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Congress, agency rules, and nationwide bills that move the Second Amendment fight.
10 stories on this beat · updated Oct 7, 2026
Portland Takes Up New Restrictions on Licensed Carry in City Buildings
Portland is considering a change that reaches people who already hold concealed handgun licenses. The proposal appears on the City Council’s October 7 agenda and addresses city buildings used for official meetings.
legislation · vaultConnecticut’s Pistol Ban Hit a Court Order Before Its Start Date
Connecticut’s new pistol restriction met a federal judge before its scheduled launch. The judge granted preliminary relief. The challenged sales provision cannot be reported as operating without that qualification.
legislation · vaultNewsom Just Signed the Training Mandate, the Printer Lock, and the 10-Year Ban
Move to California with a gun and the state wants four hours of live fire before it will call you legal. Newsom signed that. He signed the printer lock too.
legislation · vaultCalifornia Wants a Background Check to Buy a Barrel. SAF Just Filed the Comment.
California already runs a name-and-address lottery to buy ammo. Now it wants the same machine on a barrel. SAF told Sacramento not to copy the worst part.
legislation · vaultCalifornia Just Gave CCW Holders a Third Year — Starting January 1, 2027, Not on the Card You Hold Now
Sacramento stretched the license. It did not stretch the one in your wallet. The sheriff put that in writing.
legislation · vaultSeattle’s Mayor Rolled Out a ‘Gun Violence’ Plan. The Verbs Are Patrols, Interrupters, and Red Flags.
Homicides are down. The plan still treats lawful carry as the leftover problem and repeat shooters as a public-health worksheet.
legislation · vaultFlorida Put Guns, Ammo, and Suppressors on a Tax Holiday Through New Year’s Eve
The state is not waiting for ATF to finish arguing with itself about Form 4. Florida took the sales tax off the can through December 31.
legislation · vaultSB 948 Cleared Both Houses. The Live-Fire FSC Bill Goes to Newsom Next.
Monday the bill was still on the floor. Tuesday the last legislative vote landed. Engrossing and enrolling is the clerk’s step before Gavin Newsom sees it.
legislation · vaultCalifornia’s Last Legislative Week: 3-D Printer Controls and a Four-Hour Live-Fire Certificate Are Still Alive
The FFL-killer package died in committee. This week’s floor list is the next incremental pile.
legislation · vaultHouse Panel Schedules Markup on Federal Firearms Preemption Pilot — June 2026
The House Judiciary Committee posted a markup session for a federal firearms preemption pilot program — a procedural move that puts Second Amendment federalism back on the summer calendar even before bill text is finalized.