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On the docket
- 2026-10-21 — Ban-state governments file their Supreme Court briefs. The other side's whole case, on paper.
- 2026-12-02 — SCOTUS hears the AR-15 cases (10 a.m., one hour). Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, consolidated.
Alert archive
New suppressor purchases can no longer complete the federal registration process — and 15 states tie their exception to exactly that process.
New Jersey lost its AR-15 and magazine-ban case 10–5 in federal appeals court. On October 1 it filed No. 26-452 asking SCOTUS to erase that win after it rules in the December cases.
One hour of argument at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, on whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect AR-15 platform rifles.
Effective July 2026, Kansas repealed its suppressor prohibition — civilian possession is now legal statewide, consistent with the NFA framework.
The $200 NFA transfer/making tax on suppressors dropped to zero on January 1, 2026 (OBBBA; ATF final rule 2026-09155; 27 CFR 479.82).
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