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MS: Westwood Square shooter was acting in self-defense, HPD says
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No charges are being filed at this time following an overnight shooting that left one injured. The incident occurred in the Westwood Square shopping complex, near the Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux parking lot.
Hattiesburg police responded to a report of shots fired around 9:56 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers confirmed the shooting using on-site evidence.
According to HPD, a person suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound arrived at a local hospital shortly after the shooting.
Officers spoke with an individual who remained at the scene, who admitted to firing the shots after being assaulted during an altercation.
HPD said the person stayed on the scene and cooperated with investigators. |
IL: 72 Hours Too Long
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If the government may place unnecessary delays between citizens and one constitutional right, no constitutional freedom is truly secure.
Mountain States Legal Foundation is asking the court to declare Illinois’s 72-hour waiting period unconstitutional and to prevent the state from enforcing it against law-abiding citizens and firearm retailers.
Because constitutional rights should not depend on a government countdown. and because a right delayed is a right denied. |
IA: No charges filed after shot fired outside Meta facility in Altoona
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Police said the incident was captured on video, which was consistent with witness statements and accounts from those involved. The people involved were not Meta employees, but were contracted through a third-party company and do not live in Iowa.
Investigators said a disagreement between two people escalated into a physical altercation. During the altercation, the armed person fired at least one round toward the ground before leaving the scene.
After reviewing video evidence, witness statements and consulting with the Polk County Attorney’s Office, investigators determined the armed person acted in self-defense. |
Inside Trump's unprecedented battle plan to expand Second Amendment rights through Justice Department
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Last week, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division took the unusual step of suing California and Virginia over their gun laws, marking what officials say is an unprecedented effort to enforce Second Amendment rights.
The Justice Department is pursuing a coordinated legal strategy to expand Second Amendment protections, with Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon telling Fox News Digital the department has launched more than a dozen challenges to firearm restrictions across the country as it seeks to establish broader constitutional precedent. |
IN: CCW Self-Defense: Four Indianapolis Teens Arrested After Armed Robbery Target Fires Back
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An early spring evening at a historic public park rapidly devolved into a dynamic, force-on-force confrontation. On April 25, IMPD uniform patrol units rushed to Garfield Park following emergency notifications of multiple gunshots echoing across the recreational sector.
First arriving officers established a wide security sweep of the immediate area but initially located no injured victims, discarded weapons, or active participants on the property. The tracking perimeter shifted drastically a short time later when an older teenager arrived at an Indianapolis trauma hospital suffering from a definitive, non-fatal ballistic wound. |
MD: Appellate Court of MD: Second Amendment, reformation, tolling
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Where the trial court held that Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-133(d), which prohibits possession of a regulated firearm by those under 21 years of age, was unconstitutional, it erred.
CASE: State v. Fields, No. 784, Sept. Term, 2022 (filed July 2, 2026) (Judges GRAEFF, Tang, Beachley).
FACTS: Terrell Henry Fields was charged with multiple offenses, three of which related to a loaded .40 caliber handgun the police found in his vehicle. At the time, Fields was 20 years old, and he did not possess, nor had he ever applied for, a permit to carry a handgun. He filed a motion to dismiss based on New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022). The circuit court granted the motion and dismissed the charges against Fields. |
What the latest legal challenges to gun laws mean for the Second Amendment
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It’s been a busy year for the Second Amendment.
In June, the Supreme Court issued two rulings overturning gun laws and expanding gun rights. Later this year, the court will take up a case on whether states can pass laws banning assault weapons.
And under President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice is now suing states to overturn gun laws. And it’s all happening as the administration continues to gut federal gun violence prevention efforts.
How could the latest legal challenges to gun restrictions reshape the future of gun rights in this country? |
PA: Butler County man claims in lawsuit that marijuana conviction shouldn't bar Pa. license to carry firearms
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A lawsuit filed this week is challenging a Pennsylvania law that bars people with drug convictions, including low-level marijuana offenses, from obtaining a license to carry firearms — a challenge that comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that said marijuana use alone can’t automatically strip someone of their Second Amendment protections.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, clarifies that the plaintiffs aren’t arguing that individuals whose serious drug convictions make it illegal for them to even possess a gun should be eligible for a license to carry. |
NH: What becoming an American taught me about liberty
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Growing up in Australia, I lived in what most people would call a “free” society. But it wasn’t until I moved to the United States and embraced the U.S. Constitution that my entire worldview transformed. I realized that back home, freedom was treated as a privilege carefully defined by the government. In America, the Second Amendment taught me a profound truth: we are born free.
