Third Circuit Lets New Jersey Keep Enforcing Unconstitutional Rifle and Magazine Bans
New Jersey may continue enforcing its rifle and magazine bans while the state asks the Supreme Court to reverse its Third Circuit defeat.
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A Federal Court Threw Out New Jersey’s Rifle and Magazine Bans. The State Is Asking to Keep Enforcing Them Anyway
A federal court struck down New Jersey's rifle and magazine bans. The state is asking to keep enforcing them while it appeals. Read the original story: A Federal Court Threw Out New Jersey’s Rifle and Magazine Bans. The State Is Asking to Keep Enforcing Them Anyway
13 Judges to 3: Fifth Circuit Tosses Everytown-Backed Challenge to Texas Gun Signs
A church and a Houston coffee shop challenged Texas gun signage rules. The Fifth Circuit dismissed the case 13-3. Read the original story: 13 Judges to 3: Fifth Circuit Tosses Everytown-Backed Challenge to Texas Gun Signs
New Jersey Claims Restored AR-15 and Magazine Rights Would Cause ‘Irreparable Harm’
New Jersey is asking the Third Circuit to keep its unconstitutional bans on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines in force while the state prepares an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Virginia’s AR-15 Ban Lawsuits Hit Strategic Pause as Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Question
Virginia’s ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines remains blocked, even as two major lawsuits have been paused. The stays in Santolla v. Katz and McDonald v. Katz preserve the current legal battlefield while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether ...
New Jersey’s Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrival
After the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans, Trenton lawmakers turned back to a sweeping firearm-storage mandate. Professor Mark W. Smith explains why the proposal runs directly into the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.
Trump DOJ Defends NFA Gun Registry Despite Supreme Court’s Wolford Ruling
The Trump Justice Department says the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision does not meaningfully affect a constitutional challenge to the National Firearms Act. Mark Smith argues DOJ is stretching Miller, shifting the burden onto gun owners and disguising a federal firearm registry as a licensing s...
Is the Supreme Court’s ‘Common Use’ Test Really Originalist?
The Supreme Court’s “common use” test provides powerful protection for AR-15s and other widely owned firearms. Second Amendment plaintiff Charles Nichols argues, however, that the doctrine lacks a genuine historical foundation and makes constitutional protection depend on modern ownership n...
How To Find The BEST Gun Lawyer For You, In Less Than 2 Hours
With that in mind I would like discuss how you can determine if your attorney is the best one to represent you.
Five Things to Watch as Viramontes and Grant Head to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear consolidated challenges to AR-15 bans in Cook County and Connecticut. From the Trump Justice Department’s position to the battle over Heller’s common-use test, these are the major issues gun owners should watch as Viramontes and Grant move toward oral argu...