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		<title>9th Circuit Panel Rejects Anti-Gun Lawsuit; Plaintiffs Lacked Standing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms congratulates the three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for unanimously rejecting a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Giffords Law Center (GLC) against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) because they lacked standing as plaintiffs. The 18-page decision, authored by]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Win: Judge Rules Biden Era ATF Frame and Receiver Rule Unconstitutional</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has ruled in favor of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Defense Distributed in Defense Distributed v. Blanche (formerly VanDerStok v. Bondi), holding the ATF&#8217;s &#8220;Frame or Receiver&#8221; Rule, which expanded the definition of a &#8220;firearm,&#8221; unconstitutional on both Second Amendment and due process grounds. In April 2022, under the Biden administration,]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Sues New York to Take Down Gov. Hochul&#8217;s New &#8220;Glock Ban&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/08/fpc-sues-new-york-to-take-down-gov-hochuls-new-glock-ban.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit, The Firing Pin v. James, after New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S9005C that bans so-called &#8220;convertible pistols,&#8221; semiautomatic handguns with a cruciform trigger bar. The ban applies against nearly every Glock and Glock-style pistol on the market. FPC is seeking a declaration holding the law unconstitutional, an injunction against the enforcement]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Seeks Supreme Court Review in 3D Printing Lawsuit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in Defense Distributed v. Attorney General of New Jersey, a case challenging the state&#8217;s prohibition on publishing computer files which can be used for 3D printing firearms. Originally filed in 2018, the case challenges New Jersey statute which prohibits the publication of computer files containing digital]]></description>
		
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		<title>SCOTUS Update: Gun Ban Lawsuits Paused Nationwide</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear two cases, Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, and will ultimately decide whether semi-automatic rifles are protected by the Second Amendment. Sportsmen&#8217;s Alliance Foundation will file a &#8220;friend of the court&#8221; brief to argue that semi-automatic bans hurt sportsmen, and asking the court to strike them as unconstitutional. Major news from the courts: Judges]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Files Reply Brief in Unlawful Search Lawsuit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a reply brief in a case challenging the unconstitutional search of an 18-year-old high school senior&#8217;s vehicle that was based solely on the knowledge that he is a legal gun owner. In October last year, SAF filed Harrington v. Crawford after Hillsboro-Deering High School student Jack Harrington&#8217;s vehicle was illegally searched while parked on school grounds. Harrington]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Announces Settlement in Major California Carry Rights Lawsuit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners are pleased to announce a settlement resolving the remaining claims in California Rifle and Pistol Association v. LASD, SAF&#8217;s challenge to numerous Second Amendment infringements by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department (LASD). The settlement follows LASD&#8217;s representation that it is now processing concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit applications within the 120-day period]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Moves to Block California&#8217;s &#8220;Glock Ban&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/08/fpc-moves-to-block-californias-glock-ban.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Renna v. Bonta, a Second Amendment lawsuit challenging California&#8217;s handgun bans, including the State&#8217;s &#8220;Roster&#8221; ban, microstamping ban, and ban on semiautomatic handguns with cruciform trigger bars (including nearly every Glock and Glock-style pistol on the market). Today&#8217;s motion is limited to the cruciform trigger bar ban; FPC&#8217;s district court preliminary injunction victory against]]></description>
		
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		<title>Judge: Short-Barreled Rifle, Suppressor NFA Registration Scheme Unconstitutional</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/08/judge-short-barreled-rifle-suppressor-nfa-registration-scheme-unconstitutional.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has ruled that the remaining registration scheme for short-barreled rifles and suppressors in the National Firearms Act (NFA) is unconstitutional in Jensen v. ATF, a case supported by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF). Since 1934, the NFA required anyone who wished to purchase certain classes of firearms, including silencers and]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAF Submits Series of Comment Letters on ATF Proposed Rules</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/08/saf-submits-series-of-comment-letters-on-atf-proposed-rules.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) submitted a series of formal comment letters to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on multiple proposed rules, urging the agency to modernize regulations in ways that better respect the Second Amendment, gun-owner privacy and the right to interstate travel with firearms. In late April, SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut was on]]></description>
		
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