Today, as a firearms instructor and the Northeast Regional Director — and former New Hampshire State Director — of Women for Gun Rights, I live by a simple creed proudly stamped on my adopted home state’s license plates: Live Free or Die. |
Supreme Court Signals Reticence to Protect Public Health
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As the Court explored the depths of Second Amendment rights, it turned a blind eye to public health and safety not only in Hemani, but also in Wolford v. Lopez. In Wolford, Justice Alito writing for a 6-3 majority abolished Hawaii’s public safety laws requiring persons to seek authorization of private property owners to possess guns on site.
Thus, Second Amendment rights are alive and well notwithstanding predictable victims of gun violence emanating from the Court’s reticence to balance health and safety. Even worse, ... SCOTUS has already agreed to hear two cases next term debating whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee possession of AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles. |
Supreme Court finally addressing constitutional constraints on gun ownership
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Over the course of 12 days last month, the Supreme Court upheld the gun rights of cannabis consumers, rejected Hawaii’s default rule against firearms on private property open to the public and agreed to address the constitutionality of “assault weapon” bans. That flurry of Second Amendment activity underlines the point that supposedly sensible gun regulations are not necessarily consistent with the right to arms as it was historically understood.
When Congress enacted the Gun Control Act in 1968, legislators took it for granted that an “unlawful user” of marijuana, depressants, stimulants or narcotics should not be allowed to own a gun. |
NY: FPC Petition Asks Supreme Court to Protect All Bearable Arms, Correct Lower Court Resistance
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review Calce v. New York City, an FPC lawsuit challenging New York City's ban on electronic arms, including stun guns and tasers. The petition asks the Court to reaffirm that the Second Amendment protects all bearable arms—not just firearms—and to resolve confusion among lower courts over how bans on protected arms must be analyzed under Bruen. The petition explains that the Court could resolve the case through summary reversal—granting review and overturning the decision below without full briefing and oral argument... |
VA: Virginia Court Halts Spanberger’s AR-15 Ban, Delivering Major Victory to Gun Owners
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Virginia gun owners secured their first major courtroom victory June 26 after a Lancaster County Circuit Court judge granted a temporary injunction against Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s sweeping ban on the sale and transfer of AR-15s.
The injunction was secured by the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), Gun Owners of America (GOA), and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF). Those groups argued that Virginia’s newly enacted “assault firearm” ban violates both the Virginia Constitution and the Second Amendment. The ruling delivered a timely setback to one of the most extreme gun control laws in the nation. |
WA: A Washington Gun Case May Conflict with a Recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
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Can a state constitutionally say that a person who has repeatedly consumed too much alcohol to drive safely cannot be trusted to operate a gun safely? In last month’s Holloway v. Brown, the Washington Supreme Court said yes. But the question has become surprisingly difficult, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court, just one week after Holloway, decided in United States v. Hemani that it is unconstitutional to disarm a person based solely on regular marijuana use. Holloway could be on a collision course with Hemani. |
More Speakers Announced for GRPC 2026, Register Now
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The Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) planning committee is pleased to announce even more speakers for the 41st annual event! Second Amendment advocate and Congressional candidate Brandon Herrera, ATF Director Robert Cekada and ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider will all address the crowd at GRPC 2026!
Co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), the event is scheduled for Sept. 25 – 27 in Dallas at the Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport hotel. Reserve your spot and book your hotel room HERE! |
DOJ threatens lawsuits over state gun laws after Second Amendment win at Supreme Court
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche threatened lawsuits against four states that have gun restrictions similar to the Hawaii law that the Supreme Court struck down last week.
He also warned states considering laws that “mirror” Hawaii’s that they could face Justice Department lawsuits as well, as the Trump administration has made challenges to firearm regulations a priority, including with two new lawsuits announced Wednesday.
