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.
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Viramontes and Grant could finally force lower courts to answer whether AR-15-style rifles are protected arms under the Second Amendment.
Japan’s record bear attacks are exposing a dangerous mix of rising bear populations, aging hunters, abandoned rural land, and strict gun laws that leave residents waiting for help when seconds matter.
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week, we are checking in on some interesting lawsuit updates. And I am taking some editorial liberty to talk about...
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.
Gun-control advocates know outright bans are losing ground in court and politics, so the messaging is shifting. The new pitch is “gun violence prevention,” but the long-term goal remains the same.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two major Second Amendment challenges to bans on modern semiautomatic rifles. For gun owners, Grant v. Higgins and Viramontes v. Cook County could become the long-awaited test of whether AR-15-style rifles are protected “arms.”
The Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez decision is more than a win over Hawaii’s “vampire rule.” It is a reminder that the right to armed self-defense exists before government permission.
KANSAS CITY, MO — A federal judge has ruled that Jackson County’s short-lived ban on handgun purchases by adults under 21 violated the Second Amendment. In an order dated June 24, U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips granted partial summary judgment to plaintiff Leonard Wilson Jr., finding t...
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.