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Supreme Court Upholds Federal Law Barring Guns For Domestic Abusers

Supreme Court upholds federal law disarming domestic violence offenders, balancing public safety and gun rights.

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Supreme Court clarifies when a gun law is constitutional - Roll Call

The Supreme Court clarified on Friday how it analyses the constitutionality of a gun control law, as it upheld one federal possession ban.

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Critics Fundamentally Misconstrue the Supreme Court's Bump Stock Ruling

The case hinged on the ATF’s statutory authority, not the Second Amendment.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Bump Stocks are not Machineguns

The Supreme Court’s Cargill ruling has broad implications.

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Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction May Impact Supreme Court Appeal

Hunter Biden's gun conviction could impact a Supreme Court case on gun restrictions, potentially shaping future interpretations of federal gun laws.

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Hunter Biden Found Guilty On All Three Counts

Hunter Biden's guilty verdict in federal gun case sparks discussions on addiction, accountability, and Second Amendment rights.

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Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction Does Not Resolve a Constitutional Dispute That Pits Him Against His Father

The president's son, who faces up to 25 years in prison for conduct that violated no one's rights, can still challenge his prosecution on Second Amendment grounds.

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Hunter Biden's Lawyers Seek Acquittal In Criminal Case

Latest update on Hunter Biden's criminal case as defense seeks acquittal citing Second Amendment, judge to review arguments before ruling.

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Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Face the Illogical Consequences of an Arbitrary Gun Law

Their cases illustrate the injustice of taking away people’s Second Amendment rights based on nonviolent crimes

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Trump's Conviction Requires Him To Surrender His Guns. Civil Libertarians Should Be Troubled.

The former president's loss of his Second Amendment rights highlights an arbitrary restriction that applies to many people with no history of violence.

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In Hawaii, Permission To Use Medical Marijuana Precludes Permission To Own a Gun

The state's gun permit policy underlines the absurdity of assuming that cannabis consumers are too dangerous to be trusted with firearms.

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What’s at stake in Texas runoff elections on Tuesday - Roll Call

A Republican who backed a gun control measure faces a Second Amendment 'absolutist' while the GOP picks a challenger to an indicted Democrat.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Just in Time for the Supreme Court to Consider in Rahimi

The Ninth Circuit invalidates the felon gun ban for non-violent offenses with no Founding-era analogues.

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Trump Accepts NRA Endorsement, Vows To Protect Second Amendment Rights

Former President Trump accepts NRA endorsement, vows to protect Second Amendment rights, and criticizes Biden. Challenges facing NRA and upcoming debates d...

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Trump, Abbott paint gun rights as imperiled at NRA convention

In their speeches, the former president and the Texas governor described the protection of Second Amendment rights as contingent on Trump’s presidential reelection.

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Former President Trump Delivers Fiery Speech On Current Issues

Former President Trump's speech addresses Second Amendment rights, border security, and economic challenges, urging supporters to take action in upcoming e...

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Here Is Why a Federal Judge Rejected Hunter Biden's Second Amendment Challenge to His Gun Charges

Likening drug users to people who are "mentally ill and dangerous," the ruling says barring them from owning firearms is not unconstitutional on its face.

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Ninth Circuit Panel Concludes That Some Felons May Have Second Amendment Rights

Today's U.S. v. Duarte, written by Judge Carlos Bea and joined by Judge Lawrence VanDyke, concludes that the Second Amendment protects some felons (at least after the end of their criminal sentences). The majority begins with the principle that: [The Supreme Court's decision in] Bruen instructs us to assess all…

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No Second Amendment or Privacy Right Problem with California Laws Disclosing Firearms Purchaser Information to Certain Researchers

From today's decision in Doe v. Bonta, written by Judge Mary Schroeder and joined by Judges Patrick Bumatay and Salvandor Mendoza: California's DOJ maintains two databases relevant to this case. The first database relates to purchasers of firearms and applicants for CCWs. It is called the Automated Firearm System ["AFS"].…

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Second Amendment Roundup: ATF redefines "engaged in the business"

Agency pushes the envelope to require gun dealer licenses beyond the statute.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Injunction Against Washington Magazine Ban Stayed Within Minutes

The stay was issued without time to review the opinion and the motion to stay, and without allowing an opposition brief.

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Second Amendment Roundup: A Double Shot of Oral Arguments

“Large-capacity” magazines and semiautomatic rifles are “bearable arms” in common use, no different from the handguns in Heller, but will two en banc courts agree?

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Second Amendment Protects Public Housing Tenants

The public Cortland Housing Authority (near Syracuse) required its tenants not to possess "firearms … or other weapons as defined by the laws and courts of the State of New York" on its property. In Hunter v. Cortland Housing Authority, decided Jan. 30, 2024 (though I somehow missed it), Judge…

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The Second Amendment and 18-to-20-Year-Olds

From Third Circuit Judge Cheryl Krause's dissent from denial of rehearing en banc yesterday in Lara v. Commissioner; Judges Shwartz, Restrepo, Freeman, Montgomery-Reeves, and Chung also voted to rehear the case en banc, but didn't write an opinion or join Judge Krause's: When they ratified the Second Amendment, our Founders…

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Another Judge Says Illegal Immigrants Have Second Amendment Rights

Some supposed defenders of the right to bear arms react with alarm.

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