Augusta, ME – On the legislature’s last day of session, several gun control bills were passed out of the House and Senate at the 11th hour, but the “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation bill, LD 2283, was never brought up for a vote. “While the Legislature has passed several...
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Study Finds 1 Billion Firearm Magazines in Circulation, Proving Magazines are “In Common Use”
74 percent of the magazines are found to have a capacity of over 10 roundsWashington, D.C.- The National Foundation for Gun Rights (legal branch of the National Association for Gun Rights) announced a key piece of evidence that establishes the complete...
National Association for Gun Rights Opposes ATF Rule Outlawing Almost All Private Firearm Sales
Washington D.C.--The National Association for Gun Rights releases statement opposing the “Engaged in Business” final rule signed by Attorney General Merrick Garland.The 466-page rule broadening the definition of when a person is considered a dealer in firearms, will...
National Association for Gun Rights Delivers Cease and Desist Letter to Minnesota Legislature
Minneapolis, MN - The National Association for Gun Rights recently issued Cease and Desist letters in opposition to proposed bills House Files 3628 and 3570 and Senate File 3680, which seek to ban certain semi-automatic firearms and firearm accessories. "Politicians...
South Carolina Becomes 29th Constitutional Carry State
Columbia, SC – After over a decade of debate, Constitutional Carry House Bill 3594 was signed into law this afternoon. South Carolina joins 28 other states in passing this bill deemed a “big win” by gun owners and many Second Amendment organizations such as the...
Constitutional Carry Advances to Governor’s Desk
Columbia, SC – House Bill 3594 has just been passed by the South Carolina Senate by a margin of 28 to 18. It now heads to the Governor’s desk where upon his signing, will make South Carolina the 29th Constitutional Carry state, the last Republican held state to do...
Constitutional Carry Advances Out of Conference Committee
Columbia, SC – House Bill 3594 has passed out of the Conference Committee. The committee report was subsequently adopted by the House of Representatives. Once the Senate adopts the report, HB 3594 will go to Governor McMaster to be signed into law.“Gun...
NAGR Celebrates Louisiana’s Constitutional Carry Victory with Gov. Landry at Bill Signing Ceremony
Baton Rouge, LA – Joined by National Association for Gun Rights staff, pro-gun legislators, and other gun rights activists, Governor Jeff Landry followed through on his campaign promise to make Louisiana the 28th Constitutional Carry in the nation. (NAGR VP Ryan...
National Association for Gun Rights Opposes John Cornyn to Replace McConnell as Senate Republican Leader
Washington D.C.--The National Association for Gun Rights releases statement opposing Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) official announcement launching his bid to replace Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). “Cornyn is the most anti-gun Republican in Congress,"...
Louisiana House Passes Constitutional Carry Bill, Next Stop Gov. Landry’s Desk for Signature
Baton Rouge, LA - The Louisiana House passed Constitutional Carry today on a 75-28 vote. The bill SB 1, sponsored by Sen. Blake Miguez, is now headed to the governor’s desk for signature."This is a great day for the people of Louisiana,” said Dudley Brown, President...
NAGR urges swift passage of Constitutional Carry for Louisiana’s 2024 Second Special Legislative Session
Baton Rouge, LA - The Louisiana Senate is rushing Senate Bill 1, Constitutional Carry, through the 2024 second special legislative session, and the National Association for Gun Rights delivered 80,000 petitions on day one of the special session urging passage with no...
NAGR Calls on SC Senate Republicans to Pass Constitutional Carry Bill As Is
Columbia, SC – The National Association for Gun Rights is calling on the South Carolina Senate to pass the House’s version of Constitutional Carry Bill H 3594 as is, without amendment.The House stripped out numerous additions by the Senate citing an enormous backlash...
NAGR Petitions Supreme Court to Strike Down Illinois Assault Weapons Ban
Today, the National Association for Gun Rights submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overrule the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling and strike down the Illinois “assault weapons” ban. Specifically, NAGR’s petition asks three...
NAGR Calls Out SC Senate Republicans for Weakening Constitutional Carry Bill
No compromise gun rights group calls on State House to strip the Senate’s anti-gun amendmentsFebruary 1, 2024 Columbia, SC – The National Association for Gun Rights is calling on the South Carolina House to remove several anti-gun...
NAGR and Palmetto Gun Rights Deliver 60k Petitions to the State Capitol today Urging Passage of Constitutional Carry
Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Senate is debating H. 3594, Constitutional Carry, today. The National Association for Gun Rights and its South Carolina affiliate, Palmetto Gun Rights, delivered 60,000 petitions urging passage with no anti-gun amendments to weaken...
NAGR Sends Legal Warning Letter to Honolulu PD for Unlawful Permit Delays
The National Association for Gun Rights sent a legal warning letter to Chief Joe Logan, Honolulu Police Department, demanding an end to their delay of firearm permit applications submitted before January 1, 2024. “Firearm permit applications submitted prior to the...
