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ACTIVE FPC LAW CASES (BY MISSION OBJECTIVE)
Objective #1) Eliminate bans on the acquisition, possession, moral use, and disposition of firearms and parts necessary to an essential scope and capability of the right to keep and bear arms (i.e., fully featured semi-automatic firearms, magazines that hold more than 10 rounds).
- Granata v. Campbell - Challenge to Massachusetts's ban on common handguns (and handgun roster)
- Calce v. NYC - Challenge to New York City's ban on stun guns/less-lethal arms
- Lane v. Rocah - Challenge to New York's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Gray v. Jennings - Challenge to Delaware's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Graham v. Jennings - Challenge to Delaware's ban on so-called "large capacity" magazines
- Cheeseman v. Platkin - Challenge to New Jersey's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Snope v. Brown - Challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Oakland Tactical v. Howell Township - Challenge to Howell Township (Michigan) range ban ordinance
- Viramontes v. Cook County - Challenge to Cook County's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Harrel v. Raoul - Challenge to Illinois's ban on so-called "assault weapons" and "large capacity magazines"
- Fitz v. Rosenblum - Challenge to Oregon's ban on so-called "large capacity magazines"
- Sullivan v. Ferguson - Challenge to Washington's ban on so-called "large capacity magazines"
- Hartford v. Ferguson - Challenge to Washington’s ban on so-called “assault weapons"
- Wiese v. Bonta - Challenge to California's ban on so-called "large capacity magazines"
- Renna v. Bonta - Challenge to California's handgun “roster” and microstamping bans
- Miller v. Bonta - Challenge to California's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Richards v. Bonta - Federal lawsuit challenging California's 10-day firearm waiting period.
- Nguyen v. Bonta - Challenge to California's "1-in-30" firearm purchase ban
- Arnold v. Kotek - Challenge to Oregon gun control Measure 114
- Landmark Firearms v. Evanchick - Challenge to the Penn. Attorney General's regulations re-defining “firearm” under state UFA
- FOAC v. Pittsburgh - Challenge to Pittsburgh, PA's gun control ordinances
- Heeter v. James - Challenge to New York's body armor ban
- Clemendor v. District of Columbia - Challenge to Washington, D.C.'s ban on so-called "assault weapons"
- Struck v. Platkin - Challenge to New Jersey's "1-in-30" firearm purchase ban
Objective #2) Eliminate prohibitions on the times, places, and manners of bearing arms in non-sensitive public places.
- Christian v. James - Challenge to public carry bans in New York
- Koons v. Platkin - Challenge to public carry bans in New Jersey
- Novotny v. Moore - Challenge to public carry bans in Maryland
- Schoenthal v. Raoul - Challenge to public transportation carry bans in Illinois
- Fort v. Grisham - Challenge to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public carry ban
- Carralero v. Bonta - Challenge to public carry bans in California
- Hoffman v. Bonta - Challenge to California's non-resident carry ban
- FPC v. Garland - Challenge to federal gun laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at post offices and related properties
- Ziegenfuss v. McCraw - Challenge to Texas’ ban on carry in any business where alcohol comprises 51% or more of sales even if the individual is not consuming alcohol, as well as racetracks and sporting events.
- Shaffer v. Quattrone - Challenge to New York's non-resident carry ban
Objective #3) Eliminate prohibitions on the personal manufacture of common categories of firearms.
- Rigby v. Jennings - Challenge to Delaware's ban on firearm self-manufacturing, property, truthful speech
- Palmer v. Lombardo - Challenge to Nevada's confiscatory ban on firearm self-manufacturing, property
- Fahr v. San Diego - Challenge to the City of San Diego's ban on firearm self-manufacturing, property
- Montgomery v. Rosenblum - Challenge to Oregon's ban on firearm self-manufacturing
Objective #4) Eliminate prohibitions on access to and exercise of the right to keep and bear arms with respect to non-dangerous adult legal residents and citizens of the United States aged 18 and older.
- White v. Cox - Challenge to Boston gun license delays
- 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
- Reese v. ATF - Challenge to the federal ban on handgun and ammunition purchases by adults under age 21
- Meyer v. Raoul - Challenge to Illinois's ban on carry by adults under age 21
- Worth v. Jacobson - Challenge to Minnesota's ban on carry by adults under age 21
- Azzopardi v. Rosenblum - Challenge to Oregon "cannot-issue" gun permit law
- Baughcum v. Jackson - Challenge to Georgia's ban on carry by adults under age 21
- Richards v. Bonta - Federal lawsuit challenging California's 10-day firearm waiting period.
- Nguyen v. Bonta - Challenge to California's "1-in-30" firearm purchase ban
- Linton v. Bonta - Challenge to California's ban on gun possession by non-violent persons not federally disqualified from gun possession
- Chavez v. Bonta - Challenge to California’s ban on firearm purchases by adults under age 21
- Jaymes v. Maduros - Challenge to California's Firearms Excise Tax
- Belt v. Savannah - Challenge to Savannah, GA Gun Storage Ordinance
- Young v. Ott - Challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry by adults under age 21
Other FPC Law Challenges
- VanDerStok v. Garland - Challenge to the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule (SCOTUS CERT GRANTED!)
