Posts by Aaron Spuler
6 Steps To Take Before Purchasing A Weapon
Buying a firearm or any other kind of weapon is a big responsibility, and it’s not as simple as walking into a store and swiping your credit card. Guns, in particular, have a few legal requirements that need to be met in order to make a purchase, and more than that, it’s important that…
Read MoreFPC Aims To Remove Post Office From Prohibited Places
FORT WORTH, TX (June 18, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Texas, challenging the constitutionality of federal gun laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at post offices and related properties. The case is captioned Firearms Policy Coalition,…
Read MoreSCOTUS Overturns Bump Stock Ban
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill, a case challenging the federal government’s unlawful ban on ‘bump-stock’ devices. The decision can be viewed here. Both organizations filed important merits-stage briefs in the case; FPC’s brief is available here, and FPCAF’s brief is…
Read MorePistol Brace Ban Vacated
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition announced a major legal victory in its Mock v. Garland lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s “pistol brace” ban rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). In the decision, United States District Court Judge Reed O’Connor granted summary judgment in favor of FPC and its co-plaintiffs and…
Read MoreOperation Texas Kill Switch
Federal prosecutors and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are taking aim at devices that can turn legal firearms into illegal machine guns. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Topper for the ATF Houston Field Division announced a joint initiative, “Operation Texas…
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