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U.S. Gunmakers Ask Supreme Court To Quash Mexican Lawsuit
A big-dollar Mexican lawsuit is being challenged once more by the NSSF, who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
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Lawsuit Alert: Palmetto State Armory v. Shield Arms
Writing about lawsuits involving guns could be a full-time gig here at TFB. Unlike the recent raft of lawsuits challenging various gun control measures, we have a good old-fashioned patent suit today. The parties are names you probably already know, Palmetto State [Read More…]
Judge Blocks ATF From Treating Forced Reset Triggers As Machine Guns
The National Association for Gun Rights won a major victory in their case defending forced reset triggers (FRTs). A district court in Texas just granted a preliminary injunction against the ATF that prevents them from treating FRTs as machine guns. However, this is not [Read More…]
Judge Blocks New Mexico Gun Ban
The Honorable Judge David Herrera Urias has blocked the New Mexico gun ban. This is a temporary measure, but this bodes well for the future. Let’s look at what this order did (and did not) do. Laws & Regulations @ TFB: SAF, FPC File Lawsuit Challenging [Read More…]
New Mexico Attorney General Refuses To Defend Gun Ban
The drama continues with the New Mexico gun ban. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order is so wildly out of line with the current law that her Attorney General is refusing to defend it in court. If that sounds like a pretty serious rebuke, that’s because it [Read More…]
Arm Brace Ban Rule Blocked By Court (For Some People, For Now)
A lawsuit spearheaded by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has secured a preliminary injunction against the ATF arm brace ban. What exactly does that mean? And who does that apply to? This is all still a little unclear, but let’s take a look at this case and [Read More…]
SAF, FPC File Lawsuit Challenging Washington HB 1240 Assault Weapon Ban
On the same day Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1240 into law, the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition filed suit challenging it. HB 1240 is an “assault weapon” ban that has drawn national attention for the speed with [Read More…]
Glock Sues Polymer80 Alleging Patent Infringement
Another day, another gun industry lawsuit. Coming to you from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, we have Glock Inc. v. Polymer80 Inc. with patent infringement claims. Let’s take a look at this complaint and see what the allegations are in [Read More…]
SIG Sauer Files Lawsuit Alleging P320 Misrepresentations By Attorney
SIG Sauer filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey S. Bagnell, Esq., LLC, and Jeffrey S. Bagnell (the individual) alleging misrepresentations in an animated video of the internals of the P320 pistol. SIG claims that the animation is “plainly false and inaccurate.” [Read More…]
Lawsuit Alert: Springfield Armory v. EAA
The recent burst of Hi-Power related stories just got a little weirder. Springfield Armory, whose new SA-35 has been covered here, filed a lawsuit against European American Armory Corporation, who recently announced they would be importing the Girsan MC P35 Hi-Power. [Read More…]
Springfield Responds to SIG SAUER’s Magazine Patent Lawsuit
As TFB recently reported, on May 11th, 2021, SIG SAUER filed a lawsuit against Springfield Armory. This lawsuit alleges that Springfield infringed upon SIG’s intellectual property in the form of patents on their pistol magazines, specific to the P365 and Hellcat [Read More…]
SIG Files Lawsuit Against Springfield For Patent Infringement
The firearms industry is certainly not one unfamiliar with the occasional lawsuit. A good deal of proprietary information goes into gun design and production, so most companies are understandably protective of their patents and other intellectual property. From time to [Read More…]
Glock Prevails in Lawsuit After More Than Six Years
Glock is no stranger to a good lawsuit. For many years now, this titan of the handgun world has made repeated headlines for a smorgasbord of litigation. They’ve filed suit against others, they’ve been sued, and numerous times members (or former members) of [Read More…]
Trijicon Fires Back Re: Lawsuit Settlement with Holosun
If you’re a regular TFB reader, you will likely already be aware of the lawsuit that Trijicon filed against Holosun earlier this year. In short, the lawsuit alleged that Holosun infringed on Trijicon’s “Optical Sight” patent, #US8443541B2. You [Read More…]
Holosun and Trijicon Announce Lawsuit Settlement
Competition in the firearms and firearms accessories market benefits consumers. It stands to reason, right? One of the best ways for a company to earn your business and make you a customer is to put out superior products. If they produce something that you want to buy [Read More…]
Trijicon Sues Holosun Technologies Over Alleged RMR & SRO Patent Infringement
