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ACTIVE FPC LAW CASES (BY JURISDICTION)

FEDERAL COURT CASES

Broken down by federal circuit court (see here for a map)

First Circuit

Second Circuit

  • New York
    • Calce v. NYC
      • Challenge to New York City's ban on stun guns/less-lethal arms
    • Christian v. James
      • Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
    • Lane v. Rocah
      • Federal lawsuit challenging New York's "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
    • Heeter v. James
      • Federal lawsuit challenging New York's body armor ban

Third Circuit

  • Delaware
    • Rigby v. Jennings
      • Challenge to Delaware's ban on firearm self-manufacturing, truthful speech
    • Gray v. Jennings
      • Federal lawsuit challenging Delaware's "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
    • Graham v. Jennings
      • Federal lawsuit challenging Delaware's "large capacity" magazine ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
  • New Jersey
    • Cheeseman v. Platkin
      • Challenge to New Jersey's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
    • Koons v. Platkin
      • Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New Jersey as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
  • Pennsylvania
    • Lara v. Paris
      • Challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry by adults under age 21
    • Suarez v. Paris
      • Challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry by individuals who are not prohibited from possessing firearms
    • Williams v. Garland
      • Challenge to the federal lifetime ban under the Gun Control Act by non-violent persons convicted of non-violent crimes that could be (but were not) punishable by more than one year incarceration

Fourth Circuit

  • Maryland
    • Bianchi v. Brown
      • Challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
    • Novotny v. Moore
      • Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in Maryland as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

Fifth Circuit

  • Louisiana
    • Reese v. ATF
      • Challenge to the federal ban on handgun and ammunition purchases by adults under age 21
  • Texas
    • VanDerStok v. Garland
      • Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule
    • Mock v. Garland
      • Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's pistol brace rule.
    • FPC v. Garland
      • Federal lawsuit challenging federal gun laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at post offices and related properties.

Sixth Circuit

  • Michigan
    • Oakland Tactical v. Howell Township
      • Challenge to Howell Township (Michigan) range ban ordinance
    • C.S. v. McCrumb
      • Federal lawsuit for violating a third-grader’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they prevented her from for wearing a hat bearing the text "Come and Take It" as well as an image of an AR-15 rifle to the school’s "hat day."

Seventh Circuit

  • Illinois
    • Viramontes v. Cook County
      • Challenge to Cook County's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
    • Meyer v. Raoul
      • Challenge to Illinois's ban on carry by adults under age 21
    • Harrel v. Raoul
      • Federal lawsuit challenging Illinois "assault weapon" and magazine bans
    • Schoenthal v. Raoul
      • Federal lawsuit challenging public transportation carry bans in Illinois as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

Eight Circuit

  • Minnesota

Ninth Circuit

  • California
    • Miller v. Bonta
      • Challenge to California's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
    • Chavez v. Bonta
      • Federal Second Amendment challenge to the State of California’s ban on firearm purchases by adults over the age of 18 but under the age of 21
    • Renna v. Bonta
      • Challenge to California's handgun “roster” and microstamping bans
    • Nguyen v. Bonta
      • Challenge to California's "1-in-30" firearm purchase ban
    • Wiese v. Bonta
      • Challenge to California's confiscatory ban on so-called "large-capacity magazines"
    • Linton v. Bonta
      • Challenge to California's lifetime firearms ban enforced against individuals who were previously convicted of a non-violent crime but are not federally disqualified from firearms possession
    • Fahr v. San Diego
      • Challenge to the City of San Diego's ban on firearm self-manufacturing, property
    • FPC v. San Diego
      • Federal lawsuit challenging California SB 1327's fee-shifting provision.
    • Richards v. Bonta
      • Federal lawsuit challenging California's 10-day firearm waiting period.
    • Carralero v. Bonta
      • Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in California as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
    • Hoffman v. Bonta
      • Federal lawsuit challenging California's prohibition on out-of-state residents receiving carry licenses.
  • Nevada
    • Palmer v. Lombardo
      • Challenge to Nevada's confiscatory ban on firearm self-manufacturing, property
  • Oregon
  • Washington
    • Sullivan v. Ferguson
      • Challenge to Washington's confiscatory ban on so-called "large-capacity magazines"
    • Hartford v. Ferguson
      • Challenge to Washington’s unconstitutional ban on so-called “assault weapons"

Tenth Circuit

  • New Mexico
    • Fort v. Grisham - Challenge to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order banning firearm carry in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque.

Eleventh Circuit

D.C. Circuit

STATE COURT CASES

California

  • FPC v. Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones
    • Challenge to Sacramento County's denial of records regarding firearm confiscations
  • Barba v. Bonta
    • Challenge to California's gun owner data-sharing with anti-gun "researchers"
  • Jaymes v. Maduros
    • Challenge to California's Firearms Excise Tax

Oregon

  • Arnold v. Kotek
    • Challenge against gun control Measure 114.

Pennsylvania