California Tells Court Glock-Style Pistols Aren’t Protected by Second Amendment
California is fighting the DOJ’s lawsuit over AB 1127 by arguing Glock-style pistols can be restricted because of their alleged convertibility into machine guns.
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History of the Second Amendment: Complete Timeline From 1328 to Today
I went looking for one article that covered the complete history of the Second Amendment—from English common law to Bruen—and couldn't find one. So I built it. Every major case, law, and turning point, in one place.
Tennessee Fights to Revive Two Gun Laws a Court Already Called Unconstitutional
JACKSON, TN — The fight over whether Tennessee can keep treating ordinary firearm carry as a crime reached the state Court of Appeals on June 23, where judges heard arguments over two statutes a trial court has already declared void. At the center of the case, Stephen L. Hughes, et al. v. Bill ...
Supreme Court’s Wolford Decision Could Blow A Hole In New Jersey’s AR-15 Ban Defense
A new Supreme Court ruling in Wolford v. Lopez may undercut New Jersey’s defense of its semiautomatic firearm ban by clarifying that “Arms” are protected at Bruen’s plain-text stage.
After Hemani, Bruen’s History and Tradition Test Has a New Target
The Supreme Court’s Hemani decision reinforces a simple constitutional reality: the government cannot restrict the right to keep and bear arms unless it can prove the restriction fits America’s historical tradition.
Liberal SCOTUS Justice Wants To Do Away With Bruen’s Historical Tradition Analysis
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson used her concurring opinion to criticize the Bruen framework and urge the Court to eventually abandon the history-and-tradition test that now governs Second Amendment cases. The post Liberal SCOTUS Justice Wants To Do Away With Bruen’s Historical Tradition Analysis...
Sour Grapes: Jackson’s Hemani Concurrence Rips Bruen, Calls for Means-End Restoration
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the unanimous judgment protecting Ali Hemani’s Second Amendment rights. Her concurrence, however, called Bruen a “failed experiment” and urged a return to government-friendly means-end scrutiny.
Supreme Court Rules Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Falls in US v. Hemani
In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s attempt to disarm a regular marijuana user under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), strengthening Bruen and requiring individualized evidence before Second Amendment rights are stripped away.
Suppressors Are Protected Arms, Fifth Circuit Rules in Major 2A Case
The Fifth Circuit ruled that suppressors are protected “Arms” under the Second Amendment, creating a direct split with the Ninth Circuit while leaving the NFA registration fight for another day.
Wolford and Hemani: Supreme Court Decisions in Second Amendment Cases Expected Soon
The Supreme Court is expected to release decisions soon in Wolford v. Lopez and United States v. Hemani, two Second Amendment cases that could clarify how lower courts apply Bruen after Rahimi.