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Gun laws cases

Firearm ownership and the limits of gun regulation.

33 casesUpdated Oct 28, 2026

Before arguments

2 cases

Before ArgumentsAR-15 possession bansCutberto Viramontes v. Cook County, IllinoisUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitArgument Dec 2, 202625-238 Before ArgumentsSemiautomatic rifle bansEddie Grant, Jr. v. Ronnell Higgins, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public TransportationUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitArgument Dec 2, 202625-566

Recent decisions

31 cases

DecidedGun buyer identityBruce James Abramski, Jr. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided Jun 16, 201412-1493 Case remandedThreats as violent crimesJames Myers, Petitioner v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitRemanded May 13, 201918-6859 Case remandedOfficer battery and gun penaltiesReinaldo Santos, Petitioner v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitRemanded May 20, 201918-7096 DecidedKnowing who can't own gunsRehaif v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided Jun 21, 201917-9560 DecidedVague gun crime definitionsUnited States v. DavisUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided Jun 24, 201918-431 DecidedHandgun transport limitsNew York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New YorkUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitDecided Apr 27, 202018-280 DecidedGun rights after involuntary commitmentBeers v. BarrUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitDecided May 18, 202019-864 Case remandedKnowledge of gun restrictionsLindsey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitRemanded May 26, 202019-7685 Case remandedKnowing you are a felonFurlow v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitRemanded Jun 1, 202019-7007 DecidedReckless crimes and gun sentencesBorden v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided Jun 10, 202119-5410 DecidedGuilty pleas and felon statusUnited States v. GaryUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided Jun 14, 202120-444 DecidedWhen crimes count separatelyWooden v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided Mar 7, 202220-5279 DecidedForce in attempted robberyUnited States v. TaylorUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided Jun 21, 202220-1459 DecidedConcealed carry permitsNew York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. BruenUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitDecided Jun 23, 202220-843 DecidedDrug lists for past convictionsJustin Rashaad Brown, Petitioner v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitDecided May 23, 202422-6389 DecidedBump stocks as machine gunsMerrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al., Petitioners v. Michael CargillUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided Jun 14, 202422-976 DecidedGuns and domestic violence ordersUnited States v. RahimiUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · First AmendmentDecided Jun 21, 202422-915 DecidedRules for ghost gunsPamela Bondi, Attorney General, et al., Petitioners v. Jennifer VanDerStok, et al.United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided Mar 26, 202523-852 DecidedGunmaker liability for cartel violenceSmith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Estados Unidos MexicanosUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitDecided Jun 5, 202523-1141 DecidedIntent to help use gunsJustus C. Rosemond v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitDecided Mar 5, 201412-895 DecidedDomestic violence gun bansUnited States v. James Alvin CastlemanUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided Mar 26, 201412-1371 DecidedConsidering consecutive gun sentencesDean v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDecided Apr 3, 201715-9260 DecidedMandatory minimum sentencesAllen Ryan Alleyne v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided Jun 17, 201311-9335 DecidedExtending supervision after prisonIsabel Rico, Petitioner v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Second AmendmentDecided Mar 25, 202624-1056 DecidedStun guns for self-defenseJaime Caetano v. MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsDecided Mar 21, 201614-10078 DecidedGun rights for marijuana usersUnited States, Petitioner v. Ali Danial HemaniUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Second AmendmentDecided Jun 18, 202624-1234 DecidedPolice liability for searchesCurt Messerschmidt v. Brenda Millender, as of the Estate of Augusta MillenderUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecided Feb 22, 201210-704 DecidedGun transfers for felonsTony Henderson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided May 18, 201513-1487 DecidedGuns in stores and restaurantsJason Wolford, et al., Petitioners v. Anne E. Lopez, Attorney General of HawaiiUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Civil RightsDecided Jun 25, 202624-1046 DecidedMobile-home burglary sentencingUnited States v. StittUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided Dec 10, 201817-765 DecidedRobbery as a violent crimeStokeling v. United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided Jan 15, 201917-5554

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