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		<title>NSSF Praises Third Circuit Decision Striking Unconstitutional N.J. MSR, Magazine Ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NSSF praises the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for its decision that found New Jersey’s laws banning the sale and possession of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and standard-capacity magazines violate the Second Amendment. This decision is momentous as it fuels the challenges that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear on similar state and municipal MSR bans in the]]></description>
		
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		<title>Motion for Summary Judgment Filed in Case Challenging Unlawful Search for Handgun</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[No firearm was found during the illegal search as it was safely stored at his home The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a motion for summary judgment 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. The case, Harrington v.]]></description>
		
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		<title>NSSF Statement on 7th Circuit Barnett Ruling</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, is disappointed by the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Barnett v. Raoul. NSSF respectfully disagrees with the Court&#8217;s decision to reverse and remand a lower court&#8217;s ruling — made after conducting a several-day bench trial — that Illinois&#8217; law is unconstitutional and that Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and standard-capacity magazines]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Statement on Seventh Circuit Decision Upholding Illinois Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazine Bans</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) President Brandon Combs issued the following statement responding to the Seventh Circuit&#8217;s opinion in FPC&#8217;s Harrel v. Raoul lawsuit (consolidated with Barnett v. Raoul and others) challenging the Illinois Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) bans on so-called &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; and &#8220;large-capacity&#8221; magazines. The district court declared the bans unconstitutional following extensive briefing, presentation of evidence, and a trial, but the Seventh Circuit reversed that]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC Moves to Add California &#8220;Glock Ban&#8221; Challenge to Handgun Roster Lawsuit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion to supplement Renna v. Calif. Attorney General Rob Bonta, its federal lawsuit challenging California&#8217;s handgun roster, to add a claim against the State&#8217;s ban on semiautomatic handguns with cruciform trigger bars, including nearly every Glock and Glock-style pistol on the market. The plaintiffs include FPC, individual and retailer FPC members, San Diego County Gun]]></description>
		
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		<title>FPC, CSSA Launch Colorado Lawsuit as Supreme Court Takes Up &#8220;Assault Weapon&#8221; Case</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), joined by the Colorado State Shooting Association (CSSA), filed a new federal lawsuit, Elliott v. Denver, challenging Denver&#8217;s ban on so-called &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; and Denver&#8217;s and Colorado&#8217;s bans on magazines that can hold more than 15 rounds. The filing comes the same day the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in FPC&#8217;s Viramontes v. Cook County challenge to Cook County, Illinois&#8217;s]]></description>
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Allows FPC Third Circuit Carry Win to Take Effect</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of the United States denied Pennsylvania officials&#8217; request for review (certiorari) in Firearms Policy Coalition&#8217;s Bivens case, formerly captioned Lara v. Paris and Lara v. Evanchick, leaving in place FPC&#8217;s Third Circuit victory against Pennsylvania laws that banned peaceable adults under 21 from carrying firearms outside the home. After FPC first prevailed at the Third Circuit in January 2024, the Supreme Court vacated and]]></description>
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Denies Cert in 18-20 Carry Case, SAF Win Stands</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/07/supreme-court-denies-cert-in-18-20-carry-case-saf-win-stands.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) a victory today by declining to hear a case brought by the organization to vindicate the firearm carry rights of young adults in Pennsylvania. By refusing to take the case, SAF&#8217;s victory in Third Circuit Court of Appeals is now final. The Third Circuit twice ruled in SAF&#8217;s favor, finding]]></description>
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Grants Cert in SAF Assault Weapons Cases</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BELLEVUE, Wash. — The U.S. Supreme Court has granted two of the Second Amendment Foundation&#8217;s (SAF) petitions for a writ of certiorari in both Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, the organization&#8217;s challenges to the bans on so-called &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; in Illinois and Connecticut. Originally filed in 2021, Viramontes challenges Cook County&#8217;s ban on many commonly owned modern guns, which was the precursor]]></description>
		
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court Drives Final Stake Through Hawaii &#8220;Vampire Rule&#8221; Gun Carry Ban in Second Amendment Decision</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2026/06/u-s-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-hawaii-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Consistent with FPC&#8217;s victories against &#8220;vampire rule&#8221; laws in multiple states, the United States Supreme Court today issued a major 6-to-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez holding that Hawaii cannot presume that peaceable carry is forbidden on private property held open to the public unless the owner first gives express permission. In the decision, the Court held that this reversal of the longstanding common-law]]></description>
		
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