Firearms News

Today’s momentous decision in Rhode v. Bonta represents a huge win in a nearly decade-long struggle against California’s ban on ammunition purchases. No single person has felt the anguish of that fight than the namesake plaintiff, Olympic champion Kim Rhode. In the latest installment of CRPA TV, Ms. Rhode stops in, along with attorney Sean Brady, to celebrate a massive victory for gun owners in California. WATCH CRPA TV NOW! Joining Rhode as plaintiffs in the case were CRPA, Able’s Ammo...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 28, 2025) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced that it has petitioned the United States Supreme Court in Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois, seeking to overturn Cook County’s unconstitutional ban on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. Continue reading...

NEW ORLEANS (August 27, 2025) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today condemned a badly flawed decision issued by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. George Peterson, an FPC-backed criminal appeal challenging the federal government’s unconstitutional National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm suppressor rules: Continue reading...

FORT WORTH, Texas (August 26, 2025) – Today, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, attorneys for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a brief countering the federal government’s argument that, if FPC is successful in striking down the law, the court should enter an extremely narrow injunction that would deny millions of peaceable people their right to keep and bear arms. Continue reading...

SAN DIEGO (August 21, 2025) – Today, Federal District Court Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo issued a permanent injunction siding with FPC and blocking enforcement of California laws preventing FPC’s members who reside outside of California from acquiring a carry license (commonly called a “Carry Concealed Weapons” license, or “CCW”). The injunction follows the Court’s July decision that the law was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Continue reading...

FORT WORTH, Texas (August 21, 2025) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today warned of a new Trump Administration strategy to block enforcement of constitutional rights. Continue reading...

SAN FRANCISCO (August 14, 2025) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its mandate in FPC’s victory over California’s “one-gun-per-month” gun ban law, making it the first time the Circuit has issued a final judgment striking down a law as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. This follows Attorney General Bonta’s rare move, where he declined to ask the Circuit to rehear the case en banc. Continue reading...

FPC is proud to Bolt Up for Mr. Perryman and the Second Amendment so that he and others can exercise their rights when, where, and how they choose. LOS ANGELES (August 2, 2025) – NFL veteran Denzel Perryman, a linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, was arrested last night in the Los Angeles area for exercising his constitutionally protected rights, according to TMZ. As reported by the outlet, “the NFL player was picked up by the South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station officers Friday evening...

ST. LOUIS (August 1, 2025) — Today, the Firearms Policy Coalition announced a major new lawsuit, Brown v. ATF, challenging the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934. FPC is joined in the case by two individuals and one retailer, as well as the American Suppressor Association, National Rifle Association, and Second Amendment Foundation. Key case documents for the lawsuit are available at firearmspolicy.org/brown. Continue reading...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2025) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today issued the following statement: Continue reading...