- Mock v. Garland - Challenge to the ATF's pistol brace rule.
- C.S. v. McCrumb - Challenge to school's ban on pro-gun speech by third-grade girl
- Guedes v. ATF - Challenge to ATF's ban on "bumpstock" devices/re-definition of “machinegun”
- FPC v. San Diego - Challenge to California SB 1327's fee-shifting provision chilling pro-gun advocacy
- Barba v. Bonta - Challenge to California's gun owner data-sharing with anti-gun "researchers"
- Armstrong v. City of Philadelphia - Challenge (through defense) against Philadelphia's enforcement of its pre-empted locked gun ordinance
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RECENT FPC LAW DOCKET ENTRIES
November 27, 2024 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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Lara v. Paris: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
November 26, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Snope v. Brown: Federal lawsuit challenging Maryland "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
November 22, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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Young v. Ott: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry permits to 18-20-year-olds.
November 21, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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Shaffer v. Quattrone: Federal lawsuit challenging New York’s ban on firearm carry by residents of other states.
November 8, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Harrel v. Raoul: Federal lawsuit challenging Illinois "assault weapon" and magazine bans
November 7, 2024 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Mock v. Garland: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's pistol brace rule.
November 7, 2024 - Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
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C.S. v. McCrumb: Federal lawsuit for violating a third-grader’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they prevented her from 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."
November 5, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Oakland Tactical v. Howell Township: Lawsuit challenging restrictions on firearms training and shooting ranges
November 5, 2024 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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Novotny v. Moore: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in Maryland as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
October 29, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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Ziegenfuss v. McCraw: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Texas’ ban on carry in any business where alcohol comprises 51% or more of sales even if the individual is not consuming alcohol, as well as racetracks and sporting events.
October 22, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
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Harrel v. Raoul: Federal lawsuit challenging Illinois "assault weapon" and magazine bans
October 22, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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FPC v. Garland: Federal lawsuit challenging federal gun laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at post offices and related properties.
October 21, 2024 - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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Viramontes v. Cook County: Federal lawsuit challenging Cook County's "Assault Weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
October 10, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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Christian v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
September 26, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Struck v. Platkin: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to New Jersey's ban on purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period.
September 26, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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United States v. Duarte: Criminal case challenging 922(g)(1) as-applied to the defendant.
September 26, 2024 - Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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United States v. Ayala: Criminal case challenging the federal post office gun ban.
September 20, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California
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Richards v. Bonta: Federal lawsuit challenging California's 10-day firearm waiting period.
September 17, 2024 - Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
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C.S. v. McCrumb: Federal lawsuit for violating a third-grader’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they prevented her from 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."
September 16, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
- Gray v. Jennings: Federal lawsuit challenging Delaware's "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
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Graham v. Jennings: Federal lawsuit challenging Delaware's "large capacity" magazine ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
September 6, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Carralero v. Bonta: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in California as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
August 30, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Schoenthal v. Raoul: Federal lawsuit challenging public transportation carry bans in Illinois as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
August 29, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Paris v. Lara: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
August 23, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Oakland Tactical v. Howell Township: Lawsuit challenging restrictions on firearms training and shooting ranges
August 23, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of Nevada
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Palmer v. Lombardo: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Nevada's ban on self-built firearms, precursor parts
August 22, 2024 - Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Worth v. Jacobson: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Minnesota's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
August 21, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Snope v. Brown: Federal lawsuit challenging Maryland "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
August 16, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Lackey v. Stinnie: Case seeking to affirm that plaintiffs have a right to seek legal fees when they successfully challenge laws on a pre-trial motion and it leads to a change in law before a final judgment.
August 15, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Nguyen v. Bonta: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to California's ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semiautomatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
August 14, 2024 - Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Fort v. Grisham: Federal lawsuit challenging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order banning firearm carry in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque.
August 13, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Garland v. VanDerStok: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.
August 8, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of Oregon
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Montgomery v. Rosenblum: Federal lawsuit challenging Oregon's ban on firearm self-manufacturing
August 6, 2024 - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Bianchi v. Brown: Federal lawsuit challenging Maryland "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
August 5, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of Oregon
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Montgomery v. Rosenblum: Federal lawsuit challenging Oregon's ban on firearm self-manufacturing
August 2, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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Novotny v. Moore: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in Maryland as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
July 30, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Cheeseman v. Platkin: Federal lawsuit challenging New Jersey's "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
July 26, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California
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Richards v. Bonta: Federal lawsuit challenging California's 10-day firearm waiting period.
July 26, 2024 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Reese v. ATF: Federal Second and Fifth Amendment lawsuit challenging the federal ban on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition by federal firearm licensees (FFLs) to adults under 21 years of age.
