TX: How stand-your-ground laws could shape Karmelo Anthony murder trial
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Texas teen Karmelo Anthony, accused of fatally stabbing another student at a high school track meet in 2025, is set to go to trial Monday, where his defense team is expected to argue he acted in self-defense.
Anthony was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Austin Metcalf, who was also 17 at the time, following the stabbing at a track meet in Frisco, a suburb of Dallas, last year.
Authorities said Anthony had acknowledged the stabbing and asked officers whether his actions could be considered self-defense. Under Texas law, 17-year-olds are considered adults in the criminal justice system.
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NH: Committee Reaches Compromise on Bill Limiting Local Firearm Restrictions
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After two days of discussion, the House and Senate reached an agreement on Thursday during a Committee of Conference meeting over a bill that would strengthen state control over regulations on firearms and self-defense tools, and curb limits put in place by both local governments and state agencies.
House Bill (HB) 609 provides that the state has authority and jurisdiction over the regulation of firearms, stun guns, tasers, pepper spray devices, knives, and other self-defense tools, to the extent consistent with federal law, and exclusive authority and jurisdiction to make laws and delegate authority to adopt rules regarding the same by state employees or on state property. |
MD: Maryland Sued Over ‘Glock Ban’ in Federal Court
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Gun rights groups filed a federal Second Amendment lawsuit immediately following the signing of Maryland’s “Glock ban” this week.
The state’s new ban criminalizes the future sale, purchase, or transfer of Glock handguns and similar semiautomatic pistols, which the state argues could potentially be converted illicitly to fire fully automatic due to the common cruciform trigger bars.
California and Connecticut used similar pretexts to pass parallel laws recently, despite the fact that Glock’s popular and safe design has been around for nearly half a century. California immediately caught its own federal lawsuit for the effort. |
MD: NRA lawsuit claims Maryland's ban on Glocks, "the most popular handguns in America," is unconstitutional
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A Maryland law that will ban the manufacture, sale and purchase of Glocks and Glock-style guns, "many of the most popular handguns in America," is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation.
The lawsuit targets Senate Bill 334, which Gov. Wes Moore signed into law Tuesday. When the law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2027, it will prohibit individuals from manufacturing, selling, buying or receiving Glocks that can be converted into automatic weapons with an attachment. |
MA: New England Firearms Advocacy Conference
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The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is calling on New England Second Amendment advocates and activists to mark their calendars for May 30, and save the date!
The Firearms Advocacy Conference will bring together some of the top minds and staunchest advocates from the New England states to discuss legislation, litigation, lobbying, and more! Second Amendment giants, legislators, attorneys, and content creators have committed to participating in the event. |
New House Bill By Rep. Patronis Would Repeal Hughes Amendment, Legalize Machine Guns
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Less than a week after Rep. Lauren Boebert introduced legislation to eliminate the $200 transfer tax on machine guns, another House Republican has introduced a bill that would go significantly further — repealing the Hughes Amendment ban on civilian transfer of machine guns manufactured after 1986.
On May 26, Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.) introduced the Firearm Freedom Act, a standalone bill to repeal the 1986 federal provision that froze the civilian-transferable machine gun supply at whatever existed on the day the law was signed. |
OH: Ohio self-defense bill would allow college students to carry non-lethal weapons
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A proposed bill in Ohio would enshrine college students’ rights to carry non-lethal weapons, such as pepper spray and Tasers, on campuses.
House Bill 949 was introduced by Rep. Levi Dean (R-Xenia), who called it the Campus Self-Defense Act.
Under the bill, colleges and universities would not be allowed to ban adults who are lawfully on campuses from possessing non-lethal self-defense weapons, outlined in the bill as pepper spray, mace, a Taser and stun gun, among others.
At this time, Ohio universities set their own guidelines when it comes to carrying these items on campuses, and there is no Ohio law requiring institutions to allow them. |
OH: Ohio bill would protect college students’ right to carry pepper spray, Tasers on campus
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An Ohio representative is working to codify the right of college students to carry nonlethal self-defense tools on campus.
Rep. Levi Dean (R-Xenia) introduced House Bill 949, dubbed the Campus Self-Defense Act, on May 19. The proposal would bar institutions of higher education from banning adults who are lawfully present on school grounds from possessing nonlethal self-defense tools, such as pepper spray and Tasers.
“Our universities should be places where students can pursue their education, interests, and future careers without fear for their personal safety,” Dean said in a statement. |
IN: 'Castle doctrine' at center of not-guilty verdict in Evansville killing
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When the not-guilty verdicts came down May 21, Drasean Hogan turned to his attorney, Rob Phillips.
"What's that mean?" he asked.
"'They found you not guilty,'" Phillips recalled telling him. "'You're free.'"
Hogan, who was 21 years old when he fatally shot Jamaine Cortez Vaughans Jr. at an East Side apartment on the night of Nov. 10, 2025, spent more than six months in the Vanderburgh County Jail awaiting trial. On May 21, a Vanderburgh County jury acquitted him of murder charges and all related counts after his attorneys invoked Indiana's "castle doctrine" — a provision extending the bounds of the state's self-defense laws specifically inside a person's home — and argued the shooting was legally justified. |
PA: Police investigating fatal shooting at Frankford Royal Farms as possible self-defense
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Inspector Pace said the 22-year-old man with black curly hair approached a 21-year-old Hispanic man and confronted him.
"The person with the curly hair pulls out a gun first, keeps it at his side by his leg, but then extends his arm and points the gun at the other person's head and neck area," Pace said.
