the scope of state assault‑weapons restrictions next term.

Third Circuit Rules New Jersey’s Assault‑Weapon and 10‑Round‑Plus Magazine Bans Unconstitutional

Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey Assault‑Weapons and More‑Than‑10‑Round Magazine Bans

Supreme Court Will Decide Whether AR‑15‑Style Bans Violate the Second Amendment

Ninth Circuit Panel Strikes Down California’s Urban Open-Carry Ban

9th Circuit Panel Strikes Down California’s Urban Open-Carry Ban in 2–1 Ruling

Injured Marcher Speaks Out as Peacekeeper Faces Manslaughter in Salt Lake Protest Shooting

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Hawaii’s No-Carry Rule on Private Property

Jury Weighs Punishment for Tony Earls After Manslaughter Conviction in 9-Year-Old’s Death

Third Circuit Largely Upholds New Jersey’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun-Carry Limits

Hochul Calls on Congress to Reinstate Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Permissive Gun Laws Linked to Over 7,400 Excess Child Firearm Deaths

Supreme Court Declines to Review Assault-Weapon and High-Capacity Magazine Bans

FSU Shooting Spurs Student Advocacy as Gun Law Rollback Stalls

Supreme Court Declines to Review Minnesota's Age-Based Gun Carry Restriction

16-Year-Old Killed in Nashville High School Shooting; Shooter Also Dead

New Jersey and Minnesota Sue Glock Over Easily Modifiable Pistols

Supreme Court Reverses Ruling on Gun Rights for Young Adults in Pennsylvania

Federal Judge Declares Illinois' Public Transit Concealed Carry Ban Unconstitutional

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Maryland's Handgun Licensing Law