“If we have to sue them, of course, we will, and they should be sued,” Blanche said at a news conference Wednesday. “But … it shouldn’t take this Department of Justice telling a state they’re violating the Constitution when the Supreme Court told them they were.” |
PA: GOA and GOF File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania's Lifetime Carry Ban for Citizens with Minor, Decades-Old Drug Misdemeanors
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Craig Philips, an honorably discharged Air Force and Gulf War veteran, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's statutory lifetime denial of Licenses to Carry Firearms (LTCF) for individuals with minor, nonviolent drug convictions.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, targets 18 Pa.C.S. § 6109(e)(1)(ii). This provision permanently disqualifies anyone with any conviction under Pennsylvania's Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (CSDDCA) from obtaining an LTCF, regardless of the nonviolent nature of the offense, the minor penalties involved, or how many decades have passed. |
CO: Second Amendment Lawsuit Targets Denver Gun Ban and State Magazine Limits
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A lawsuit filed in federal court by three Denver residents and two gun rights groups aims to strike down the city’s “assault weapon” restrictions, along with bans on ammunition magazines holding 15 rounds or more.
The complaint, filed on June 30 by Ray Elliott, Trevor Alley and Michael Vitco, along with the Firearms Policy Coalition and the Colorado State Shooting Association, an arm of the National Rifle Association, alleges Denver’s semiautomatic firearm ban is unconstitutional, as is its ban on 15-round or larger magazines. |
NJ: Third Circuit Orders New Briefing As New Jersey’s AR-15 Ban Defense Starts To Crack
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The Third Circuit just put New Jersey’s AR-15 and magazine ban case back under the spotlight.
In a July 6 order entered at the direction of the en banc court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit invited the parties in the consolidated Cheeseman / ANJRPC challenge to file supplemental briefs addressing the impact, if any, of the Supreme Court’s recent Second Amendment decisions in Wolford v. Lopez and United States v. Hemani. Those briefs are due July 10 at noon, are limited to 1,500 words, and the court made clear that extensions will not be granted absent truly exceptional circumstances. |
VA: Justice Department sues Virginia over firearm law
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“The Constitution is not a suggestion, and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” Todd Blanche, the interim attorney general, said in a statement. “This Justice Department has done more to protect the Second Amendment than any administration in our nation’s history, and we will continue to do so whenever necessary.”
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said she warned Gov. Abigail Spanberger before she signed the legislation that the department would challenge it in court.
“On April 10, I promised Governor Spanberger that we would sue Virginia if she signed this unconstitutional weapons ban into law. I keep my promises,” Dhillon said. |
Supreme Court AR-15 Case May Put Magazine Bans in the Crosshairs
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As the 2025 session came to an end, the Supreme Court gave us a lovely parting gift: It agreed to review Grant v. Higgins* (25-566), Connecticut’s assault weapons ban, and Cutberto Viramontes v. Cook County (25-238), Cook County, Illinois’ version. In its grant of certiorari, the court rolled Grant into Viramontes with arguments to be scheduled for the Fall 2026 Term.
While there are lots of issues raised by Grant and Viramontes, the Supreme Court limited consideration to a single question: “Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.” |
Gun Manufacturer Lays Down Law For States With Gun Bans
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A small firearms manufacturer in Missouri declared in a press release that it would only sell civilian-legal products to law enforcement agencies.
CMMG made the announcement on June 30, a day before a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was slated to take effect in Virginia had it not been blocked by courts. The company cited the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in its statement.
“CMMG would like to renew our statement on sales of products to states that restrict the freedom of it’s [sic] citizens. Simply put: CMMG will only fulfill state and local government agencies and officers to the same configurations as they restrict to their own citizens,” the company said in the statement. |
VA: Virginia Court Blocks Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Rifle and Magazine Ban Statewide
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A Washington County judge has issued a universal injunction—meaning a court order that prohibits enforcement statewide—against Virginia’s bans on so-called “assault firearms” and large-capacity magazines, marking another setback for the anti-gun movement in the state.
This new injunction, in the National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed case Santolla v. Katz, is scheduled to take effect on July 21, 2026. It forbids any law enforcement agency or Commonwealth’s Attorney in Virginia from enforcing laws that prohibit specific firearms, often referred to as “assault firearms,” and large-capacity magazines. |
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