Ron DeSantis Declares His Opposition to “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Laws
Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis stated his opposition to unconstitutional “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Laws at a campaign rally in New Hampshire this past weekend. The Governor also said if a repeal is sent to his desk, he will sign it. “With...
RMGO AND NAGR FILE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING COLORADO’S “GHOST GUN” BAN
DENVER, CO — Rocky Mountain Gun Owners [RMGO], Colorado’s only no-compromise gun rights lobby, announced yesterday that they have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s newly enacted homemade firearm ban, Senate Bill 23-279....
Supreme Court Denies Emergency Appeal in NAGR Case to Overturn Illinois’ Gun Ban
The Supreme Court denied an emergency injunction today filed by the National Association for Gun Rights, to stop enforcement of a ban on AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines.Today’s ruling does not impact the case itself. NAGR asked for an emergency stay of the...
National Association for Gun Rights Demands Accountability from ATF Over Rejection of Petitions
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is expressing concern over recent actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) in rejecting public comments related to Docket Number ATF 2022R-17, "Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as...
National Association for Gun Rights issues statement on Sen. Schumer’s “Assault Weapons Ban”
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, announced his intention to “put the Assault Weapons Ban on the Senate floor” this week. Sen. Schumer’s intention bypasses the committee process, debate, and a floor vote, in hopes for unanimous consent on a bill that...
National Association for Gun Rights Delivers Petitions to ATF Headquarters
Washington, D.C.- Representatives of the National Association for Gun Rights delivered tens of thousands of petitions to ATF Headquarters this morning opposing the Biden Administration’s and ATF’s executive actions to bypass Congress and institute de facto Universal...
Supreme Court Justice Barrett Considering NAGR Case to Overturn Illinois’ Gun Ban
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is considering granting an emergency injunction filed by the National Association for Gun Rights, to stop enforcement of a ban on AR-15s and standard-capacity magazines.This follows the 7th Circuit’s 3-judge panel ruling that...
NAGR Releases Statement Concerning Todays’ Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing that discussed gun control and labeled gun violence as a public health epidemic.The topics covered included:*** “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation laws; allowing government agents to enter homes seizing firearms with no due...
National Association for Gun Rights files Motion for Summary Judgement in Trigger Ban Case
The ATF has been harassing members of the gun rights organizationWashington, D.C.- The National Association for Gun Rights filed a motion today for summary judgment in federal district court. The court previously granted a temporary restraining order and a preliminary...
Federal District Court Lawsuit finds Trigger Ban “Likely Unlawful” and Grants Preliminary Injunction to NAGR
Washington, D.C.- The National Association for Gun Rights scored a victory for gun rights when Judge Reed O’Connor, federal district court judge in the Northern District of Texas, granted a preliminary injunction Saturday in NAGR’s lawsuit challenging the ATF’s...
NFGR Celebrates Victory in Federal District Court Pistol Brace Case
Washington, D.C.- Today, the National Foundation for Gun Rights (legal branch of the National Association for Gun Rights) scored a major victory for gun rights when federal district court judge in the Northern District of Texas Judge Reed O’Connor, granted a...
NFGR files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi
Washington, D.C.- Today, the National Foundation for Gun Rights (legal branch of the National Association for Gun Rights) filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi.The Court will be hearing oral arguments in this case in early November....
NFGR calls on Gov. DeSantis and Florida Legislature to Overturn Open Carry Ban
Tallahassee, FL.- The National Foundation for Gun Rights (legal branch of the National Association for Gun Rights) called on Governor DeSantis, Attorney General Moody and the Florida Legislature to address the state prohibition on open carry of firearms.“For years the...
Biden Administration creating White House Gun Control Office
Washington, D.C.- Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Biden Administration will be announcing the formation of an office of gun violence prevention on Friday of this week.Reports are that the office will be staffed with gun control activists from groups such...
Judge Grants NAGR Temporary Restraining order in New Mexico Carry Ban
Albuquerque, NM – Today, the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) and Foster Haines (NAGR member and Albuquerque resident) were granted a Temporary Restraining Order against Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Secretary of Health Patrick Allen’s Executive...
National Association for Gun Rights Sues Gov. Lujan Grisham Over Carry Ban
Albuquerque, NM – Today, the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) and Foster Haines (NAGR member and Albuquerque resident) filed a lawsuit against Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Secretary of Health Patrick Allen for Executive Order 2023-130 and a...
The ATF expands the definition of Gun Dealer moving closer to Universal Background Checks
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, under the direction of the Biden Administration, released a new rule redefining who constitutes a gun dealer, thereby vastly expanding the Background Check System to include almost all gun sales in America.The National...
NAGR granted Temporary Restraining Order in Lawsuit against the ATF
Washington, D.C.- Today the National Association for Gun Rights was granted a Temporary Restraining Order in its Lawsuit against the ATF, National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland, in federal court in the Northern District of Texas.The TRO preserves the status...
