NRA-ILA News

• California: Anti-Gun Bills Pass the Legislature, Now Heading to the Governor's Desk
  This week, three anti-gun bills received final passage from the legislature and will now be transmitted to the Governor's desk for his consideration. The most egregious among these measures is Senate Bill 948, which imposes sweeping new firearm training requirements on law-abiding Californians.     
• SCOTUS Statutory Ruling Not the Final Word on Biden-Era “Frame or Receiver” Rule
  For years, NRA-ILA has closely followed and reported on the legal and regulatory saga surrounding the Biden-Harris administration’s so-called “Frame or Receiver” rule. 
• FBI Releases Final Crime Report for 2025 to the Dismay of Firearm Prohibitionists
  There has been a certain amount of anticipation while the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) analyzed the available crime data for last year. The speculation among many was that the report would be, not just good news, but record-setting good news.
• DOJ Relaunches Federal Firearms Rights Restoration with New Final Rule
  On August 20, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule in the Federal Register that establishes application standards for those seeking relief from federal firearm disabilities under the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (GCA).
• California: Multiple Anti-Gun Bills Still Alive as Legislature Enters Final Week
  The California Legislature enters its final full week of the 2026 Legislative Session on Monday, with several anti-gun bills eligible for floor votes. The most egregious bills include AB 2047, which further restricts the use of 3-D printing technology, and SB 948, which creates yet another unconstitutional barrier to exercise your Second Amendment rights.       
• Celebrations and Questions Follow DOJ's NFA Decision
  The DOJ did not ask for a stay in a federal lawsuit challenging the NFA's registration scheme on items that no longer have a transfer or making tax imposed, and the judge's decision is now in effect. So what happens now? GOA's Ben Sanderson and NRA-ILA's John Commerford join Cam to talk about the rapidly changing legal environment.
• What This Huge NFA Ruling Means for Gun Owners
  When Judge Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held on August 5, 2026, that the National Firearms Act’s (NFA) registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns exceed Congress’s constitutional authority—this occurred after Congress eliminated the NFA taxes on those items—we entered an exciting but uncertain time.
• DOJ’s Post Office Directive Marks Another Second Amendment Milestone
  For decades, federal law and United States Postal Service regulations turned one of the most ordinary stops in American life, your local post office, into a federal “gun free zone.”  That changed on August 12 with a slip opinion from the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) delivering another significant victory for the Second Amendment.
• ATF Director Corrects Gun Control Advocates on Regulatory Reform
  In a stark departure from the last administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is taking gun control advocates to task for their sensationalist rhetoric and questionable legal claims. 
• In Memoriam: Second Amendment Champion Allan Cors, 1936-2026
  The Second Amendment lost one of its most ardent, longest-serving defenders on August 9 when past NRA President Allan D. Cors died.  He was a lifelong shooter, a dedicated collector, an avid hunter, and, perhaps above all, a great advocate for freedom.