Police say the second man then drew his own firearm and opened fire.
"This other individual, who we now know to be a 21-year-old Hispanic male, pulls out a gun himself and fires at least three times at the person who initially put a gun toward his head and neck area," Pace said. |
FL: Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law Explained: What Miami Residents Need to Know
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Florida became the first state to enact a Stand Your Ground law in 2005, fundamentally changing how self-defense cases are handled. According to Florida Statute 776.013, individuals who are in a place where they have a legal right to be have no duty to retreat before using force to defend themselves. This represents a significant departure from traditional self-defense laws that required people to attempt to escape or avoid confrontation before resorting to force. |
New Changes To ATF Gun Form Put Medical Marijuana Patients On The Path To Restored Second Amendment Rights
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In recent years approximately 4 million Americans lost their right to buy, possess or use a firearm. An overwhelming percentage of those people have no idea that the same federal law that led to Hunter Biden’s conviction also applied to them. In the Venn diagram of life in the United States, the overlap of firearm ownership and medical marijuana patients is simply not allowed.
The future, however, is looking like that may not be the case for very much longer.
There is a document that sits at the center of every legal firearm sale in America. It is a government form, dense with certifications and warnings, and for many years it has contained a line that has been a quiet trap for otherwise law-abiding citizens. |
IL: AMAC Opposes Oppression of the Second Amendment in Illinois
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On behalf of AMAC Action, the advocacy affiliate of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), with over 2.1 million members nationwide, including over 64,800 members residing in Illinois, I write to express our concerns regarding HB 4414.
AMAC Action strongly supports the constitutional right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. For many seniors and families across Illinois, this right remains closely tied to personal safety, self defense, and the preservation of individual liberty. As such, we are concerned that HB 4414 could place additional burdens on lawful firearm owners without meaningfully addressing criminal misuse of firearms or ammunition. |
MD: NRA files lawsuit challenging Maryland’s Glock ban
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The National Rifle Association and other gun rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a newly enacted Maryland law that restricts the sale and manufacturing of certain popular handguns, including most Glock pistols.
The lawsuit (PDF) was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland shortly after Gov. Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 334 into law. The new statute, set to take effect January 1, 2027, prohibits the manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, or transfer of what the state defines as a machine gun convertible pistol.
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MD: Lawsuit Targets Maryland Ban on Glock-Style Pistols
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Gun rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging Maryland’s new restrictions on firearms the state classifies as “machine gun convertible pistols” within hours of Gov. Wes Moore signing the legislation into law.
The suit, National Rifle Association v. Moore, was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland by the National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition against Moore, Attorney General Anthony Brown and Maryland State Police leadership. It targets Senate Bill 334. |
CT: Another Democrat-Led Glock Ban Hits Legal Quicksand
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation declared Thursday it would challenge Connecticut’s ban on Glock pistols in court.
Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed HB5043, the legislation targeting so-called “machine gun convertible pistols” into law Wednesday, according to the Connecticut General Assembly’s website. NSSF Senior Vice President & General Counsel Lawrence Keene accused the governor of failing to address the criminal actions of those who use so-called “Glock switches” in violation of the law in a release announcing the group’s plans. |
VA: Emergency Court Battle Erupts Over Virginia’s Sweeping Gun Ban
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Plaintiffs challenging Virginia’s ban on the sale of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and standard-capacity magazines filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Commonwealth from enforcing its unconstitutional law.
The motion and the challenge to the law, funded by NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, were filed with Virginia’s Circuit Court of Fauquier County.
Plaintiffs in the challenge, including Erick Black, Britton Condon, Clark’s Gun Shop, Optimus Arms, LLC and Hexmag USA, LLC, allege that Virginia’s law violates both the U.S. and Virginia Constitutions. |
VA: 2A organizations slap Virginia with complaint alleging state defied court order with gun law
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“The General Assembly, the Governor, Defendant and now the Attorney General all believe they are free to enforce Section 18.2-308.2:5 irrespective of this Court’s permanent injunction, simply because they passed a new law saying they could,” the motion states. “Beyond the immediate and irreparable harm to countless Virginians caused by these actions, the Commonwealth ceases to have a functional system of government if Defendant and those directing him from above are permitted to simply ignore a court’s clear directive.”
A VSP spokesperson confirmed that the agency had “reinstated private sale background checks” after receiving word from the attorney general’s office that the new law “superseded” the injunction. |
VA: Virginia Revolt: Multiple Prosecutors Refuse to Enforce New Assault Weapons Ban
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The legislative ink has barely dried on Governor Abigail Spanberger’s landmark signature of Virginia’s assault weapons ban, but the state’s enforcement architecture is already fracturing along deeply partisan geographic lines.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, a coalition of local Commonwealth’s Attorneys launched a coordinated act of legal resistance, utilizing prosecutorial discretion to effectively nullify the state’s incoming firearm prohibitions within their respective jurisdictions. The move directly reignites the grassroots “Second Amendment Sanctuary” movement that saw dozens of Virginia municipal boards pass protective resolutions during the previous legislative cycle. |
FPC Files Fifth Circuit Reply Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed its reply brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF, which challenges the federal laws prohibiting licensed firearm dealers from selling handguns to out-of-state buyers. FPC filed its appeal after the district court wrongly upheld the ban.
FPC is joined in this case by Elite Precision Customs LLC and two individual FPC members. The plaintiffs are represented by David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, and William V. Bergstrom of Cooper and Kirk, PLLC, along with Cody J. Wisniewski of FPC Action Foundation and R. Brent Cooper of Cooper & Scully, P.C. |
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