Maryland defied the Supreme Court. FPC is going to make them answer for it.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) petitioned the United States Supreme Court in Novotny v. Moore, seeking to strike down provisions of Maryland’s Gun Safety Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 1, 2023 Reg. Sess.), which imposed new bans on the constitutionally protected right to carry firearms in public. The district court previously ruled that parts of the challenged laws were unconstitutional, followed by the Fourth Circuit wrongly ruling that all provisions but the state’s “Vampire Rule” are constitutional.

What: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Firearms Policy Coalition’s (FPC) Christian v. James lawsuit that New York’s ban on firearms at all publicly accessible private property without the express consent of the owner (also known as the “vampire rule”) violates the Second Amendment. The court however also facially upheld the state’s ban on carry in public parks.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new federal lawsuit, McDonald v. Katz, after Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed legislation to ban so-called “assault firearms” and “large capacity” magazines. FPC is seeking a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the Virginia bans as well as other relief.

CHICAGO (May 12, 2026) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it, FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF), and the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atkinson v. Blanche, which challenges the federal felon gun ban as-applied to the plaintiff, who was convicted of mail fraud in 1998 and served no time in prison. The brief was filed with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

What: Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) filed comments with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on the proposed “Revised Mailing Standards for Firearms” rule, which would change existing USPS policy to allow “lawful handguns to be mailed under the same terms and conditions as lawful rifles and shotguns.” The proposed rule is in response to the January OLC opinion determining that USPS’s current prohibition violates the Second Amendment.