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State Gun Laws & Bills
Capitol fights, carry reforms, bans, and preemption battles in the states.
18 stories on this beat · updated May 24, 2026
Virginia's New Governor Bans Semi-Autos on Day One
Virginia's new governor didn't wait a single hour: Abigail Spanberger signed a semi-automatic firearms ban, age restrictions on ownership, and concealed carry attacks into law on Day One—targeting the most commonly owned guns in America and the law-abiding citizens who carry them.
state law · vaultSC Just Made Red Flag Enforcement a FELONY
In South Carolina, any officer or official who enforces a red flag order against a law-abiding gun owner is now committing a felony—and that's not rhetoric, it's the criminal code.
state law · vaultSC Makes ERPO Enforcement a Felony — Bloomberg Is Panicking
South Carolina just made it a felony for any cop to enforce a red flag order — and Bloomberg's gun-control press shop is absolutely losing its mind over what comes next.
state law · vaultSC Makes Red Flag Enforcement a Felony—Others Follow
In South Carolina, the gun-grabber is now the one facing felony charges.
state law · vaultGuilty Until Proven Innocent: How Red Flag Laws Work
They don't need to arrest you. They don't need to charge you. Under red flag laws, one accusation and one judge's signature is all it takes to send law enforcement to your door to collect your guns.
state law · vaultMichigan's Own Courts Expose Red Flag's Mass Disarmament Machine
Michigan's own court system just published the receipts—and they prove red flag laws are a disarmament assembly line running at industrial scale.
state law · vault6 States Just Made Red Flag Enforcement a Felony
Six Republican states are turning the tables on red flag enforcers—making it a felony to seize a law-abiding citizen's firearms without a conviction, without due process, and without consequence.
state law · vaultSC Makes Enforcing Red Flag Orders a Felony
South Carolina just made it a felony to carry out a red flag gun seizure—and the shockwave is already hitting legislatures across the country.
state law · vaultSpanberger Signs 3 Gun Bills VA Courts May Soon Kill
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed three gun-control bills into law that the NRA-ILA says are flatly unconstitutional — and if the courts agree, she wasted her political capital on laws that won't survive their first legal challenge.
state law · vaultSpanberger Signs Semi-Auto Ban—NRA Calls It Unconstitutional
Virginia's new governor just signed a semi-automatic firearm ban, age-based purchase restrictions, and concealed carry limits into law in a single stroke—and the NRA-ILA is already saying none of them will survive a constitutional challenge.
state law · vaultNJ Runs a Secret Second Background Check—And It's the National Blueprint
The federal background check wasn't enough for New Jersey—so the state built a second one, loaded it with extra trip wires, and made sure no one in Washington could touch the clock.
state law · vaultMinnesota's 5-Year Gun Grab: No Crime, No Compensation, No Mercy
Minnesota Democrats want the power to strip your guns for five years, hand any patrol officer the authority to start the paperwork at a traffic stop, and leave you with an empty gun safe and an empty wallet—no crime charged, no conviction required.
state law · vaultSC Makes Red Flag Enforcement a Felony—More States Moving
Enforce a red flag order in South Carolina and you don't get a reprimand—you get a felony charge.
state law · vaultMichigan's Own Courts Rat Out the Red Flag Machine
Michigan's court system accidentally made the best anti-red-flag argument in the country — by publishing exactly how the law works.
state law · vault6 States Make Red Flag Enforcement a Felony — Bloomberg Panics
South Carolina just made it a felony to enforce a red flag gun seizure order — and Bloomberg's media machine published a panicked warning before five more states do the same.
state law · vaultConnecticut Just Banned a Pistol — And They're Not Done Yet
Connecticut Democrats just rammed through another gun ban — and this one sets a precedent every pistol owner in America needs to understand RIGHT NOW.
state law · vaultSpanberger Just Signed Two Unconstitutional Gun Bills—Read This Now
Abigail Spanberger didn't waste a Wednesday — she spent it signing two unconstitutional gun bills into Virginia law and betting you wouldn't notice.
state law · vaultSpanberger Just Signed Two Unconstitutional Gun Bills—Virginia Fights Back
Abigail Spanberger just put her signature on two unconstitutional gun bills — and every Virginia gun owner woke up with fewer rights today.