Minnesota Firearm News

California’s restrictive ammunition laws are facing unprecedented opposition as the U.S. Department of Justice, 26 states, and multiple pro–Second Amendment organizations rally behind Rhode v. Bonta, a major legal challenge now headed for an en banc rehearing before the Ninth Circuit. At issue are California requirements that ban online ammunition sales, criminalize bringing ammo into the state from elsewhere, and mandate background checks for every purchase.

A decades-long gun-control lawfare campaign has finally come to an end after the Indiana Court of Appeals unanimously dismissed the City of Gary’s nearly 25-year lawsuit against major firearm manufacturers. By applying a 2024 state law retroactively, the court erased one of the last surviving attempts to hold gun companies liable for crimes committed with lawfully sold products. The ruling not only shuts down a landmark case backed by national gun-control groups

Virginia lawmakers are moving quickly to advance one of the most aggressive slates of gun control legislation the Commonwealth has seen in decades. Even before the 2026 legislative session officially begins, Democrats controlling the General Assembly have pre-filed nearly a dozen firearm-related bills, including proposals to ban so-called “assault firearms,” restrict standard-capacity magazines, impose a new state tax on suppressors, and expand civil liability for the firearm

Democrat U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim have once again revived the so-called Federal Firearm Licensing Act, a sweeping proposal that would fundamentally transform gun ownership in the United States by requiring Americans to obtain a federal license before they could legally purchase, possess, or receive a firearm. While marketed as a “commonsense” public safety measure, the legislation represents one of the most aggressive attempts yet to federalize gun ownership.

The final month of 2025 closed with Americans continuing to purchase firearms at historically strong levels. While total FBI background checks declined year-over-year, adjusted data show nearly 1.6 million estimated retail gun sales in December alone—once again clearing the seven-figure mark. For all of 2025, lawful firearm purchases exceeded 14.6 million, placing the year among the strongest for gun ownership outside of the pandemic surge.

California is rolling out sweeping new gun control regulations set to take effect January 1, 2026, dramatically expanding state oversight of firearm parts, accessories, and digital design files. Framed as “consumer protection,” the new laws impose strict identity verification requirements, broaden criminal and civil liability for firearm-related products, and escalate penalties tied to so-called “ghost guns.” Critics warn the intentionally complex framework casts a wide net o