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SCOTUS Rules the Feds Can't Disarm You Just for Smoking Weed
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Hemani this week, and the headline writes itself: Marijuana users can own guns. The Court ruled that the government can't prosecute Ali Danial Hemani under the federal law that bars drug users from possessing firearms, at le...
After Hemani, Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’ Faces a Bruen Reckoning
The Supreme Court’s 9-0 Hemani judgment rejected automatic disarmament based solely on regular marijuana use. Its rigorous historical analysis could also spell trouble for Hawaii’s “Vampire Rule” in Wolford v. Lopez.
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.
GOA Petitions Virginia Supreme Court For Preliminary Ruling On Looming Gun Ban
Gun Owners of America has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to intervene before the state's new ban on commonly owned firearms and magazines takes effect July 1. The post GOA Petitions Virginia Supreme Court For Preliminary Ruling On Looming Gun Ban appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
NRA Takes Michigan’s Pistol Permit System to Federal Court Over ‘Discretionary’ Denials
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — The National Rifle Association and three Michigan gun rights groups have dragged the state’s pistol purchase permit system into federal court, and they picked a strong target. The lawsuit, Moser v. Nessel, was filed June 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Western ...
Two Federal Courts, Two Weeks Apart, Split on Whether Silencers Are Protected Arms
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...
Judge Rules Against Injunction in Militia Challenge to VA Gun Ban
A Spotsylvania Circuit Court judge denied a preliminary injunction in Curtis v. Katz, allowing Virginia’s semiautomatic firearm and magazine ban to proceed while gun owners continue their constitutional challenge.
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.
Colorado Supreme Court: Workers Can’t Be Fired for Defending Themselves on the Job
DENVER, CO — The Colorado Supreme Court ruled this week that employers cannot automatically fire a worker for defending themselves on the job. I see it as a solid win for the principle that your right to self-defense follows you to work. The case began with Mary Ann Moreno, a 72-year-old clerk ...