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Elite Precision v. ATF — 5th Cir. (argued September 2, 2026)

No. 25-11206 Argued September 2, 2026 Published September 3, 2026

The Fifth Circuit hears Elite Precision Customs versus ATF. Federal law generally requires a handgun bought from an out-of-state dealer to be sent to a federally licensed dealer—an FFL—in the buyer's home state before the buyer takes possession. A Texas gun dealer, two out-of-state customers, and the Firearms Policy Coalition challenged those restrictions under the Second Amendment. The district court rejected the challenge and dismissed the case. Peter A. Patterson of Cooper and Kirk will represent the challengers. He will ask the court to reverse, arguing that the restrictions burden taking possession of a handgun and lack an adequate historical analogue.

Elite Precision v. ATF (No. 25-11206) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued September 2, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/25/25-11206_9-2-2026.mp3
Argument record — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/results?docket=25-11206
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/court-calendars/sitting?d=2026-09-02
Opinion search — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/results?docket=25-11206&group=flat
District-court order — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-txnd-4_25-cv-00044/pdf/USCOURTS-txnd-4_25-cv-00044-0.pdf
Brief of plaintiffs-appellants — filed copy:https://assets.nationbuilder.com/firearmspolicycoalition/pages/10076/attachments/original/1770235109/2026.02.04_026_Brief_of_Plaintiffs-Appellants_%28FPC%29.pdf
Brief for appellees — filed copy:https://assets.nationbuilder.com/firearmspolicycoalition/pages/10076/attachments/original/1778095757/2026.05.06_040_Brief_of_Appellees.pdf
18 U.S.C. § 922 — U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section922&num=0&edition=prelim
Peter A. Patterson — Cooper & Kirk:https://www.cooperkirk.com/lawyers/peter-a-patterson/
Laura E. Myron court record — U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit:https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/09/25-5328-2190869.pdf
Office of Legal Counsel — U.S. Department of Justice:https://www.justice.gov/olc
28 C.F.R. § 0.25 — Cornell Legal Information Institute:https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/0.25

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