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10/21/2026

Giffords, a former Arizona congresswoman who was shot while speaking to voters in 2011, came to New Jersey to support Bennett's campaign for the state's 7th Congressional District.

Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett joined former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords at a forum on gun violence, using the event to discuss what she described as the need for sensible federal gun laws.

10/20/2026

A federal judge threw out a portion of New York’s “sensitive places” law in a ruling issued September 30, 2026, hinting that he doubted the law would withstand Supreme Court scrutiny. Suddaby upheld other restrictions, but noted that he believed the restrictions would likely fail a review by the Supreme Court

A federal judge threw out a portion of New York’s “sensitive places” law, hinting that he doubted the law would stand up to Supreme Court scrutiny.

10/19/2026

“It has been a very dynamic time for the Second Amendment, and we are excited that the Supreme Court is showing a willingness to step into the fray and settle the major disputes that remain in the space,” Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) Senior Director of Legal Operations William Sack told the DCNF. “With assault weapons bans now being heard, there are numerous other major issues that the Court still has to choose from, as highlighted by the flurry of new cert petitions coming this term.”

The Supreme Court could decide multiple Second Amendment cases as appeals accelerated since it decided two cases about gun rights in June.

10/18/2026

The case involves a federal law that criminalizes gun possession by people convicted of nonviolent felonies.

The petition asks whether the Supreme Court's ma*****na ruling should also protect nonviolent felons from a federal gun ban.

10/17/2026

Giffords PAC, the pro–gun control organization founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), released two new ads as part of a $10 million campaign in battleground House races ahead of the November elections, The Bulwark can exclusively report. The campaign—an unusually large intervention from an independent PAC—targets districts at the edges of Democrats’ hopes for how far a blue wave this November might carry them.

New ads are set to run in key battleground House districts.

10/16/2026

Despite the DOJ finding a ban on handgun sales to 18-20 year-olds was “unconstitutional,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) made clear such a prohibition will remain in force in her state.

The DOJ found the ban on handgun sales to 18-20 year-olds "unconstitutional" but Gov. Hochul made clear the ban will remain in force in NY.

10/15/2026

This is the biggest change to suppressor and SBR ownership since 1934, and it’s worth celebrating. It also comes with fine print that can bite you.

ATF will no longer require NFA approval or registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs. Here's what changed, what still applies, and where state law can still trip you up.

10/14/2026

This should be no surprise. Guns were "great equalizers" long before that term was coined.

RAND researchers find women's gun ownership rose to 16 percent in 2024, with especially large increases among some groups.

10/13/2026

The High Court of American Samoa found the right to bear arms does not apply in the unincorporated territory

The High Court of American Samoa ruled the Second Amendment doesn't apply in the unincorporated territory, allowing a near-total gun ban to take effect.

10/12/2026

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen leads 25-state coalition asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to overturn Maine’s unconstitutional waiting-period law after a fi***rm purchase. https://dojmt.gov/attorney-general-knudsen-leads-25-state-coalition-against-unconstitutional-waiting-period-law/