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FPC Wins Major Third Circuit Victory Against New Jersey "Assault Weapon" Ban

PHILADELPHIA (July 17, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced a landmark victory after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting en banc, held in FPC’s Cheeseman v. New ...
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FPC Statement on Atrocious Seventh Circuit Decision Upholding Illinois Bans on So-Called “Assault Weapons” and “Large-Capacity” Magazines

President Brandon Combs issued the following statement responding to the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in FPC’s Harrel v. Raoul ...
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Trump DOJ Abandons Appeal of FPC Post Office Gun Ban Victory

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that the Trump Department of Justice moved to voluntarily dismiss its appeal of FPC’s victory against the federal post office gun ban in FPC v.
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Heeter v. James - FPC Law Challenge to New York Body Armor Ban

Defendants: New York Attorney General Letitia James, New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James, Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane, and Monroe County District Attorney ...
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Takes Up FPC Lawsuit to Strike Down “Assault Weapon” Bans Nationwide

WASHINGTON (June 30, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court granting review in FPC’s Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Drives Final Stake Through “Vampire Rule” Gun Carry Ban in Second Amendment Decision

What: Consistent with FPC’s victories against “vampire rule” laws in multiple states, the United States Supreme Court today issued a major 6-to-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez holding that Hawaii ...
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FPC, CSSA Launch Colorado Lawsuit as Supreme Court Takes Up “Assault Weapon” Case

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), joined by the Colorado State Shooting Association (CSSA), filed a new federal lawsuit, Elliott v. Denver, challenging Denver’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” ...
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FPC Welcomes President Trump’s Support for Carry Reciprocity, Urges Congress to Get It Right

WASHINGTON (June 24, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s recent remarks regarding national concealed carry reciprocity legislation: ...
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Supreme Court Allows FPC Third Circuit Carry Win to Take Effect

What: The Supreme Court of the United States denied Pennsylvania officials’ request for review (certiorari) in Firearms Policy Coalition’s Bivens case, formerly captioned Lara v. Paris and Lara v.
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FPC Moves to Add California “Glock Ban” Challenge to Handgun Roster Lawsuit

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion to supplement Renna v. Calif. Attorney General Rob Bonta, its federal lawsuit challenging California’s handgun roster, to add a claim against the ...
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FPC Moves Forward in Lawsuit to Strike Down National Firearms Act

What: A reply brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment was filed in Roberts v. ATF, an FPC-backed challenge to the National Firearms Act of 1934. Who: Plaintiffs in the case ...