SORD: Q1 Update 6 – Private property carry ban HI, gun bans NM, ransomware attack on gov, Epstein draft suggests wrong death date, handgun mail ban, Ring AI search party opens surveillance state.

BLUF: Across the Country; in HI, the Supreme Court heard Wolford v. Lopez on whether states can broadly bar licensed carry on private property open to the public by default; in TN, lawmakers advanced SB 350 to limit landlord restrictions on tenant firearm possession in rental housing; in NM, lawmakers introduced SB 17 to expand bans on certain semiautomatic firearms, magazines over 10 rounds, and impose tighter dealer compliance rules; in CT, New Britain reported a ransomware breach impacting multiple city departments while emergency services remained operational; and in NY, newly released DOJ files included a draft Epstein death announcement dated August 9, 2019, raising questions about pre-prepared statements and documented custody failures. On a national level, DOJ issued a legal memo concluding the federal handgun mailing ban is unconstitutional as applied post-Bruen and separately reviewed possible rollbacks of Biden-era ATF firearm regulations affecting transfers and enforcement; the Supreme Court continued considering United States v. Hemani on drug-user firearm possession bans; U.S. markets marked the Dow closing above 50,000 as semiconductor and AI-linked gains drove a broader rebound; and Ring deployed “Search Party,” using AI-driven camera-network scanning for missing pets, prompting renewed privacy and surveillance concerns. See more at www.graymanbriefing.com