OH: Reps. Robb Blasdel, Lear bill to codify Ohioan self-defense, legal reforms
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The bill, if passed, would make several reforms to Ohio law including:
- Pretrial immunity process: Citizens facing charges or lawsuits for lawful self-defense would be allowed to request a pretrial immunity hearing.
- Strengthened civil immunity: Ohioans would be protected from civil liability when acting lawfully in self-defense, requiring courts to award attorney fees and costs if immunity applies.
- Codification of "threatened use of force": Displaying a firearm or issuing a verbal defensive warning would be protected under the law.
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AZ: Arizona Supreme Court issues ruling extending self-defense protections inside locked bedroom
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the right to claim self-defense extends to someone who is inside a locked bedroom of a home even if the person trying to enter has been invited into the main residence.
Tuesday’s ruling vacated the aggravated assault conviction of a Tucson man convicted in a case prosecuted by the Pima County Attorney’s Office.
More importantly, it extends Arizona’s robust self-defense laws to areas previously not covered to anyone in the state. |
FL: Florida Shoppers Can Now Open Carry at Publix
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In a striking affirmation of constitutional rights, Publix now welcomes open carry in all 882 of its Florida locations. The decision follows Florida’s landmark court ruling that struck down nearly four decades of unconstitutional restrictions on the fundamental right to bear arms.
On September 10, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal unanimously declared Florida’s 1987 open carry ban unconstitutional in the landmark McDaniels v. State of Florida case. The court found that the state “failed to carry its burden to show that Florida’s Open Carry Ban is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” |
SAF Backs Second Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of National Firearms Act
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) announced today the filing of a new SAF lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Since 1934, the NFA required anyone who wished to purchase a silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or “Any Other Weapon” (AOW) to pay a $200 tax and register the firearm with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Through the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, however, the tax on these arms was eliminated but the registration requirement was left in place. The newly filed suit seeks to completely remove the affected arms from the NFA, eliminating the remaining registration requirements. |
Another Huge Lawsuit Filed to Overturn NFA
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Four leading gun rights organizations this week filed a second joint federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act.
The groups, the American Suppressor Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, National Rifle Association, and Second Amendment Foundation, filed Jensen v. ATF on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
As such, it follows in the wake of Brown v. ATF, which was filed by the same groups in a Missouri federal court in August. |
SAF Files Second Lawsuit to Strike Down NFA Regulations After Congress Kills $200 Tax
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) announced the filing of a second major federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA) following the recent elimination of NFA taxes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB). The new lawsuit, Jensen v. ATF, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
The case seeks to strike down the NFA’s registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and “Any Other Weapons” (AOWs) on the grounds that the tax basis for those regulations no longer exists. |
FL: Litigation Highlight: Guns and Marijuana at the Eleventh Circuit
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On August 20, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Florida Commissioner of Agriculture v. Attorney General reversing a district court ruling that had thrown out a challenge to the federal unlawful-drug-user gun ban by a group of Florida medical marijuana patients. After the circuit ruling, the case will proceed at the trial court level with further historical argument and evidence. The decision demonstrates, however, that the Trump administration’s efforts to neatly exclude active drug users from gun-rights restoration efforts may run into complications involving individuals whose marijuana use is sanctioned at the state level for medical reasons. |
FPC Backs Major New Lawsuit to End National Firearms Act
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced the filing of a major new federal lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA), which subjects peaceable people to an Orwellian federal regulatory scheme and felony prosecution. The plaintiffs in Jensen v. ATF include FPC Action Foundation, three individual citizens, Hot Shots Custom, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and Texas State Rifle Association. Key case documents for the lawsuit are available at firearmspolicy.org/jensen. |
Second Amendment Foundation Challenges Constitutionality of National Firearms Act
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Since 1934, the NFA required anyone who wished to purchase a silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or “Any Other Weapon” to pay a $200 tax and register the firearm with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The One Big Beautiful Bill removed the tax on these arms but kept the registration requirement.
The newly filed suit seeks to completely remove the affected arms from the NFA, eliminating the remaining registration requirements for gun silencers, short-barreled rifles, or barreled shotguns. |
Federal Judge Orders Disclosure of Gun Group Members to ATF
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In a bizarre ruling from a District Court judge in the 5th U.S. District, injunctive relief has been granted to the plaintiffs in a case known as Reese v. ATF, but limits the judgment to members of the plaintiff organizations living in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, and ordered that lists of members as of Nov. 6, 2020 be provided to the ATF within 21 days.
The case is seeking to get full Second Amendment rights to young adults in the 18-20-year age group who wish to purchase handguns, but are currently prohibited by federal law. |
FL: Florida lawmaker aims to bring down age limit to buy guns. Here’s how low it could go
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Since then, the restriction has been challenged by groups like the NRA, which argued in a 2019 lawsuit that the measure violated residents’ Second Amendment rights.
But if Sirois gets his way with HB 133, the age limit will once again be lowered back to 18 years old, allowing more adults in the state to buy or receive firearms.
However, this isn’t Sirois’ first stab at getting this proposal passed by lawmakers.
He filed a similar bill last year, which actually managed to garner plenty of support in the House. But when it was sent to the Senate, it was withdrawn from consideration and ultimately died in committee. |
OK: Arcadia man acquitted in shooting, cites self-defense to protect family
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Quindolyne "Q" Wilson was acquitted this week by a jury after being charged in a 2023 shooting incident in Arcadia, where he claimed he intervened to protect his mother-in-law and children from an abuser.
"It was a relief. I felt like the sun started shining differently afterwards," Wilson said.
