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Fifth Circuit ruling on interstate handgun sales

2 clusters · 8 sources · last updated 6 days ago

Latest: Fifth Circuit strikes down interstate handgun sales ban

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has struck down a federal prohibition on direct interstate handgun sales, ruling the ban violates the Second Amendment. In the case of Elite Precisi

US federal court rulings on ghost gun regulations

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 15 days ago

Latest: Delaware ghost gun ban ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

Federal courts have issued rulings striking down regulations and bans related to “ghost guns” on constitutional grounds. In August 2026, a Texas federal judge ruled that a 2022 Biden administration regulation targeting

Presidential pardon of Patrick Tate Adamiak

2 clusters · 6 sources · last updated 19 days ago

Latest: Donald Trump pardons Navy veteran Patrick Tate Adamiak

President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak, a former U.S. Navy sailor, on September 4, 2026. Adamiak had been serving a 20-year federal prison sentence following a 2022 convic

US federal court ruling on National Firearms Act

9 clusters · 47 sources · last updated 24 days ago

Latest: Second Amendment ruling allows suppressor purchases without registration

U.S. District Judge James Wesley of the Northern District of Texas ruled that certain registration and approval requirements of the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA) are unconstitutional. In Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bu

US DOJ implements firearm rights restoration program

4 clusters · 29 sources · last updated 27 days ago

Latest: Department of Justice restores federal firearm rights

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized a new regulation establishing a pathway for certain individuals to apply for the restoration of federal firearm rights. Launched by Attorney General Todd Blanche under t