SAF Challenges DOJ Over ATF’s Role in Rare Breed FRT Patent Fight
Texas Gun Rights warned that Rare Breed’s patent campaign could become useful to ATF. DOJ then confirmed that private injunctions could advance the agency’s interest in limiting Forced Reset Triggers. Now the Second Amendment Foundation wants the Attorney General to explain why. First came the warning. Then came the admission. Now come the questions. In […]
Trump Directs DOJ Not to Appeal NFA Ruling, Leaving Major Suppressor Injunction Intact
The federal government is reportedly standing down from an appeal of a Texas ruling that blocked major National Firearms Act requirements for suppressors and other untaxed firearms. The decision does not remove suppressors from the NFA nationwide—but it could reshape the legal fight over whether they belong there at all. A major federal court victory […]
Pritzker’s $20 Million PAC Targets Herrera as Gun-Control Fight Comes to TX-23
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is bringing his national political operation to Texas — and Brandon Herrera is one of its first announced targets. Pritzker’s newly launched Ready for the Fight PAC plans to spend at least $20 million this fall helping Democratic candidates in congressional races around the country, including targeting Herrera with advertising in […]
DOJ Says Federal Handgun Sales Ban for Adults 18–20 Is Unconstitutional
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel says the federal government cannot constitutionally impose criminal penalties on licensed dealers for selling handguns to otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20—a major shift that puts the Executive Branch behind an argument already accepted by the Fifth Circuit. The U.S. Department of Justice has taken a major […]
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Ban on Direct Interstate Handgun Purchases
A divided Fifth Circuit says the Second Amendment protects the right to purchase firearms and that the federal government failed to identify a historical tradition supporting its categorical ban on direct interstate handgun sales. One of the Gun Control Act of 1968’s major restrictions on handgun purchases has been struck down by the U.S. Court […]
Talarico Says “Assault Weapons” Ban Is “Absolutely” on the Table
James Talarico says he respects the Second Amendment. But when the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate was recently asked whether a federal “assault weapons” ban remains on the table, his answer was clear: “Absolutely.” The answer comes as Talarico’s previous support for a sweeping list of gun-control policies has resurfaced — and as some of […]
Texas Gun Rights – One Big Beautiful Ballot (2026 Midterm election)
The candidates listed below have pledged to fight for your gun rights without compromise by returning a PRO-GUN Texas Gun Rights Candidate Survey. Don’t see your candidate? Tell them to fill out their TXGR Candidate Survey RIGHT AWAY! Print/Download candidate survey here. Not sure who your elected officials are? Look them up. As of 9/14/26: […]
Texas Cities Are Pulling the Plug on Flock — Now Austin Must DeFlock Texas
Manor ended its relationship, Leander froze its cameras, and Texans across the state are demanding an end to warrantless surveillance. Texas Gun Rights has been warning for months that Flock cameras are creating the infrastructure for a massive government surveillance network. We first warned that interconnected license-plate readers could allow government agencies to reconstruct where […]
Gun Control Is Losing Support, But Talarico Is Running Strong in Texas
Support for more gun control is slipping nationally. But in Texas, James Talarico is running competitively for the U.S. Senate despite a lengthy record of voting against gun rights and supporting new restrictions on firearms. That should get the attention of every Texas gun owner. Talarico has built a significant political following, but many Texans […]
New Bill in Congress Would Make it Much More Difficult to Buy Ammo
A bill introduced in Congress would impose sweeping new federal controls on how Americans purchase ammunition, including a face-to-face transaction requirement that would sharply restrict direct online ammunition sales. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey introduced H.R. 7166, titled the “Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2026,” on January 20, 2026. According to the […]