Second Amendment Case Tracker

No. 26-258

Can Maine make every gun buyer wait 72 hours — even after passing a background check?

Denied October 19, 2026, leaving Maine's 72-hour waiting period in effect. Lower courts disagree on whether purchase restrictions are covered by the Second Amendment at all.

No. 26-255

Does a licensed carrier have to get a separate permit from every state he travels through?

Denied October 5, 2026 with no noted dissent. Carry permit reciprocity remains state by state — the second time this year the Court has passed on the issue.

No. 25-1219

The federal government asked the Court to reinstate a felon-in-possession conviction a lower court threw out

The Solicitor General asked the Court to reinstate a conviction the Fifth Circuit reversed. Denied October 5, 2026, leaving the ruling for the defendant in place.

No. 25-24

Can the federal government ban licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to adults aged 18–20?

Denied June 30, 2026, leaving the federal handgun-sales age ban in force in the Fourth Circuit. A split with the Fifth Circuit remains unresolved.

No. 25-132

A companion challenge to the federal handgun-sales ban for 18–20-year-olds, brought by an organization to avoid the "aging out" problem

Companion to McCoy, filed by an organization so the case couldn't become moot as plaintiffs age out. Denied June 30, 2026; Justice Thomas would have granted review.

No. 24-1329

Pennsylvania's bid to revive its age-21 minimum — the state asked the Court to reverse a ruling that went for gun-rights groups

Pennsylvania asked the Court to reverse a Third Circuit ruling striking its age-21 minimum. Denied June 30, 2026, leaving the pro-gun-rights ruling in place.

No. 25-5961

Can a state prosecute an out-of-state visitor for carrying a handgun, even when she has a valid permit from her home state and was acting lawfully under its laws?

Denied April 22, 2026, leaving in place the Maryland conviction of a Virginia permit holder driving through the state. No national standard for concealed carry reciprocity exists.

No. 25-541

Illinois's ban on carrying a firearm on public transit — buses, trains, and the subway — even with a valid concealed carry permit

Denied April 6, 2026, leaving Illinois's public transit carry ban in place and the broader "sensitive places" question open.

No. 24-869

Does the Second Amendment protect the right to own AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles?

Denied June 2, 2025 after 15 relists, leaving Maryland's rifle ban in place. Justice Thomas dissented. The rifle question is now before the Court in Viramontes and Grant.

No. 24-918

Does Rhode Island's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds violate the Second Amendment?

Denied June 2, 2025 alongside Snope, leaving Rhode Island's magazine ban in effect. The magazine question stays alive through Duncan and Gator's.