July 25, 2024 - United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Suarez v. Paris: Lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's prohibition on carry by individuals who have had their civil rights restored following prohibiting convictions.
July 16, 2024 - Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Worth v. Jacobson: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Minnesota's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
July 15, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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Christian v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
July 11, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Francisco v. Cooke: Federal lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s unconstitutional restrictions and local practices that prevent residents from exercising their right to carry loaded handguns in public for self-defense.
July 3, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Clemendor v. DC: Federal lawsuit challenging Washington DC's "assault weapon" ban
July 2, 2024 - Superior Court of California (County of San Diego)
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Jaymes v. Maduros: Lawsuit challenging California's Firearms Excise Tax
July 1, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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Heeter v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging New York's body armor ban
June 25, 2024 - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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Viramontes v. Cook County: Federal lawsuit challenging Cook County's "Assault Weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
June 18, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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FPC v. Garland: Federal lawsuit challenging federal gun laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at post offices and related properties.
June 14, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Garland v. Cargill: Federal lawsuit challenging ATF/President Trump's ban on "bump stock" devices.
June 13, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Calce v. NYC: Federal lawsuit challenging New York City’s ban on electronic arms, such as stun guns and tasers.
June 13, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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Mock v. Garland: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's pistol brace rule.
June 11, 2024 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Williams v. Garland: Challenging lifetime gun ban for non-violent misdemeanor conviction
May 29, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Nguyen v. Bonta: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to California's ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semiautomatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
May 22, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos: Federal lawsuit attempting to impose its gun control preferences on Americans through frivolous lawfare.
May 21, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California
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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.
May 14, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Nguyen v. Bonta: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to California's ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semiautomatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
May 2, 2024 - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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United States v. Adamiak: NFA violations for possessing parts kits and disabled/training versions of what could be NFA items if functional.
April 25, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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Lara v. Evanchick: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
April 22, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Garland v. VanDerStok: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.
April 16, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Nguyen v. Bonta: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to California's ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semiautomatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
April 15, 2024 - Oregon Court of Appeals
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Arnold v. Kotek: Challenge against gun control Measure 114.
April 11, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- Hoffman v. Bonta: Federal lawsuit challenging California's prohibition on out-of-state residents receiving carry licenses.
April 10, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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FPC v. San Diego: Federal lawsuit challenging California SB 1327's fee-shifting provision.
March 25, 2024 - United States District Court for the District of Delaware
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Rigby v. Jennings: Federal constitutional challenge to Delaware’s ban on self-built firearms, precursor parts, and “3D” files.
March 22, 2024 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Mock v. Garland: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's pistol brace rule.
March 21, 2024 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Srour v. New York City: Federal lawsuit challenging New York City’s shotgun and rifle licensing requirements
March 18, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California
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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.
March 15, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Lane v. Rocah: Federal lawsuit challenging New York's "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
March 13, 2024 - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Bianchi v. Brown: Federal lawsuit challenging Maryland "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
March 12, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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FPC v. San Diego: Federal lawsuit challenging California SB 1327's fee-shifting provision.
March 11, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California
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Nguyen v. Bonta: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to California's ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semiautomatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
March 7, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Garland v. VanDerStok: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.
March 6, 2024 - United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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Christian v. Chiumento: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
March 6, 2024 - United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Calce v. NYC: Federal lawsuit challenging New York City’s ban on electronic arms, such as stun guns and tasers.
February 29, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of California
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Linton v. Bonta: Lawsuit challenging California’s laws and policies that deny Second Amendment rights to peaceable people whose rights should have been fully restored after their non-violent felony convictions in other states were vacated and nullified.
February 16, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Carralero v. Bonta: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in California as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
February 15, 2024 - Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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RMGO v. Polis: Federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s ban on gun purchases by 18-20-year-old adults.
February 15, 2024 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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FPC v. San Diego: Federal lawsuit challenging California SB 1327's fee-shifting provision.
February 12, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Harrel v. Raoul: Federal lawsuit challenging Illinois "assault weapon" and magazine bans
February 12, 2024 - Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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Baughcum v. Jackson: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Georgia's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
February 9, 2024 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Grant v. Lamont: Federal lawsuit challenging Connecticut’s ban on so-called "assault weapons."
February 8, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Bianchi v. Brown: Federal lawsuit challenging Maryland "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
February 1, 2024 - Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Fort v. Grisham: Federal lawsuit challenging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order banning firearm carry in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque.
January 30, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Schoenthal v. Raoul: Federal lawsuit challenging public transportation carry bans in Illinois as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
January 29, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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Garland v. Cargill: Lawsuit challenging he federal ban on bump-stock devices.
January 25, 2024 - Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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United States v. Ervin
January 19, 2024 - United States Supreme Court
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NRA v. Vullo: NRA First Amendment lawsuit against the former Superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS).
January 18, 2024 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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Lara v. Evanchick: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
January 17, 2024 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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Mock v. Garland: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's pistol brace rule.
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