This week, we saw two federal gun prohibitions upheld by federal appeals courts. The first was in the Ninth Circuit, where an en banc court upheld the ban on gun possession by even non-violent felons. That further deepens the circuit split over non-violent felons, which could set up a Supreme Court showdown. Speaking of the Supreme Court, the second case we saw this week leaned heavily on the High Court’s decision in Rahimi to uphold the domestic violence misdemeanor gun ban. I take a deep dive into the panel’s reasoning in a piece for Reload Members. Another poll gauging how Americans feel about President Donald Trump’s handling of gun policy came out, too. It was one of his best issues, but that may not be saying a whole lot. We even got some action on a gun bill in Congress, with the House passing an expansion of gun-carry protections for cops. Speaking of Congress, we also saw a fight developing over the House reconciliation package, the National Firearms Act, and silencer taxes. I’ll have Congressman David Kustoff (R., Tenn.), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, on the News Update podcast today to ask him about the proposal he supported and the backlash to it. So, make sure you check that out when it drops! Plus, Nathaniel Boos of Black Basin Outdoors is on the most recent episode of the podcast to talk about how Trump’s tariffs are already impacting the ammo market. It’s early, but the results thus far have been somewhat surprising. Oh, I also open up my on-the-ground reporting from the NRA’s Annual Meeting to everyone. Members got access last week. This week, I want everyone to be able to see what attendees had to say about the group. Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman also takes a look at how the National Shooting Sports Foundation has supplanted the NRA in federal lobbying over the last several years. En Banc Ninth Circuit Upholds Non-Violent Felon Gun Ban By Jake Fogleman The government can permanently disarm non-violent felons despite the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled. On Friday, an en banc panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed defendant Steven Duarte’s conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The panel claimed that both Supreme Court dicta and the country’s historical tradition of weapons regulation support the “permanent and categorical disarmament” of all convicted felons. “Today, we align ourselves with the Fourth, Eighth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits and hold that § 922(g)(1) is not unconstitutional as applied to non-violent felons like Steven Duarte,” Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw wrote for the majority in US v. Duarte. Click here to continue reading. Analysis: The Fourth Circuit Cites Rahimi to Uphold Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Gun Ban [Member Exclusive] By Stephen Gutowski A new federal appeals court ruling relied heavily on the Supreme Court’s precedent in US v. Rahimi to uphold the domestic violence misdemeanor gun ban. On Wednesday, a unanimous Fourth Circuit panel dismissed a facial challenge