11/19/2025

We’ve got massive Supreme Court news—and for gun owners nationwide, this could be the moment we’ve been waiting for. After years of watching the Second Amendment treated like a “second-class right,” the Court is now preparing to review three major 2A cases on the same day. These cases target two of the biggest issues in the firearms debate: magazine bans and semi-automatic rifle bans.

For years, states have created a confusing and restrictive patchwork of gun laws. The Supreme Court’s decisions in Heller and Bruen established clear protections, but lower courts and anti-2A states have continued to ignore them. Now the Supreme Court has an opportunity to reset the playing field.

1. Duncan v. Bonta (California Magazine Ban)

This landmark case challenges California’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds.
It asks:

  • Are standard-capacity magazines protected by the Second Amendment?
  • Did California violate the Takings Clause by banning them without compensation?

Duncan is one of the strongest, most fully-developed magazine-ban cases ever brought to the Court.

2. Gators Custom Guns v. Washington (Washington Magazine Ban)

This Washington State Supreme Court case asks whether magazines holding over 10 rounds are “arms” protected under the Second Amendment’s plain text.
If accepted, this case could help end magazine bans nationwide.

3. Viramontes v. Cook County (Illinois Semi-Auto Ban)

This case directly challenges bans on AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles.
The key question:
Do the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect the right to possess commonly owned semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15?

Justice Kavanaugh himself previously pointed to this case as one the Court should review—making it a strong contender for acceptance.

The Court will conference all three cases and decide whether to:

  • Grant review
  • Deny review
  • GVR (grant, vacate, and remand)
  • Push to a later conference

We typically learn the results the following Monday, but decisions can come early.

The Supreme Court could answer every major question about rifle bans and magazine bans with just one of these cases. If they take even one, it could reshape firearms law nationwide.

Gun owners now have their best chance in years for a major 2A victory. All eyes are on December 5.