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FEDERAL APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN BAN ON INTERSTATE HANDGUN SALES
On September 18, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant Second Amendment decision in Elite Precision Customs L.L.C. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, holding that the federal laws prohibiting a federal firearm licensee (“FFL”) from directly transferring handguns to residents of other states violate the Second…
2026 SURVEY FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SHOWS WIDESPREAD, DIVERSE OWNERSHIP AND EXTENSIVE DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS NATIONALLY
September 18, 2026 – A national survey published in August 2026 provides updated data on firearm ownership in the United States and offers several findings likely to be significant in ongoing Second Amendment and firearms-industry litigation. According to the 2026 National Firearms Survey, approximately one-third of American adults—or an estimated 88 million people—currently own a…
ATF PROPOSED AND FINAL RULES TO “ALIGN” KEY FIREARMS REGULATIONS
September 4, 2026 – As part of its “New Era of Reform” initiative, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) has undertaken comprehensive review of its regulatory framework, resulting in a coordinated package of proposed and final rules organized into five categories—Repeal, Modernize, Reduce Burden, Clarify, and Align. Within this framework, the “Align” category is intended…
TEXAS FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN ATF’S “GHOST GUN” FRAME-ON-RECEIVER RULE – AGAIN
On August 17, 2026, Chief Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision granting summary judgment for Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation (“SAF”) in Defense Distributed v. Blanche, No. 4:22-cv-00691-O, holding that key portions of the ATF’s 2022 Final Rule redefining the terms “frame or…
FEDERAL INJUNCTION LIMITING ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN NFA PROVISIONS TAKES EFFECT
On August 5, 2026, Judge Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered a decision in the consolidated cases of Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF and Jensen v. ATF holding portions of the National Firearms Act (“NFA”) to be unconstitutional. He issued a final judgment and permanent injunction that same day, but stayed its…
ATF PROPOSES RULES TO “CLARIFY” KEY FIREARMS REGULATIONS
August 7, 2026 – As part of its broader “New Era of Reform” initiative, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) has undertaken a comprehensive review of its regulatory framework, resulting in a coordinated package of proposed and final rules organized into five categories—Repeal, Modernize, Reduce Burden, Clarify, and Align. Within this framework, the “Clarify” category…
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VICTORY FOR FIREARM MANUFACTURER IN MASS SHOOTING CASE
May 29, 2026 – RLF secured a complete dismissal of a wrongful death and negligence case in Florida state court on behalf of one of its firearm industry clients, a firearm manufacturer, when the Court granted a motion to dismiss based on the immunity provided to members of the firearm industry by Florida Statutes Section…
RENZULLI LAW FIRM OBTAINS FULL VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL IN FIREARM PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE
November 25, 2025 – Renzulli Law Firm (“RLF”) recently secured another victory on behalf of one of its firearms industry clients. The matter arose from an alleged unintentional discharge of a semi-automatic pistol while the plaintiff attempted to place it into a safe located in his closet. The plaintiff claimed that the pistol slipped from…
RENZULLI LAW FIRM OBTAINS VICTORY IN NEW YORK WRONGFUL DEATH CASE
October 21, 2025 – Renzulli Law Firm (“RLF”) secured a complete dismissal of a wrongful death case on behalf of one of its firearms industry clients. The case involved the fatal shooting of a young man by his friend on November 6, 2016. The shooter, then 19 years old, found two unloaded pistols—a Springfield .45…
RLF OBTAINS DISMISSAL OF OHIO SHOOTING RANGE BASED ON PLCAA IMMUNITY
On June 24, 2025, RLF secured another victory for one of its firearm industry clients, an Ohio-based shooting range, when a state court granted a motion to dismiss based on the immunity provided by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”). The court dismissed all claims against the shooting range pursuant to the…
RENZULLI LAW FIRM IS VICTORIOUS IN FEDERAL APPEAL’S COURT UPHOLDING DISMISSAL OF PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAWSUIT FOR FIREARM MANUFACTURER CLIENT
April 17, 2025 – Renzulli Law Firm originally secured a complete dismissal of a products liability case on behalf of one of its firearm manufacturer clients through a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs alleged that the subject pistol contained a design defect, and that defect resulted in the pistol discharging after the owner dropped it…
RLF ACHIEVES UNANIMOUS VICTORY BEFORE THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT ELIMINATING A SHORT-LIVED WIN FOR GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES
On March 31, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a unanimous decisionaffirming a lower court decision that claims brought against RLF’s clients are barred by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 7901-03 (“PLCAA”), and that the PLCAA is constitutional. Plaintiffs’ teenage son was tragically shot and killed with a pistol when…