New Mexico’s Waiting Period Lost in Court and Still Applies to You
A federal judge struck down New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period, then wrote an order that shields exactly two buyers. Everyone else in the state still waits.
gun regulation
Dealers in California Must Keep Filming Customers
A Ninth Circuit panel upheld California’s rule making gun dealers run 24-hour video and audio surveillance of their premises. Dealers called it eavesdropping.
Supreme Court Eyes a Gunmaker Liability Case
The Supreme Court has asked for a response in Daniel Defense v. Lowy, a signal that at least one justice is interested in the gunmaker liability question.
A Daughter’s Drawings Cost Her Parents Their Guns
A federal magistrate judge held that suspending a couple’s pistol licences over drawings made by their adult daughter violated the Second Amendment.
California Says Its Glock Ban Skips the Second Amendment
California’s DOJ told a federal court the Second Amendment is not implicated by its ban on Glocks and other striker-fired pistols. The federal DOJ is suing.
Federal Review Finds No Proof Microstamping Works
NIST told Congress the research does not establish that microstamping produces repeatable, legible marks. Ruger, Smith & Wesson and Glock say the same.
Judge Upholds Massachusetts Under-21 Gun Ban
A federal judge upheld the Massachusetts law barring under-21s from handguns and semi-autos, rejecting a challenge brought on behalf of a 20-year-old resident.
New Jersey Won Its Gun Case and Nothing Changed
The en banc Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s rifle and magazine bans 10 to 5 in July. A stay keeps both restrictions fully enforceable while appeals run.
Supreme Court Takes the AR-15 Question Head On
The Supreme Court granted cert in Viramontes and Grant, and framed the question as whether the Second Amendment protects AR-15 platform rifles outright.