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Sep 14
2026
Sep 14 · 📰 9 outletsTampa Free Press · Land Line Media · USA Carry · Liberty Justice Center · Reason Magazine · Yahoo · inkl · Liberty Justice Center · USA Carry

Supreme Court case on concealed carry permit reciprocity

Tampa Free PressGun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court To Make Concealed Carry Permits Valid Across State Lines - Tampa Free Press Land Line MediaTruck driver takes concealed carry fight to Supreme Court - Land Line Media USA CarryTwo Permits, Zero Recognition: Long-Haul Trucker Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Minnesota’s Refusal to Honor His Florida and Georgia Carry Licenses - USA Carry Liberty Justice CenterLiberty Justice Center Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of Firearm License Holders to Carry their Firearms Across the Nation - Liberty Justice Center Lean RReason MagazineA SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity - Reason Magazine Lean LYahooA SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity - Yahoo inklA SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity - inkl Liberty Justice CenterA SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity - Liberty Justice Center USA CarryOne Permit or Fifty? Minnesota Gun Owner Asks Supreme Court Whether Americans Need a License From Every State to Carry - USA Carry
⚖️ Court🪪 Carry Permit🇺🇸 NationalMN Minnesota🏙️ Municipal📦 Magazine
Sep 11
2026
Sep 11 · 📰 8 outletsOutdoor Wire · Buckeye Firearms Association · Firearms Policy Coalition · Reason Magazine · Heartlander News · Reason Magazine · Guns.com · Washington Examiner

Supreme Court case on assault weapon bans

Outdoor WireFPC Thanks Amici for Support in U.S. Supreme Court Case to End "Assault Weapon" Bans Nationwide - Outdoor Wire Buckeye Firearms AssociationOhio, 26 other states tell Supreme Court AR-15 bans violate Second Amendment - Buckeye Firearms Association Firearms Policy CoalitionFPC Thanks Amici for Support in U.S. Supreme Court Case to End “Assault Weapon” Bans Nationwide - Firearms Policy Coalition Lean RReason MagazineCritics of AR-15 bans urge SCOTUS to reject the 7th Circuit's distinction between civilian and military arms - Reason Magazine Heartlander NewsTrump DOJ seeking major role in landmark Supreme Court Second Amendment hearing - Heartlander News Lean RReason MagazineUrging SCOTUS to reject AR-15 bans, the Trump administration explains why they are unconstitutional - Reason Magazine Guns.comArguments in Supreme Court 'Assault Weapon Ban' Case Set for December - Guns.com RWashington ExaminerPro-gun groups warn Supreme Court that ‘assault weapons’ bans revert rights to the 19th century - Washington Examiner
⚖️ Court🇺🇸 National📦 Magazine
Sep 9
2026
Sep 9 · 📰 3 outletsClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 · ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 · ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

Convicted felons can seek federal gun rights restoration

ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4Convicted felons can seek federal gun rights restoration under new rules - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4Here’s how convicted felons in Michigan can apply for federal gun rights restoration - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4Here’s how convicted felons in Michigan can apply for federal gun rights restoration - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
MI Michigan
Aug 14
2026
Aug 14 · Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) – Wisconsin’s Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization – Wisconsin Gun Rights – Wisconsin Concealed Carry – Wisconsin Gun Shows · wisconsingunowners.org

Historic Suppressor Ruling Puts Wisconsin Law at a Crossroads

WI Wisconsin📋 Legislation⚖️ Court🔇 Suppressors
Jan 10
2026
Jan 10 · Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) – Wisconsin’s Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization – Wisconsin Gun Rights – Wisconsin Concealed Carry – Wisconsin Gun Shows · wisconsingunowners.org

Wisconsin Anti-Gun Activists Fail at Public Hearing

WI Wisconsin
Oct 31
2025
Oct 31 · Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) – Wisconsin’s Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization – Wisconsin Gun Rights – Wisconsin Concealed Carry – Wisconsin Gun Shows · wisconsingunowners.org

Wisconsin: Massive Pro-Gun Legislation Package Introduced

WI Wisconsin📋 Legislation
Mar 15
2025
Mar 15 · Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) – Wisconsin’s Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization – Wisconsin Gun Rights – Wisconsin Concealed Carry – Wisconsin Gun Shows · wisconsingunowners.org

Monroe Gun Show: March 28-29

WI Wisconsin
Feb 2
2025
Feb 2 · Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc. (WGO) – Wisconsin’s Only No-Compromise Gun Rights Organization – Wisconsin Gun Rights – Wisconsin Concealed Carry – Wisconsin Gun Shows · wisconsingunowners.org

Late Addition: Feb 7-8 Richland Center Gun Show

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📋 Bills to Watch

Firearm legislation moving in the IA, IL, MI, MN & WI legislatures · data from OpenStates · updated September 15, 2026
MI SB 1151 Sep 9
Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16m). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1150'26
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Jonathan Lindsey
MI SB 1150 Sep 9
Weapons: firearms; regulations regarding silencers, shotguns, and short-barreled rifles; eliminate. Amends secs. 222, 224 & 231 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL…
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Jonathan Lindsey
MI HB 6284 Sep 1
Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16m). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6285'26
bill electronically reproduced 08/27/2026
Mike Hoadley
MI HB 6285 Sep 1
Weapons: firearms; regulations regarding silencers, shotguns, and short-barreled rifles; eliminate. Amends secs. 222, 224 & 231 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL…
bill electronically reproduced 08/27/2026
James DeSana
MN HF 3404 Aug 1
Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced…
Effective date 08/01/2026
Klevorn
MN HF 4075 Aug 1
Uniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and…
Effective date 08/01/2026
Scott
IL HB 4471 Jun 24
CRIM CD-CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Justin Slaughter
IL SB 1337 Jun 1
FIREARM DEALER LIC CERT-REPEAL
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran
John F. Curran
IL SB 3099 Jun 1
FIREARM DEALER LIC CERT-REPEAL
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran
John F. Curran
IL SB 3096 Jun 1
FIREARM OWNERS ID-18 YRS
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran
John F. Curran
MN HF 5160 May 17
Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing…
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
Finke
MN HF 5140 May 14
Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing…
Motion did not prevail
Greenman
IA HF 2533 Apr 8
A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a judicial…
Withdrawn.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
WI SB 946 Mar 30
Relating to: containers or trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a penalty.
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
Larson +3 more
WI SB 947 Mar 30
Relating to: a requirement to report lost or stolen firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
Larson +3 more

⚖️ Cases to Watch

Second Amendment decisions from the covered states, their federal circuits and the Supreme Court — challenges to gun laws first · data from CourtListener · updated September 15, 2026
Challenge Court of Appeals of Wisconsin Jul 31
Brian Lafferty v. Jeff Pertl
No. 2025AP000414
Challenge 7th Circuit Jul 20
Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul
No. 24-3060
Challenge 7th Circuit Jul 20
Dane Harrel v. Kwame Raoul
No. 24-3061
Challenge 7th Circuit Jul 20
Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay Robert Pritzker
No. 24-3063
Challenge 7th Circuit Jul 20
Jeremy Langley v. Brendan Kelly
No. 24-3062
Challenge U.S. Supreme Court Jun 25
Wolford v. Lopez
No. 24-1046
Criminal appeal Court of Appeals of Iowa Sep 2
Sergio Ochoa Pulido v. State of Iowa
No. 25-1533
Criminal appeal 8th Circuit Aug 24
United States v. Venetia Torres
No. 25-1589
Criminal appeal Court of Appeals of Iowa Aug 19
Gabriel Luis Vasquez v. State of Iowa
No. 25-0663