Yesterday, we filed the Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Hollis v. Lynch. A summary: En banc review is necessary for this Court to consider a question of exceptional importance: whether the Second Amendment protects a bearable arm; an M16 machinegun lawfully owned by a law-abiding citizen. In holding that the Second Amendment does not protect bearable machineguns, the panel diminished the holding in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) then elevated Heller’

Despite having 18 USC 925(c) relief and being a retired probation officer that is qualified to carry a firearm in all states under HR 218 (LEOSA), Mr. Rowe was continually denied his right to purchase a firearm from an FFL. Why you may ask? Around 1978, Mr. Rowe pled guilty to Possession of a Deadly Weapon in San Bernardino, California, and was sentenced to six (6) months’ probation. He served three (3) months and was granted early discharge and a withdrawal of plea of guil

Today, one of my clients was vindicated after having been denied the purchase of a firearm, even though he was not a prohibited person. Of course, we had to file a lawsuit first, but at least we prevailed. He attempted to appeal the denial himself, all the way back from 2010, but got nowhere with NICS. I was contacted to look into the matter and filed suit in Washington, DC District Court. After we forced the issue with a lawsuit, the government responded today: Dear Mr. X

Today we filed a case against Loretta Lynch, in her official capacity, and the United States of America for a client who, although convicted of a crime, received both a Certificate of Rehabilitation and a full and unconditional gubernatorial pardon from the State of California. He attempted to purchase a firearm and was denied, despite the FBI already having this information in its system. As the "appeals" process with NICS slows to a halt, people are left with no choice bu

Today we filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in New Jersey on behalf of Albert Almeida and Michael Tuminelli. The introduction is as follows: Plaintiffs bring this preliminary injunction in order to be issued carry permits to carry either openly or concealed for the pendency of this litigation. Both Plaintiffs currently face immediate threats to their life that cannot be reasonably avoided. Being armed for confrontation is their only reasonable option to preserve the