New Jersey’s attorney general and Senate president are attacking the Third Circuit after the en banc court struck down the state’s semiautomatic-rifle and magazine bans. Their public-safety rhetoric avoids the central problem: New Jersey failed to justify its restrictions under Bruen.
An en banc Third Circuit ruling invalidates New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The decision creates the federal appellate split the Supreme Court will confront in Viramontes and Grant.
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.
The Seventh Circuit has upheld Illinois’ ban on AR-15s and standard magazines, doubling down on Bevis just days after the Supreme Court agreed to hear Viramontes and Grant. Chief Judge Brennan warned the court is allowing Illinois to ban “the best-selling rifle in America and its standard mag...
Fundamental rights are not granted by Albany. They are recognized by the Constitution and protected from government infringement. That is precisely why Bruen mattered. It reminded the nation that constitutional rights do not depend upon whether politicians approve of them.
Virginia tried to pull four separate challenges to its new gun-control laws into one courtroom. A judicial panel rejected the move, ruling the cases are too different and too far along to justify transfer.
A new Johns Hopkins policy guide urges states to tighten public carry laws, but its history and crime claims leave out key facts gun owners should know.
In 1976, many gun owners believed the Second Amendment was nearly lost. As America turns 250, the movement has delivered Heller, McDonald, Bruen, permitless carry in 29 states, and a Supreme Court showdown over AR-15 bans.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear two AR-15 ban cases, Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins. Here is what the Court will decide and what it means.
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