ABOUT FPC LAW

Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Individuals who want to support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org or make a donation at firearmspolicy.org/donate. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org and follow FPC on InstagramX (Twitter)FacebookYouTube.

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ACTIVE FPC 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).

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. MooreChallenge 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. Martin - 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
  • Mate v. Westcott - Challenge to Louisiana's non-resident carry permit 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.

  • 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. GarlandChallenge 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
  • Young v. Ott - Challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry by adults under age 21
  • Escher v. Noble - Challenge to Massachusetts' ban on handguns and semiautomatic firearms to 18-20-year-olds
  • Langston v. Humphreys - Challenge to Colorado's Firearms Excise Tax

Other FPC Law Challenges


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RECENT FPC DOCKET ENTRIES

April 21, 2025 - United States Supreme Court

April 16, 2025 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

April 11, 2025 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California

April 3, 2025 - United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

April 1, 2025 - Denver District Court

March 26, 2025 - United States Supreme Court

March 24, 2025 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals

March 20, 2025 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

March 18, 2025 - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

March 14, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Columbia

March 14, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

March 11, 2025 - United States Supreme Court

March 5, 2025 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals

February 19, 2025 - United States Supreme Court

February 14, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

February 3, 2025 - United States District Court for the Southern District of California

January 30, 2025 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

  • 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.

January 21, 2025 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

January 15, 2025 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals

January 7, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts


JOIN FPC - POWER THE WORK

Our amazing members & generous donors make our legal action programs possible. Individuals who would like to Join the FPC Grassroots Army and support important pro-rights lawsuits and programs can sign up at JoinFPC.org