Obama-appointed Judges Rule in Favor of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners
Gun control extremists get a reality check as the Tenth Circuit DENIES Governor Polis’ motion to reverse RMGO’s recent preliminary injunction halting SB23 -169 from becoming the law of the land in Colorado. DENVER, CO – Yesterday, Governor Polis and his anti-gun...
National Association for Gun Rights Files Lawsuit to End ATF’s Illegal Trigger Ban
Washington, D.C.- The National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the ATF, National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland, in federal court in the Northern District of Texas yesterday, “seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to end Defendants’...
National Association for Gun Rights Files Lawsuit against the ATF
Washington, D.C.- Today the National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the ATF, National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland, in federal court in the Northern District of Texas. This action was filed in the same appellate circuit that ruled earlier...
NAGR Urges TN General Assembly to Censure Governor Lee Over Special Session Order
National Association for Gun Rights urges the Tennessee General Assembly to censure Governor Bill Lee for ordering a special session on gun control and immediately adjourn when the session begins on August 21, 2023. “It is clear that Governor Bill Lee is blatantly...
Biden’s Universal Background Checks Plan Making its way through Regulatory Back Door
In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law implementing the first major gun control in nearly 30 years.According to a Fact Sheet released by the Biden Administration in May of 2023, a key feature of this legislation is “enhanced...
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Says Case Against Pistol Brace Rule likely to Succeed
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Firearms Policy Coalition’s claim against the ATF’s pistol brace rule is likely to succeed with Judge Don R. Willett adding that the ATF’s pistol brace rule likely violates the Second Amendment.The National...
NAGR Tells Democrats to Take Their Gun Control Bus Tour Out of Tennessee
Nashville, TN –The National Association for Gun Rights responded to Nashville Democrats’ plan to tour Tennessee on a bus promoting gun control by suggesting any politicians supporting gun control drive right out of Tennessee and take Governor Bill Lee with them. On...
Massachusetts House Speaker Mariano Backs Down on Massive Gun Control Bill, for Now
Boston, MA –Democratic Speaker of the House Don Mariano is backing down on his plan to fast-track a massive gun control measure. His actions come two weeks after the National Association for Gun Rights issued a Travel Advisory for gun owners to and within...
NAGR Calls on Indiana AG to Nullify Indianapolis Assault Weapons Ban
Indianapolis, IN -Today, the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) called on Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to act in response to the Indianapolis City-County Council’s passing of Proposal 156.Proposal 156 increases the age required to purchase a gun in the...
National Association for Gun Rights Issues Travel Advisory for State of Massachusetts
Boston, MA – The National Association for Gun Rights has issued a Travel Advisory for gun owners to and within Massachusetts in response to the State Legislature’s 140 page bill, House Docket 4420. HD 4420 is a comprehensive gun control bill that would ostensibly ban...
Arguments for NAGR’s lawsuit against Illinois Assault Weapons Ban heard in 7th Circuit
Chicago, IL – Oral arguments were held today for the National Association for Gun Rights’ (NAGR) lawsuit against the Illinois Assault Weapons Ban, Bevis v. Naperville, at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Bevis v. Naperville was the first challenge to the Illinois...
Pistol Brace Ban Nullification Resolution H.J. Res 44 Fails in Close Senate Vote
Washington D.C. – H.J. Res 44, which would have nullified the ATF’s ban on pistol braces, failed in the U.S. Senate this afternoon on a 49 to 50 vote.The resolution, which passed the House on a vote of 219 to 210 last week, was an attempt by Congress to reverse ATF...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announced as Second Amendment Traitor of the Year
Denver, CO. – Over the weekend, the National Association for Gun Rights announced the winner of their first annual Traitor of the Year award at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was named the winner, earning the award following his...
Pistol Brace Ban Nullification Resolution H.J. Res 44 Passes U.S. House
H.J. Res 44, which would nullify ATF’s ban on pistol braces, passed the House of Representatives on a 219-210 vote yesterday.The resolution is an attempt by Congress to reverse ATF Rule 2021R-08F which significantly expands the definition of “rifle” under federal law,...
Kyle Rittenhouse Joins the Calls for South Carolina to Pass Constitutional Carry
Kyle Rittenhouse joins the National Association for Gun Rights and its state affiliate, Palmetto Gun Rights, in calling on South Carolina Republicans and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to put Constitutional Carry into law. South Carolina is the only Republican...
National Association for Gun Rights Cautions Congress ahead of Tuesday’s Pistol Brace Vote
Washington D.C. – The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is notifying House Members that they will be scoring tomorrow’s procedural rule vote on H.J. Res. 44, a resolution to nullify ATF’s ban on pistol braces.The new rule (ATF Rule 2021R-08F) significantly...