The incident occurred in October 2023, when Wilson shot a man who was reportedly abusing his mother-in-law.
According to a police report from Arcadia police, Wilson stated he shot the victim because the man was hitting the children and had ignored multiple warnings to stop. Wilson remained at the scene and explained the situation to officers, but he was charged with a felony count of shooting with intent to kill and spent nine days in jail. |
FL: PTSD Self-Defense Shooting Theory Adopted by Florida Justices
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Defendants with post-traumatic stress disorder can use that diagnosis to win over juries in self-defense cases, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Self-defense claims have two parts—an “objective” standard where jurors consider if the defendant took actions a reasonable person would take, and a “subjective” standard where jurors consider if a defendant believed their defensive actions were necessary, Justice Renatha Francis wrote for the unanimous court.
A defendant’s history of trauma can’t factor in to how jurors weigh the “objective” part because a defendant’s subjective perception shouldn’t change community standards for acceptable conduct. However, a defendant may be able to ... |
NC: No charges filed after shooting leaves one dead in Buncombe County
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No charges will be filed after a shooting left one person dead in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on Wednesday.
Around 6 p.m., deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home on Kreston Drive in the Bear Creek community.
When deputies arrived, they found 55-year-old William Jennings Bryan Clay III dead.
According to authorities, it was determined that deadly force was used in self-defense and in self-defense of others within the home. |
NV: LVMPD: Fatal shooting in Sunset Park to be reviewed for self-defense
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Clark County Department of Public Safety and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the shooting report in the 2600 block of East Sunset Road around 10:33 p.m. on Oct. 8.
Responding officers said they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency medical aid was rendered until medical personnel arrived, but the victim died at the scene.
Police say an individual connected to the incident was detained at the scene, but was later released.
The case is still under investigation. Police said they will submit the case to the Clark County District Attorney's Office for a self-defense review. |
SAF Files Amicus with Supreme Court Supporting Rights Restoration Case
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the high court to hear a gun rights restoration case.
In December 2015, Selim Zherka pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make a false statement to a bank and for filing a false federal income tax return. After pleading guilty, Zherka was sentenced to prison and three years of supervised release in addition to paying fines and restitution. Zherka completed his sentence and supervised release in May 2020. Since that non-violent conviction for financial misconduct, he has been unable to possess firearms to protect himself or his family. |
FL: Florida Store Worker Uses Firearm to Stop Armed Man
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Authorities in Indian River County arrested a 62-year-old man after a tense encounter outside the Wabasso Food Mart, where a courageous store employee’s quick action likely saved lives.
Sheriff’s deputies said the suspect, identified as Calvert Allen, was waving a firearm outside the store and threatening people. A frantic 911 caller reported, “A man up here got a gun and he’s telling everybody to get out of the store; he wants to kill somebody.” Moments later, another caller said, “He just went in the store, he just drew it on my sister.” |
NJ: NRA-Backed Plaintiffs Seek Full 3rd Circuit Review of New Jersey’s Sweeping Gun Permit Restrictions
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The National Rifle Association announced that plaintiffs in Siegel v. Platkin have filed a petition for rehearing en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, asking the full court to overturn a panel decision that upheld large portions of New Jersey’s post-Bruen carry law.
The challenge—brought by the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs and seven individual plaintiffs—targets the state’s near-total list of “sensitive places” and its requirement that applicants for a carry permit produce written references from four “reputable” non-relatives. |
FPC Moves for Full Third Circuit Review in New Jersey Carry Ban Case
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) Wednesday filed an urgent Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Koons v. Platkin, urging the full Third Circuit Court of Appeals to correct a deeply flawed 3-judge panel decision that greenlit New Jersey’s sweeping, unconstitutional scheme to nullify the right to carry in public.
The panel’s September ruling upheld much of the ban, allowing New Jersey to maintain a vast patchwork of unsecured, so-called ‘gun-free zones.’ As the petition explains, this scheme “disarms only the law-abiding and leaves them at the mercy of those who cannot be deterred by a legal prohibition alone.” |
HI: SCOTUS Will Hear Hawaii Carry Ban Case
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When the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 handed down its ruling in the case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, everything changed on how cases involving the Second Amendment are adjudicated.
In a nutshell, the ruling upheld the right of Americans to carry a firearm outside the home for self-defense. However, it also set a new standard for how Second Amendment cases are to be considered.
Under the new standard, courts must ask whether the “Second Amendment’s plain text covers an individual’s conduct?” If the answer is yes, it next must ask whether there exists a “historical precedent from before, during and even after the founding [that] evidences a comparable tradition of regulation?” |
How Lawmakers Exploit Charlie Kirk’s Assassination to Push Gun Control
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Following the heinous political assassination of Charlie Kirk, Founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, during a peaceful open public event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, several politicians have hinted at their renewed commitment to passing new gun control laws.
The calls for more restrictions on law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment rights by gun control activists in the aftermath of a tragedy aren’t surprising or new.
After all, it was Rahm Emanuel – the former U.S. Representative and Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama – who said in 2008, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” in order to ram through new laws. |
FPC, Allies Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Lifetime Gun Ban on Peaceable Americans
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In their brief, FPC and its allies argue that there “is no tradition of disarming peaceable citizens” like the petitioner.
“Historically, nonviolent criminals—including nonviolent felons—who did not demonstrate a propensity for violence retained the ability to exercise their right to keep and bear arms.” Indeed, they noted, “some laws expressly allowed or even required them to keep and bear arms. Certiorari should be granted to establish that the Second Amendment forbids the disarmament of peaceable Americans.” |
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