Michigan optics manufacturer Trijicon, Inc. has just filed suit against California based Holosun Technologies, Inc. The docket that was filed on July, 7th 2020 indicates that Trijicon is attempting to bring legal action against Hollosun over alleged patent infringement [Read More…]
Ammo Manufacturer, Stand 1 Armory, Returns After Three-Year Hiatus
For several years, many shooters looking for bulk premium remanufactured ammo turned to Stand 1 Armory. The Dallas, Texas-based bullet farm was first incorporated in 2013 and soon became a popular source of ammo for shooters of many different calibers and styles. [Read More…]
Man Sues The ATF For Damaging Seized Guns And Losing Parts
For firearms enthusiasts, having guns seized by law enforcement is a nightmare we’d rather not think about, but unfortunately, it has been a path some gun owners have had to walk. Finding that personal property has been mistreated, neglected or outright damaged [Read More…]
No, Nevada Did Not Declare AR-15s to be Machineguns
Fairly recently, I was made aware of some rumors circulating on various forums and boards. This rumor suggests Nevada has somehow declared all AR-15s to be machineguns. Sounds a bit too ridiculous to be true, doesn’t it? After much hunting and scouring of the [Read More…]
Jimenez Arms Declares Bankruptcy in Wake of Lawsuit
On January 14th, 2020, TFB reported that the city of Kansas City, Missouri was suing Nevada-based handgun manufacturer Jimenez Arms. The January 7th lawsuit, filed with assistance from anti-gun group ‘Everytown for Gun Safety’ and their legal arm, [Read More…]
Jimenez Arms Sued by Kansas City, MO Over Alleged Trafficking
In a press conference held on January 7th, 2020, Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, Missouri announced that the city government was suing Jimenez Arms, Inc. Several co-defendants were named in the lawsuit along with Jimenez, including some local Kansas City-area [Read More…]
Franklin Armory Announces Lawsuit Against New Jersey
Franklin Armory have announced they were filing a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey. Specifically they have filed suit alleging that by barring them from selling the Franklin Armory Reformation, New Jersey has violated their 2nd Amendment rights. The Reformation [Read More…]
NYC Mootness Argument Denied – NYSRPA Case Going to Oral Argument
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a preliminary rejection of New York City’s motion to “moot” the lawsuit filed against them by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA). The case will be heard at Oral Arguments on December 2nd. What [Read More…]
ATF Admits No Legal Authority For Bump Stock Ruling
Show of hands, who has been paying attention to the various lawsuits dealing with the ATF’s reinterpretation of Bump Stocks? Because to be completely honest, I haven’t been paying as much attention as I clearly should have been. In their most recent court [Read More…]
Injunction Request To Be Filed In California Ammo Law Lawsuit
Our friends at Ammunition Depot dropped us a note to let us know that they are plaintiffs in a lawsuit setup against the new California Ammo Law. Starting July 1, purchasing any amount of ammunition in California requires a criminal background check. The current process [Read More…]
Century Arms Wins Motion To Dismiss In XTech Tactical Lawsuit
Late last month, Century Arms successfully defended against a motion to dismiss filed its XTech Tactical lawsuit. The order means that Century’s lawsuit against XTech can continue. The matter involves a waffle patterned AK47 magazine design that Century alleges was [Read More…]
Update: New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. NYC
Previously, I discussed an ongoing court case with potentially national repercussions. In that case, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) was challenging portions of the New York City code. The part that promised potentially national implications was [Read More…]
PRIME AMMO Responds to Litigation
Background: Our regular readers may remember this article back in May of 2018 about PRIME Ammo’s new 6mm Creedmoor offering. Cool, but not huge news. The bigger news is why the new cartridge never made it to market. A lot of us would have just written it off as [Read More…]
BREAKING: California Magazine Ban Unconstitutional – For Now
On March 29th, 2019, a US District Court Judge for the Southern District of California issued an order striking down California Penal Code section 32310. This is the section of California law that relates to magazine capacity limits. Specifically, it makes it illegal to [Read More…]
Remington Lawsuit – The Sky Is Not Falling
On March 14th of this year, the Connecticut Supreme Court narrowly held that Remington Arms Company could be sued by the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy. This holding was based on what the court majority called “one narrow legal theory.” [Read More…]