NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS

NRA-ILA: Institute for Legislative Action

NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 33, NUMBER 1

2025 Litigation Update
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
2025 Litigation Update
In 2025, the National Rifle Association defeated New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period for firearm purchases, the ATF’s “engaged in the business” rule, the ATF’s “pistol brace” rule, a lawsuit seeking to ban lead ammunition in the Canaan Valley NWR, and in a case now being reheard by the en banc Ninth Circuit, California’s background check requirement for ammunition purchases.
Pro-2A Journalist Awarded in New Jersey: Further Proof the Garden State is Savable?
NEWS
Pro-2A Journalist Awarded in New Jersey: Further Proof the Garden State is Savable?
It’s rare to see journalists write accurate articles about the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense, and even more rare to see them receive accolades from their mainstream peers for such articles.
More Anti-Gun “Trajectories” and “Experiments” on the Horizon in Illinois for 2026
NEWS
More Anti-Gun “Trajectories” and “Experiments” on the Horizon in Illinois for 2026
As a new year begins, a timeless new year resolution remains: Work hard to ensure your state does not become like Illinois. As multiple firearm-related news outlets revisit the highs and lows of 2025, it is important to pay close attention to the carry-over priorities of the firearm prohibition movement.
2025 Grassroots Year In Review
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2025 Grassroots Year In Review
As 2026 starts, we want to pause and recognize what we have accomplished together in 2025—and, more importantly, the work that all of you contributed to help us achieve these victories.
Ninth Circuit Panel Rules California’s Open Carry Ban is Unconstitutional
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Ninth Circuit Panel Rules California’s Open Carry Ban is Unconstitutional
On Friday, Jan. 3, a divided three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California’s ban on open carry in counties with a population of greater than 200,000 violates the Second Amendment.

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