No Tax, No Excuse: NFA Suppressor and SBR Registry Gun Rights Next Target
Three federal lawsuits argue that Congress’s zeroed-out suppressor and SBR tax leaves ATF’s registration system without a leg to stand on.
Posts about "briefs"
Koons Plaintiffs Tell Third Circuit: The Supreme Court Just Gutted New Jersey’s Carry Restrictions
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The gun rights coalition challenging New Jersey’s sweeping “sensitive places” carry law just filed a supplemental brief telling the en banc Third Circuit that the Supreme Court has already done most of the court’s work for it. The July 8 filing in Koon...
Maryland Defends Glock Ban by Treating Common Pistols Like Machine Guns
Maryland says Glock-style pistols are different because criminals can illegally convert them. Gun-rights plaintiffs say Heller and Bruen forbid banning common defensive handguns.
Front Line Friday #23: After-Action Reviews Officers Will Actually Use
Why most after-action reviews produce paperwork instead of learning, the format and culture conditions that make post-incident review genuinely useful, and how to run one that officers do not dread and do not forget.
The Uncomfortable Truth for Antis as Semi-Auto Rifle Cases Loom at SCOTUS
A new SAF petition in Calce v. City of New York could give the Supreme Court another reason to reject bans on AR-15s and other modern arms.
Mark Smith Was Right: Supreme Court’s AR-15 Move Was Strategy, Not a Snub
The Supreme Court’s decision to take up two major AR-15 cases shows the justices were not ducking the Second Amendment. Mark Smith argues the delay was strategic, setting up a cleaner fight over semiautomatic rifle bans in the October 2026 Term.
Third Circuit Orders New Briefing As New Jersey’s AR-15 Ban Defense Starts To Crack
The Third Circuit has ordered fast supplemental briefing in New Jersey’s AR-15 and magazine ban case, asking both sides to address the impact of the Supreme Court’s latest Second Amendment rulings in Wolford and Hemani.
United States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger Rule
A Seventh Circuit panel led by Judge Frank Easterbrook signaled that lifetime gun bans for people once committed to a mental institution may require proof of present dangerousness.
Front Line Friday #21: De-escalation Training That Actually Transfers
The gap between classroom de-escalation performance and street application, what the research shows about verbal technique under stress, and what distinguishes training that transfers from training that produces a certificate.
Supreme Court’s Hemani Ruling Spells Doom for Unlawful Red Flag Laws
The Supreme Court’s Hemani decision was not just about marijuana users and gun rights. Its due-process language may become a major weapon against red flag laws that seize firearms first and offer hearings later.