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FPC LAW 2A LEGAL TRACKER: Track, sort, and search cases and important filings in this easy-to-use table.
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FPC LAW RESEARCH DOCKET: Read important research papers here.
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FPC LAW CASES BY JURISDICTION: View here.
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FPC LAW DOCKET ARCHIVES: View here.
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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).
- 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. Cacace - 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"
- 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
- Struck v. Platkin - Challenge to New Jersey's "1-in-30" firearm purchase ban
- Wehr-Darroca v. DC - Challenge to Washington DC's ban on so-called "large capacity" magazines
- Elite Precision Customs v. ATF - Challenge to federal ban on interstate transfers of handguns from federally licensed dealers to individuals
- United States v. Peterson - Federal criminal appeal in case where the 3-judge panel ruled that “firearm accessories," such as suppressors, are not protected by the Second Amendment.
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. 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. 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
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PWGG 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
- VanDerStok v. Bondi - Challenge to the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule
- Mock v. Bondi - 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
- 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 DOCKET ENTRIES
May 20, 2025 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Christian v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
May 15, 2025 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
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Ziegenfuss v. Martin: 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.
April 21, 2025 - United States Supreme Court
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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.
April 16, 2025 - 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.
April 11, 2025 - 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 3, 2025 - United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Young v. Ott: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry permits to 18-20-year-olds.
April 1, 2025 - Denver District Court
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Langston v. Humphreys: Lawsuit challenging Colorado's Firearms Excise Tax
March 26, 2025 - United States Supreme Court
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Bondi v. VanDerStok: Federal lawsuit challenging the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.
March 24, 2025 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Christian v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
March 20, 2025 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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United States v. Peterson: Federal criminal appeal in case where the 3-judge panel ruled that “firearm accessories," such as suppressors, are not protected by the Second Amendment.
March 18, 2025 - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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Schoenthal v. Raoul: Federal lawsuit challenging public transportation carry bans in Illinois as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
March 14, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Wehr-Darroca v. DC: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Washington DC "large capacity" magazine ban.
March 14, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Granata v. Campbell: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Massachusetts' Approved Firearms Roster and Attorney General's Handgun Sales Regulations.
March 11, 2025 - United States Supreme Court
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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.
March 5, 2025 - Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Christian v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging public carry bans in New York as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
February 19, 2025 - United States Supreme Court
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FCC v. Consumers' Research: Lawsuit addressing the question of when and how Congress may delegate its authority to administrative agencies.
February 14, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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Escher v. Noble: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Massachusetts' ban on handguns and semiautomatic firearms to 18-20-year-olds.
February 3, 2025 - 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.
January 30, 2025 - 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.
January 21, 2025 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Elite Precision Customs v. ATF: Federal lawsuit challenging the federal ban on interstate transfers of handguns from federally licensed dealers to individuals.
January 15, 2025 - 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.
January 7, 2025 - United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Granata v. Campbell: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Massachusetts' Approved Firearms Roster and Attorney General's Handgun Sales Regulations.
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.
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