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FPC LAW (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s first and largest public interest legal team focused on the right to keep and bear arms, and the leader in the Second Amendment litigation and research space. The primary objective of our legal action programs is to bring cases that protect your rights and property, restore individual liberty, and help us achieve our purpose to create a world of maximal individual liberty.

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FPC LAW LEGAL ACTION DOCKET: Get the latest filings here.

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ACTIVE CASES BY JURISDICTION

FEDERAL COURT CASES

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

First Circuit

• Massachusetts
  • Granata v. Healey
    • Challenge to Massachusetts's ban on common handguns/handgun roster

Second Circuit

• New York
  • Vanchoff v. James
    • Challenge to New York's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
  • Calce v. NYC
    • Challenge to New York City's ban on stun guns/less-lethal arms
  • Greco v. NYC
    • Challenge to New York City's carry ban
  • Everytown v. Fort
    • Intervention to defend federal statutory definition of “firearm” against expansion by anti-rights groups, others

Third Circuit

• Delaware
  • Rigby v. Jennings
    • Challenge to Delaware's ban on firearm self-manufacturing, truthful speech
• New Jersey
  • Cheeseman v. Platkin
    • Challenge to New Jersey's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
  • Francisco v. Cooke
    • Challenge to New Jersey's ban on carry, state statutes, and local enforcement practices
  • Kendrick v. Platkin
    • Challenge to New Jersey's purchase permit requirement
  • Bennett v. Davis
    • Challenge to New Jersey's carry ban
  • Suarez v. Evanchick
    • Challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry by individuals who are not prohibited from possessing firearms
• Pennsylvania
  • Lara v. Evanchick
    • Challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on carry by young adults under age 21
  • 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

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Fourth Circuit

• Maryland
  • Bianchi v. Frosh
    • Challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
  • Call v. Jones
    • Challenge to Maryland's carry ban

Fifth Circuit

• Louisiana
  • Reese v. ATF
    • Challenge to the federal ban on handgun and ammunition purchases by young adults under age 21
• Texas
  • Andrews v. McCraw
    • Challenge to Texas's ban on carry by young adults under age 21

Sixth Circuit

• Michigan
  • Oakland Tactical v. Howell Township
    • Challenge to Howell Township (Michigan) range ban ordinance
• Tennessee
  • Bassett v. Slatery
    • Challenge to Tennessee's ban on carry by young adults under age 21

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 young adults under age 21

Eight Circuit

• Minnesota
  • Worth v. Harrington
    • Challenge to Minnesota's ban on carry by young adults under age 21

Ninth Circuit

• California
  • Miller v. Bonta
    • Challenge to California's ban on so-called "assault weapons"
  • 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"
  • Glass v. San Jose
    • Challenge to the City of San Jose's new firearm taxes/fees, insurance requirements, and speech regulations
  • California v. ATF
    • Intervention to defend statutory definition of “firearm” against expansion by anti-rights groups, others
  • 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
  • Altman v. Santa Clara County, et al.
    • Challenge to San Francisco Bay Area counties' shut-downs and elimination of firearm transfers, shooting range practice during COVID
  • McDougall v. Ventura County
    • Challenge to Ventura County's shut-downs and elimination of firearm transfers, shooting range practice during COVID
• Nevada
  • Palmer v. Sisolak
    • Challenge to Nevada's confiscatory ban on firearm self-manufacturing, property
• Washington
  • Sullivan v. Ferguson
    • Challenge to Washington's confiscatory ban on so-called "large-capacity magazines"

Tenth Circuit

• New cases pending

Eleventh Circuit

• Georgia
  • Baughcum v. Jackson
    • Challenge to Georgia's ban on carry by young adults under age 21

D.C. Circuit

• Washington, District of Columbia
  • Guedes v. ATF
    • Challenge to ATF's ban on "bumpstock" devices/re-definition of “machinegun”
  • FPF v. U.S. Department of State
    • Challenge to the State Department's denial of records regarding 3D printing, etc.

