Current Litigation
Updated Thursday, May 13, 2021
NRA-ILA Champions the Second Amendment in courtrooms across the country. A list of NRA-ILA’s current cases is below. For more information on NRA-ILA’s efforts to protect your rights, please visit nraila.org.
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Supreme Court of the United States Cases
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen
Challenging New York’s requirement that applicants for a concealed-carry license show that they have “proper cause” to carry a firearm as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Grewal
Challenging New Jersey’s ban on magazines capable of accepting more than ten rounds of ammunition as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a challenge to ATF’s rule classifying bump stocks as machine guns and arguing that courts should not defer to ATF’s interpretation of the Gun Control Act.
Challenging California’s ban on magazines capable of accepting more than ten rounds as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
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Arizona
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Service
Defending hunters’ ability to use traditional ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest from a lawsuit alleging that using traditional ammunition violates the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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California
Altman v. County of Santa Clara
Challenging four California counties’ “emergency” COVID-19 orders that closed gun shops and ranges as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Challenging California’s endangerment of law-abiding gun owners by divulging their sensitive personal information in violation of the United States and California Constitutions.
Challenging California’s restrictive process for issuing carry permits as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Defending the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to return gray wolf management over to the states, which is better for wildlife management and benefits hunters.
Challenging Los Angeles County’s “Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19” that closed gun shops and shooting ranges as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Challenging California’s draconian restrictions that require all ammunition purchasers pay a tax, pass a background check, and complete the sale in a face-to-face setting as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Challenging California’s ban on promoting youth hunting and youth shooting sports programs.
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Colorado
Challenging the City of Boulder’s so-called assault weapon and large-capacity magazine ban under Colorado’s preemption statute.
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Connecticut
Soukaneh v. Andrzejewski (amicus)
Filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a lawsuit concerning how the police may respond when presented with a concealed carry permit.
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Delaware
Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Challenging Delaware’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity magazines” under the federal and state right to keep and bear arms.
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Florida
Challenging Florida’s ban on transferring firearms to law-abiding individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Fried v. State of Florida (Amicus)
Filed an amicus brief defending Florida’s firearm preemption statute that imposes personal liability on any local official who imposes burdens on the Second Amendment.
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Illinois
Challenging Cook County’s “Firearms Tax,” which imposes a $25 tax for each firearm purchased, a $.05 tax on every round of centerfire ammunition, and a $.01 tax on every round of rimfire ammunition sold as a violation of Illinois’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Challenging Illinois’ Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card requirement as unconstitutional under Illinois’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Guns Save Life, Inc. v. Village of Deerfield
Challenging the City of Deerfield’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds as preempted under Illinois law.
Challenging Illinois’ ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines.
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Maryland
Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Hogan
Challenging Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License, which requires multiple fees, lengthy instruction courses, and delays up to 30 days before one can purchase a handgun as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
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Montana
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Defending the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to open or expand hunting and fishing opportunities on more than 2.3 million acres of land on 106 National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries.
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New York
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (NYSRPA v. Bruen II)
Challenging New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which imposes undue burdens on carry license applicants and effectively bans carrying in all public places under the First, Second, and Fourteenth Amendments.
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New Jersey
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association v. Grewal (Amicus)
Filed an amicus brief opposing a New Jersey’s refusal to recognize retired law enforcement officers’ concealed-carry rights under the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act.
Challenging New Jersey’s restrictive requirement that people show a “justifiable need” to carry a firearm as unlawful infringement on the Second Amendment.
Challenging New Jersey’s law that imposes undue burdens on carry license applicants and effectively bans carrying in all public places under the First, Second, and Fourteenth Amendments.
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North Dakota
Challenging ATF’s rule classifying firearms equipped with braces as short barreled rifles.
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Oregon
Challenging Oregon’s ban on so called large capacity magazines and its permit-to-purchase a firearm requirement.
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Pennsylvania
Anderson v. City of Pittsburgh
Challenging the City of Pittsburgh’s ban on magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition as preempted under Pennsylvania state law.
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Texas
Filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a challenge to ATF’s rule classifying bump stocks as machine guns and arguing that courts should not defer to ATF’s interpretation of the Gun Control Act.
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Virginia
Challenging Fairfax County’s ban on possessing firearms in parks and other vaguely defined areas under Virginia’s constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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Washington
Challenging the City of Seattle’s firearm storage ordinance as preempted under Washington state law.
Challenging the City of Edmonds’s firearm storage as preempted under Washington state law.
Challenging Washington’s ban on the sale of certain firearms to 18-20-year-olds and out of state residents as an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Challenging Washington’s ban on so-called “assault weapons”
Friday, December 1, 2023
Joe Biden has long insisted he would ban what he calls “assault weapons” and has enlisted a motley succession of extreme anti-gun legislators to aid in that effort. Now, Senators Angus King (IND-ME) and Martin ...
Monday, December 4, 2023
The last few weeks haven’t been kind to gun grabbers - and we’re not just talking about President Joe Biden’s woeful poll numbers. Black Friday is typically the largest day of the year for gun sales. This year, gun buyers set ...
Monday, December 4, 2023
In a press conference late last month, Chicago’s progressive new mayor, Brandon Johnson, shifted the blame for the crime epidemic and migrant crisis plaguing his city on his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot (another Democrat), and on “right-wing extremism.”
Thursday, November 30, 2023
In Virginia, the pre-filing of legislation has begun for the 2024 session and anti-gun legislators are wasting no time in aggressively laying out their agenda.
Monday, October 16, 2023
Following an unprecedented terrorist attack on civilians that indiscriminately targeted even the elderly, women, and children, Israel has loosened its gun laws and is distributing firearms to civilians. As of press time, the number of victims killed in ...