Black Gun Rights Watch · May 16, 2026 Daily Digest
Permitless Carry Expansions
- 🔥 Six States Drop Permit Requirement: Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Texas and Utah no longer require...

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Six states—Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah—now allow residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, marking another wave of expansion in permitless carry laws.
A 22-year-old woman and 34-year-old man were killed in an overnight shooting in southwest Baltimore, with both victims suffering fatal gunshot wounds....
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, sparking quick lawsuits...
Key trend in federal agencies:
A persistent trend of racial disparities in gun rights:
Racial double standards spotlighted as Philadelphia halts Black Panther-style armed patrols:
Post-Charlottesville backlash, ACLU now affirmatively defends Second Amendment for first time.
Huge 2A win ahead: Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether governments can charge fees for constitutional rights.
Key impacts:
Black 2A voice Colion Noir breaks down a justified homeowner shooting:
Justice Clarence Thomas celebrates becoming the second longest-serving Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history. 2A expert Mark Smith analyzes what this means for the Second Amendment.
Deadly policing pretext exposed:
Federal pushback on urban gun restrictions: DOJ challenges Denver's assault weapons ban as a Second Amendment violation and civil rights...
Black civil rights leaders are reacting to Georgia's new gun law, effective immediately, allowing lawful weapons carriers to concealed carry handguns without a permit anywhere.
Open carry is constitutionally protected, yet 9th Circuit reasoning in Baird v. Bonta—challenging California's populated-area ban—could enable nationwide disarmament. Vital education for defending 2A rights.