The Supreme Court has once again relisted several major Second Amendment cases—keeping gun owners across the country on edge.

Among the most closely watched is Duncan v. Bonta, a long-running challenge to California’s magazine ban. Also pending are Snope v. Brown (Maryland’s semi-auto ban), National Association for Gun Rights v. Lamont (Connecticut’s magazine and firearm restrictions), and litigation out of Illinois involving Cook County’s semi-auto ban.

Despite being conferenced multiple times, none of these cases were granted or denied certiorari in the Court’s latest orders list. Instead, they were relisted again for an upcoming conference—extending months of uncertainty.

Some legal observers speculate the repeated relistings could signal that one or more justices are preparing written dissents from a potential denial of cert. In high-profile cases, such dissents can delay a final order while opinions are drafted.

The Court has several options: it could grant review, deny cert, issue a GVR (grant, vacate, and remand), or take other procedural action. For now, the cases remain alive—but the continued delay has intensified debate about how the Court will handle challenges to magazine capacity limits and semi-automatic firearm bans in the post-Bruen era.

All eyes now turn to the next conference date, as these pivotal Second Amendment cases continue to hang in the balance.