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Saint Victor AR-15 Rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2022. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo)
Aug 4, 2026

Trump administration sues Montgomery County over gun law

The Department of Justice sued Montgomery County over a local gun law that the Trump administration alleges violates the Second Amendment.

Guns are displayed at an exhibition booth, during the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meeting in Dallas on May 19, 2024. (REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo)
Jun 30, 2026

Supreme Court turns away cases testing firearm age restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to consider the legality of laws that restrict people ages 18 to 20 from purchasing or using firearms.

AR-15 rifles are displayed at an exhibition booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Dallas on May 18, 2024. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo)
Jun 30, 2026

Supreme Court to hear challenge to state-level assault rifle bans

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the legality of state restrictions on assault-style rifles.

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Jun 29, 2026

Supreme Court rules marijuana use alone does not bar gun possession

Commentary: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that marijuana use alone does not disqualify someone from possessing firearms under the second amendment.

Guns on display in 2013 at FreeState Gun Range in Middle River. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record file photo)
Jun 25, 2026

Supreme Court rules for challenge to Hawaii handgun limits

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a gun-rights advocacy group and other challengers to a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of handguns on private property open to the public.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Jun 9, 2026

Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes

The Supreme Court is set to decide on major gun law challenges and transgender athlete bans amid ongoing culture war disputes.

File photo of a Baltimore Police car. (Kendyl Kearly/The Daily Record)
Jun 8, 2026

Police can’t make stops based solely on gun possession, MD court says

Maryland police can no longer stop people based solely on the suspicion that they are carrying a handgun, the Maryland Appellate Court ruled.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 18, 2023. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Apr 16, 2026

Supreme Court’s Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh for ‘hurtful’ comments

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an apology for her recent criticism leveled at fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa.

Guns on display in 2013 at FreeState Gun Range in Middle River. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record file photo)
Jan 21, 2026

Fourth Circuit upholds MD law banning guns in many public places

The Fourth Circuit upheld most of a Maryland ban on guns in government buildings, schools, state parks and other public gathering places.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Jan 20, 2026

Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of Hawaii handgun limits

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism toward a Hawaii law restricting carrying of handguns.

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Jan 6, 2026

NRA sues its own charity in growing schism over trademarks, fundraising

The NRA sued the NRA Foundation, alleging trademark misuse, donor deception and unfair competition amid internal turmoil.

Guns for sale are displayed at Maxon Shooter's Supplies in Des Plaines, Illinois, on June 25, 2024. A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Nov 10, 2025

Gun rights lawsuit dismissed as federal judge avoids interfering with Glock case in MD court

A federal judge dismissed a gun-rights group's lawsuit challenging a Maryland law, saying the same issues are addressed in a separate case.