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• Judge Rules Preliminary Injunction Against Virginia “Assault Firearm” and Magazine Bans Secured by NRA Applies Statewide
  In the NRA’s challenge to Virginia’s “assault firearm” and magazine bans, Santolla v. Katz, Judge Jeffrey L. Campbell of the Washington County Circuit Court issued a letter opinion yesterday making clear that the preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the bans applies statewide.
• NRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Illinois’s Waiting Period Requirement for Firearm Purchases
  The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit challenging Illinois’s 72-hour waiting period requirement for firearm purchases.
• Grassroots Spotlight: GunCon 2026
  “GunCon 2026” brought gun owners, content creators, activists, and leaders from gun rights organizations together in Niles, Ohio, for a lively convention focused on community, conversation, and connection.
• Virginia Anti-gun Lawmakers Delay “Assault Firearm” Carry and Transportation Restriction
  Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) and the General Assembly’s ruling anti-gun majority have delayed the enactment of one of their most controversial pieces of legislation, a severe restriction on Virginians’ ability to move about the state with commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms.
• California: Anti-Gun Bills Advance as Legislature Breaks for Summer Recess
  The California Legislature will adjourn today, July 2nd, for its summer recess, but the fight to protect your Second Amendment rights is far from over. Several anti-gun bills have advanced through the legislative process and remain on track for consideration when the Legislature reconvenes on August 3rd. Below is the latest status of key anti-gun bills as the Legislature leaves Sacramento for the summer recess:  
• Promises Made, Promises Kept: DOJ Keeps Up Second Amendment Offense
  We are not getting tired of heaping praise upon Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), as she continues to push the envelope when it comes to the Trump administration defending the Second Amendment. 
• As the Court Decisions Roll In, Have Gun Controllers Finally Overplayed Their Hand?
  The final week of June brought a flurry of legal action on various gun control laws in the states.
• Delaware: General Assembly Adjourns 2026 Session; FFL Killer Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
  Yesterday, the Delaware General Assembly adjourned sine die from its 2026 legislative session.
• SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Challenges to “Assault Weapon” Bans
  Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases challenging bans on “assault weapons.”
• NRA Secures Statewide Preliminary Injunction Against Virginia “Assault Firearm” and Magazine Bans
  In a major victory for the right to keep and bear arms, the Washington Circuit Court today granted a statewide preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Virginia’s newly enacted “assault firearm” and magazine bans, finding that the plaintiffs demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on their claim that the bans violate Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution.