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By refusing to hear Schoenthal v. Raoul, the Supreme Court left standing a Seventh Circuit opinion that treats public transit as a sensitive place and could encourage broader carry bans in crowded public spaces.
A three-judge First Circuit panel upheld Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period and adopted the view that laws regulating the purchase or acquisition of firearms do not implicate conduct covered by the Second Amendment’s plain text.
In Calce v. City of New York, Second Circuit judges appeared focused on whether challengers proved stun guns are in “common use,” highlighting how lower courts want to slip that issue into Bruen step one and avoid forcing the government to defend a ban with real historical analogues.
Judges on the Ninth Circuit en banc court sharply questioned Hawaii’s defense of handgun permit delays and post-purchase inspection rules in Yukutake v. Lopez, with Bruen Footnote 9 and the “meaningful constraint” test taking center stage.
Critics argue Chief Justice John Roberts has helped slow or block major Second Amendment cases, leaving key questions from Heller, Bruen, and Rahimi unresolved.
New Jersey is scrambling to defend its AR-15 and magazine bans after the Benson ruling struck down D.C.’s ban on magazines over 10 rounds, putting more pressure on similar laws.
A federal judge expanded a major Second Amendment ruling against the post office carry ban, confirming the injunction applies to current and future FPC and SAF members.
Minnesota Senate committee passes sweeping semi-auto and magazine ban on party-line vote as gun rights groups mobilize opposition.
Gun Owners of America and New Jersey gun owners are asking a federal court to strike down the state’s hollow point ammunition ban.
In the post-Bruen era, where historical tradition has been reaffirmed as the controlling interpretive framework, norm-based reasoning warrants heightened scrutiny.
In the corridors of Washington, D.C., whispers of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s potential retirement have grown into a roar.
A unanimous decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit delivered one of the most important Second Amendment wins in years.
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution occupies a singular position in American constitutional law. Unlike most constitutional provisions, it regulates an object that is simultaneously a tool of private utility, an instrument of violence, and a symbol of liberty.
Democrat Governor Wes Moore called the ruling “a major win for public safety in Maryland,” rolling out the tired trope that the state would continue working to “keep illegal guns off our streets” while respecting lawful ownership.
Most critically, the opinion deems § 1715’s purpose illegitimate: it aims to suppress traffic in concealable firearms, particularly handguns.
After the Supreme Court Bruen decision, which restored rights protected by the Second Amendment, anti-Second Amendment pundits predicted a rise in violent crime and homicides. The opposite has happened.
AI-controlled machines outnumber people, the American answer is simple: give us the EMP rifle the Constitution already guarantees, because free men don’t bow to robots—they terminally switch them off.
A three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit knocked down a challenge to New Jersey’s concealed carry permit regime by reinterpreting the Supreme Court’s Bruen opinion.
A three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) rules on suppressors are Constitutional.
A federal appeals court has affirmed Massachusetts’ ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines.
Was Bruen, the landmark decision that reaffirmed the Second Amendment’s core protections just two years ago, gutted—not by a new ruling, but by silence? A shrug. A refusal to act.
The Governor of the United States Virgin Islands has said it is time to reconsider the Islands draconian restrictions on gun ownership and carry.
Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts sent a warning message about politicians disregarding federal court rulings.
The right to keep and bear arms is fundamental and not subject to arbitrary restrictions. Any ambiguity in historical context should default to the clear text of the Second Amendment…
In the post-Bruen legal landscape, courts have been grappling & failing with how to interpret the 2nd Amendment under new guidelines set by the Supreme Court.
For advocates of universal gun rights, this debate represents a fundamental question about the nature of the Second Amendment: is it an American right or a human right?
The United States Court of Appeals for The District of Columbia Circuit disregarded the text, history, and tradition of the Second Amendment and ruled that DC’s magazine ban is Constitutional.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its decision in Antonyuk v. James (a/k/a Antonyuk v. Nigreli), which challenged New York State’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).
New York State’s “Vampire Law” made private property open to the public “gun free zones” unless the owner posted signs or gave express permission to carry a firearm on the property.
When Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency enactment of the state’s new gun control law, she was trying to head off a petition drive…
