Firearms Policy Coalition

Petition asks Court to resolve major Second Amendment splits over facial challenges and whether 1791 or later history controls

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 16, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Christian v. James, asking the Court to strike down New York’s sweeping ban on peaceable firearm carry in public parks and resolve major conflicts among lower courts over how the Second Amendment must be applied.

FPC asks federal court to strike down New Jersey’s handgun-rationing law after securing victory over California’s similar ban

TRENTON, N.J. (September 14, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it and its co-plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment in Struck v. Davenport, asking the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to declare the State’s “one-gun-a-month” handgun purchase ban unconstitutional and permanently enjoin its enforcement. This move comes after FPC was successful in striking down California’s similar law—the first time the Ninth Circuit issued a final judgment striking down a law as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

Texas DPS Director agrees challenged laws are unconstitutional while Houston Astros and other anti-rights organizations ask Fifth Circuit to preserve them

NEW ORLEANS (September 11, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it filed its reply brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Ziegenfuss v. Martin, urging the Court to reverse the judgment below and strike down three Texas laws that criminalize carrying firearms at certain locations, including racetracks, businesses that derive 51 percent or more of their revenue from alcohol sales, and sporting and interscholastic events.

Court rules unserialized firearms, frames and receivers are protected “Arms” and Delaware cannot ban peaceable people from making their own firearms

WILMINGTON, DE (September 10, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today a major Second Amendment victory in its Rigby v. Jennings lawsuit, with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding that the State’s bans on possessing and self-manufacturing so-called “ghost guns” are unconstitutional.

NEW ORLEANS (September 10, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it filed an important friend-of-the-court brief in United States v. Squire, urging the en banc United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse Curtis Squire’s conviction and hold that Congress cannot use the Commerce Clause to turn purely local firearm possession into a federal crime merely because a gun crossed state lines sometime in the past.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) thanked the numerous people and groups that filed amicus briefs with the United States Supreme Court in support of its Viramontes v. Cook County lawsuit, which asks the Court to hold that bans on so-called “assault weapons” are unconstitutional and that the semiautomatic rifles at issue are protected by the Second Amendment.

FPC warned Louisiana of the constitutional problem in 2025 and proposed a simple legislative fix—but the State refused. Now FPC is asking a federal court to stop the unconstitutional ban.

LAFAYETTE, LA (September 1, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in its Pool v. Besson lawsuit, asking the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to immediately block Louisiana’s ban on handgun carry permits for 18-to-20-year-old adults.

FPC’s merits brief in Viramontes v. Cook County shows why the Court should hold that bans on so-called “assault weapons” are unconstitutional and semiautomatic firearms are protected by the Second Amendment.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 28, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that its legal team has filed its merits brief with the United States Supreme Court in Viramontes v. Cook County, asking the Court to hold that bans on so-called “assault weapons” are unconstitutional and that semiautomatic rifles are protected by the Second Amendment.

Dear Friend,

Hours from now, our legal team will file FPC’s main brief with the United States Supreme Court in our Viramontes v. Cook County Second Amendment lawsuit challenging bans on so-called assault weapons.

The question before the Court is simple: Does the Constitution protect the right to possess AR-15s and similar semiautomatic rifles?

You and I know the answer. Tomorrow, we will make our case.

This moment did not happen by accident. It is the product of a strategy we have been building and executing for years.