Gun rights groups file for preliminary injunction against California’s Glock ban
On August 4, a coalition of gun rights groups filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Renna v. Bonta, targeting California’s ban on semiautomatic handguns with cruciform trigger bars, popularly known as the “Glock ban.”
The original complaint was filed in 2020, and challenged California’s “handgun roster,” a list of guns that the state approved as “safe,” effectively limiting the arms covered and protected under the Second Amendment.
The August motion is limited to the cruciform trigger bar ban.
“California is the unmistakable leader in innovating new and creative ways to impose tyranny. Rather than protect the rights of peaceable people, Gavin Newsom and his anti-rights regime are working to put people in cages and ban some of the most popular handguns in America,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.
Former ATF insider exposes ATF entrapment scheme related to suppressors
On August 4, Lee Williams, chief editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project, published a long-form post that should put every homemade firearm enthusiast on alert.
Williams explained that a former ATF official reached out to him with a strong warning about how the information disclosed on an ATF form could be used against anyone who tries to make a homemade silencer lawfully, and could result in jail time.
You can read the full post.
NY Governor Hochul doubles down on gun control measures in response to ATF proposal to ease purchase requirements
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul has taken an aggressive position, announcing on July 30 that the state would pursue further draconian actions that would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of New Yorkers.
The governor’s actions are in response to the ATF’s historical regulatory reform package of 34 proposed rules to modernize, correct, and ease the rules as they relate to burdens on gun owners. Hochul specifically called out an ATF rule that would make it easier for licensed dealers to sell guns to people who live in the same state without the buyer having to visit the store.
In response, she stated that the state would pursue the following actions:
- Prioritizing state police inspections of all firearms dealers who are linked to crime guns
- Expand the scope of the interstate task force on illegal guns
- Launch a public education campaign targeted at firearm dealers
- Push legislation requiring the in-person sale of firearms
See the state’s press release for complete details.
DOJ’s Civil Rights Division files for preliminary injunction in case against California’s ‘Glock ban’
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division leader, Harmeet Dhillon, is wasting no time in her affirmative suit challenging California’s Glock ban and pistol roster, filing for a preliminary injunction on July 28.
The DOJ’s 25-page motion states, “California apparently believes that it can outlaw perfectly legal, safe, and constitutionally protected firearms if those firearms can be converted into illegal firearms. That is wrong. A legal shotgun can be turned into an illegal sawed-off shotgun in a matter of seconds with a common hacksaw. Surely, this does not mean that a state can outlaw shotguns.”
The original complaint, United States v. California, was filed on July 1, the same day the Glock ban went into effect. On June 24, Ms. Dhillon wrote an open letter to the state, threatening a suit if it moved forward with enforcement.
DOJ’s Second Amendment Section to participate in oral arguments against Massachusetts
BOSTON — On Wednesday, August 5, the Justice Department’s Second Amendment Section filed a motion with the First Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to participate in oral arguments in a case challenging the Massachusetts handgun ban.
The amicus brief states:
This appeal concerns the fundamental right of law-abiding citizens to acquire, possess, and carry arms in common use for lawful purposes guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Massachusetts law infringes upon this fundamental right by effectively establishing a preclearance regime for the sale of widely owned and commonly used handguns, which prevents or unlawfully restricts law-abiding Massachusetts citizens from purchasing those arms.
If approved, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, would provide oral testimony in Granata v. Thomas on September 9, 2026. The brief also contains the signature of Barry Arrington, head of the Second Amendment Section.
California agrees to settlement in case challenging permit delays
LOS ANGELES — On August 5, California entered into a settlement agreement with plaintiffs in a case addressing the state’s ongoing and willful delays in processing permits to carry a concealed weapon, sometimes extending as much as years.
The list of plaintiffs includes major national gun rights groups, although the case name is carried by a local organization, California Rifle & Pistol Association v. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Among the outcomes of the non-public agreement, according to reporting by Lee Williams, is a preliminary injunction that will require California to begin issuing non-resident permits, which he characterized as “the first ruling in the country confirming that the right to carry does not stop at state lines.”
California still faces other legal challenges, including a parallel DOJ lawsuit against the LASD filed in September of 2025.
Democrats object to you being able to refuel your car while traveling with firearms
WASHINGTON — We wish this was a parody headline, but it’s the absolute truth when it comes to the far-left agenda to disarm Americans. On August 4, four Democrat senators – Durbin (IL), Schiff (CA), Murphy (CT), and Blumenthal (CT) – wrote a joint letter in opposition to an ATF proposed rule to ease interstate transportation restrictions when traveling with NFA items like suppressors (see our detailed article).
The letter was a comment on the publicly proposed rule that was posted by the ATF on May 4. The senators allege that “the Proposed Rule would transform § 926A into a wider federal preemption regime than Congress ever intended, and, in doing so, would create serious risks to public safety both on its own and as it vitiates critical state and local gun violence prevention laws.”
The violations?
- overnight lodging
- food and fuel stops
- vehicle maintenance
- medical treatment
- transfers between modes of transportation
- passenger pickups and drop-offs
It’s no longer hyperbole to suggest that lawmakers do indeed hate us when they would object to fueling our vehicles and receiving medical treatment while traveling with firearms.
