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Can State Semi-Automatic Rifle Bans Last?
Commentary
Dec. 20, 2024
Firepower and the Fourth Circuit
The en banc court makes bizarre claims about the 5.56 mm cartridge.
Commentary
Dec. 11, 2024
The Second Amendment Dialogue at Federalist Society’s National Convention
Commentary
Nov. 27, 2024
In the Seventh Circuit, Procedural Red Herrings Threaten the Second Amendment
Commentary
Nov. 21, 2024
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson
Commentary
Oct. 24, 2024
The VanDerStok SCOTUS Argument
Whether ATF may criminalize conduct remains the central issue.
Commentary
Oct. 11, 2024
VanDerStok Tests Limits of Yet Another ATF Rule
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the agency may expand criminal liability under the Gun Control Act.
Commentary
Sep. 30, 2024
New York’s ‘Good Moral Character’ Requirement for Gun Permits
Commentary
Sep. 27, 2024
8th Circuit Rules in Favor of Pistol Brace Owners
ATF shoots the side of a barn, draws a target around the bullet holes, and proclaims “bullseye!”
Commentary
Aug. 26, 2024
8th Circuit Court Rules for 18 to 20-Year-Olds: Relies on Rahimi in Support of Liberalized Gun Carry Permits.
Commentary
July 24, 2024
Supreme Court: Rahimi Preserves Bruen
The real dissents are the concurrences by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.
Commentary
June 28, 2024
Bump Stocks Are Not Machineguns
The Supreme Court’s Cargill ruling has broad implications.
Commentary
June 18, 2024
Second Amendment: Just in Time for the Supreme Court to Consider in Rahimi
The Ninth Circuit invalidates the felon gun ban for non-violent offenses with no Founding-era analogues.
Commentary
May 22, 2024
ATF Redefines ‘Engaged in the Business’
Agency pushes the envelope to require gun dealer licenses beyond the statute.
Commentary
Apr. 23, 2024
Delaware’s ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Argued in 3rd Circuit
Likelihood of prevailing on a constitutional claim may suffice for a preliminary injunction.
Commentary
Mar. 15, 2024
The Hawai’i Supreme Court Overrules Bruen
Not really, it was only wishful thinking.
Commentary
Feb. 13, 2024
Agency ‘Guidance,’ Interpretive Regulations, and Chevron
State and federal agencies express views that are thinly-veiled diktats.
Commentary
Feb. 1, 2024
Second Circuit Opines on New York’s Gun Restrictions
Commentary
Dec. 18, 2023
Not All History Is Created Equal
Bruen directs the proper approach to historical analogue laws in Rahimi.
Commentary
Nov. 2, 2023
He’s at It Again! Merrick Garland Proposes Ever-More Intrusive ATF Regulations.
Commentary
Sep. 20, 2023


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