The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) reached a settlement with Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office to withdraw prohibitions on red-dot sights, weapon-mounted lights, and semiautomatic 1911/2011 pistols for CCW license holders. SAF was joined by private citizens Andrew Moore and James Treuel, represented by attorney John W. Dillon.
Firearms Policy Coalition filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Hoffman v. City and County of Denver, seeking to block Colorado and Denver's nonresident carry permit bans. FPC argues the restrictions violate the Second Amendment and Privileges and Immunities Clause, continuing its nationwide campaign to eliminate residency-based gun carry restrictions.
Safari Club International and Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission's July 2026 adoption of a rule reducing daily furbearer harvest limits to two animals, alleging the decision violated Colorado's State Administrative Procedure Act by failing to provide adequate public notice and opportunity for comment.
Firearms Policy Coalition, alongside the National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Johnson v. United States challenging the federal government's permanent disarmament of people convicted of nonviolent crimes, arguing historical tradition supports disarming dangerous people, not peaceable citizens.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Connecticut's handgun ban law. NSSF, represented by Senior Vice President Lawrence G. Keane, challenged the law in NSSF v. Griffin, arguing it violates Second Amendment rights and fails the Supreme Court's Bruen test.
The National Rifle Association, joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to the federal lifetime prohibition on firearms possession by nonviolent felons, arguing the regulation is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court's Second Amendment test.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Johnson v. United States, challenging a lifetime federal firearms ban for nonviolent felons. SAF Director Kostas Moros and Executive Director Adam Kraut argue that historical tradition supports disarming only dangerous persons, not all individuals with felony convictions.
Firearms Policy Coalition filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado and Denver laws that deny non-residents the ability to carry handguns for self-defense. The case, Hoffman v. City and County of Denver, represents FPC's continued nationwide litigation against residency-based carry restrictions, following successful challenges in California, New York, and Louisiana.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and National Rifle Association (NRA) filed an amicus brief in Daniel Defense v. Lowy, arguing that military-themed firearms advertising should not create manufacturer liability for third-party crimes. SAF Director Kostas Moros and Executive Director Adam Kraut contend that military themes have historically accompanied civilian arms commerce since the Founding.
The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Beckwith v. Frey, challenging Maine's 72-hour firearm purchase waiting period. The NRA argues the First Circuit's approach improperly revives interest-balancing rejected in Heller and Bruen, contending waiting periods lack historical tradition and burden Second Amendment rights.
The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Daniel Defense, LLC v. Lowy, challenging whether firearm manufacturers can be sued for third-party crimes allegedly influenced by military-themed advertising. The brief argues that historical firearms advertising has long included military and civilian uses, and permitting such lawsuits would threaten lawful arms commerce and Second Amendment rights.
Safari Club International (SCI) filed an intervenor's brief in the Supreme Court of Canada challenging the country's firearms ban affecting approximately 1,500 firearms commonly used by hunters. SCI, supported by the SCI Center for Conservation Law and Education, argued the ban unlawfully prohibits hunting firearms and negatively impacts hunters worldwide.
The Second Amendment Foundation filed a reply brief supporting its motion for preliminary injunction in Bathras v. Moore, challenging Maryland's Senate Bill 334 banning Glock-style handguns. SAF is joined by Atlantic Guns, the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and two private citizens in arguing the ban violates Second Amendment protections.
Firearms Policy Coalition filed a reply brief supporting a preliminary injunction in Bathras v. Moore to block Maryland's ban on Glock and Glock-style handguns. FPC, joined by Atlantic Guns, the National Rifle Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation, argues the ban violates the Second Amendment by targeting common, constitutionally protected arms.
The Second Amendment Foundation secured a major victory in Harrington v. Crawford after school district officials admitted that searching plaintiff Jack Harrington's vehicle violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The search occurred solely because Harrington lawfully owned a firearm, despite never bringing it to school. SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut emphasized that exercising Second Amendment rights cannot waive Fourth Amendment protections or create reasonable suspicion of crime.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Beckwith v. Frey, challenging Maine's firearm waiting period law. SAF argues the First Circuit's decision improperly revives interest-balancing rejected by Heller and Bruen, contending that waiting periods burden constitutional rights and require historical justification.
Knife Rights and the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs filed a federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging New Jersey's bans on knives and non-firearm self-defense weapons. The case, led by Knife Rights founder Doug Ritter and ANJRPC President Kathy Chatterton, seeks to overturn laws criminalizing self-defense with common objects including gravity knives, switchblades, and everyday tools.
NSSF filed a lawsuit challenging Connecticut's H.B. 5043, which bans cruciform-trigger handguns effective October 1, 2026. NSSF Senior Vice President Lawrence G. Keane argues the law unconstitutionally infringes Second Amendment rights by targeting law-abiding citizens instead of criminals who illegally modify firearms with machinegun conversion devices.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun purchases violates the Second Amendment in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF, a major victory for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC). The court rejected the government's arguments and reversed the lower court's dismissal, holding that the constitutional right to keep and bear arms includes the right to purchase them.
Knife Rights received an extension from Justice Kagan to file a cert petition challenging California's switchblade ban under the Second Amendment, with the deadline now set for December 14th. The petition appeals a Ninth Circuit panel ruling and denial of en banc review, with eight judges issuing an unusual dissent criticizing the circuit's resistance to applying Supreme Court Second Amendment precedent.