Minnesota Firearm News

A new Supreme Court challenge in Peterson v. United States could determine whether suppressors are protected under the Second Amendment. The case has the potential to reshape federal suppressor regulations and challenge key provisions of the National Firearms Act.

Several anti-gun states are attempting to defend a federal law banning the mailing of handguns through the U.S. Postal Service after the Department of Justice declined to support it, citing serious Second Amendment concerns in the ongoing Shreve v. USPS case.

A court has struck down Washington D.C.’s 10-round magazine ban, ruling that standard-capacity magazines are in common use and protected under the Second Amendment. The decision could influence ongoing legal challenges to similar laws across the country.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in United States v. Hemani, a case challenging the federal prohibition on firearm possession by marijuana users under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). The justices examined whether disarming someone based solely on regular marijuana use aligns with the historical-tradition standard set forth in Bruen, a decision that could significantly impact status-based firearm bans nationwide.

A legal battle over the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) has reached the U.S. Supreme Court as gun industry groups challenge New York’s “firearm industry responsibility” law in NSSF v. James. The case could determine whether states can bypass federal protections by using civil liability laws to regulate firearm manufacturers and dealers.

A new federal lawsuit, Roberts v. ATF, argues that the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements for suppressors and short-barreled firearms cannot stand now that the $200 excise tax has been eliminated. Plaintiffs contend the NFA was upheld as a tax measure in Sonzinsky v. United States, and without that revenue basis, the remaining registration regime lacks constitutional justification — potentially setting up a major test of federal firearms regulation.