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Arkansas enacts financial privacy law related to firearms

On April 3, Arkansas enacted HB 1509 (the “Act”), known as the Arkansas Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. The Act prohibits financial institutions from using merchant category codes that distinguish firearms retailers...more

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Ghost (Gun) Busters: Governor Healey Blocks Gun Lobby’s Attempt to Suspend Ghost Gun Ban Through Referendum Petition

On July 25, 2024, Governor Healey signed “an Act Modernizing Firearm Laws” (“Chapter 135” or the “Act”), a new comprehensive gun law that makes several key changes to existing Massachusetts’ gun laws, including banning “ghost...more

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State Fair of Texas Has the Right to Ban Handguns on City Property

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Yesterday, September 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of Texas held that the State Fair of Texas, as a private entity, has the right to ban handguns on fairgrounds leased from the City of Dallas....more

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Democratic AGs File Amicus Brief Supporting New Jersey Firearms Statute

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Eighteen Democratic AGs submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit asking the court to uphold a New Jersey gun nuisance law which grants the New Jersey AG authority to bring suit against gun...more

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Texas AG Bars Major Bank from Underwriting Municipal Bond Offerings in Texas Due to Alleged Discrimination Against Firearms...

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Last week, it was reported that the Texas Attorney General would "not approve any public security" which was purchased or issued by a major bank due to alleged discrimination against the firearms sector. In 2021, Texas had...more

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AG Coalition Targets Gun Industry with Second Circuit Briefing in Support of New York Statute

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A coalition of 18 AGs filed an amicus brief in National Shooting Sports Foundation v. James, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in which a group of gun manufacturers and distributors are...more

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Big Businesses Caught in the Crosshairs: Navigating the Rise in State AG Scrutiny

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With the increased activity of state attorneys general, many companies today find themselves at the center of political battles over the role businesses play in driving social policy. We feature one recent example, as a case...more

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The State AG Report – 9.22.2022

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Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG Bonta Fines Safeway for Gasoline Storage...more

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AGs Issue Warning on Merchant Code for Gun Stores

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A group of 24 AGs led by Montana AG Austin Knudsen and Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter to the CEOs of three major credit card companies, American Express, MasterCard, and Visa, expressing their concerns about a...more

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District of Columbia Awarded $4 Million in Suit Against Ghost Gun Manufacturer

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DC AG Karl Racine secured a $4 million judgment against ghost gun manufacturer Polymer80, Inc. for allegedly advertising and selling illegal “unserialized” firearms to DC consumers in violation of the Consumer Protection...more

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DC AG Racine Leads Amicus Coalition Against Ghost Guns

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District of Columbia AG Karl Racine led an attorneys general coalition of nineteen states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in support of a Final Rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and...more

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The State AG Report – 2.24.2022

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Rhode Island Attorney General and FTC Team...more

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California Attorney General Backs Legislation Creating Private Cause of Action Against Gun Manufacturers

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California AG Rob Bonta is sponsoring legislation to allow individual California residents, as well as the AG, to file civil suits for damages against gun manufacturers and distributors who do business in California....more

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Republican And Democratic AG Groups Submit Comments To ATF On Proposed Rule Clarifying Scope Of Gun Control Act

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A group of 20 Republican AGs, led by Arizona AG Mark Brnovich and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a separate group of 22 Democratic AGs, led by District of Columbia AG Karl Racine, New Jersey Acting AG...more

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Federal Court Declines To Protect Smith & Wesson From New Jersey Subpoena

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Acting New Jersey AG Andrew Bruck obtained a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing a lawsuit brought by gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. and related entities (collectively,...more

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