STATE COURT CASES

California

• FPC v. Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones
  • Challenge to Sacramento County's denial of records regarding firearm confiscations
• Campos v. Bonta
  • Challenge to Calif. DOJ's policy delaying firearm transfers 
• (Brandeis) Barba v. Bonta
  • Challenge to California's gun owner data-sharing with anti-gun "researchers"

Maryland

• People v. Alejandro Gonzalez
  • Support of defense in self-defense shooting

Pennsylvania

• Landmark Firearms v. Evanchick
  • Challenge to the Penn. Attorney General's regulations re-defining “firearm” under state UFA
• Armstrong v. City of Philadelphia
  • Challenge (through defense) against Philadelphia's enforcement of its pre-empted locked gun ordinance
• FOAC v. Pittsburgh, PA
  • Challenge to Pittsburgh's gun control ordinances

RECENT FPC DOCKET ENTRIES

August 9, 2022 - United States District Court for the District of Columbia

• Guedes v. BATFE - Federal lawsuit challenging ATF/President Trump's ban on "bump stock" devices by executive fiat
• Opinion
• Press Release

August 5, 2022 - Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

• Oakland Tactical Supply v. Howell Township: Challenging zoning restrictions imposed by the Township that prohibit shooting ranges for long guns.
• Opinion
• Press Release

August 4, 2022 - United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

• Worth v. Harrington: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Minnesota's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.
  
  • Defendants Don Lorge, Troy Wolbersen, and Dan Starry’s Motion for Summary Judgment
  • Defendant John Harrington’s Motion for Summary Judgment
  • Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
  • Press Release

August 3, 2022 - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

• Call v. Jones: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit that seeks to make it possible for all law-abiding people to carry a loaded handgun on their person in public self-defense in the State of Maryland, challenging the “good and substantial reason” requirement, among others, that block law-abiding people from obtaining carry licenses.
  • Joint Motion to Vacate and Remand With Instructions to Dismiss as Moot
  • Joint Motion to Suspend Briefing
  • Order Granting Motion to Suspend Briefing
  • Press Release

August 1, 2022 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

• Cargill v. Garland: Challenge to the ATF Final Rule banning bump stocks.
  • Brief for Amici Curiae Firearms Policy Coalition and FPC Action Foundation Supporting Appellant and Reversal
  • Press Release

July 25, 2022 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals

• Lara v. Evanchick: Federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults
  • Opening Letter Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellants
  • Press Release

July 22, 2022 - Superior Court of California (County of San Diego)

• Campos v. Bonta: Challenging the California Attorney General and Bureau of Firearms over their intentional delay of firearm transactions past the statutory ten day waiting period absent a legal basis.
  • Minute Order
  • Press Release

July 18, 2022 - Third Circuit Court of Appeals

• Williams v. Garland: Challenging lifetime gun ban for non-violent misdemeanor conviction
  • Petition for Rehearing En Banc
  • Press Release

July 14, 2022 - San Francisco Police and Sheriff's Departments

• San Francisco Police Department: Re: Handgun Carry Licenses and Request For Public Records
• San Francisco Sheriff's Department: Re: Handgun Carry Licenses and Request For Public Records
• Press Release

July 12, 2022 - United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

• Vanchoff v. James: Federal lawsuit challenging New York "assault weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
  • Complaint
  • Press Release

July 8, 2022 - United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

• Andrews v. McCraw: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Texas' ban on the right to bear arms as to law-abiding young adults.
  • Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Brief in Support of Summary Judgment
  • Press Release

July 1, 2022 - United States Supreme Court

• Torcivia v. Suffolk County: Lawsuit challenging the government’s ability to enter private homes and seize firearms from an individual suspected of no crime, and subject to no penal control or supervision.
  
  • Motion For Leave to File Brief and Brief of Amici Curiae Firearms Policy Coalition and FPC Action Foundation in Support of Petitioner
  • Press Release

Click Here for The Complete FPC Docket