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Editorial: A federal judge wrongly knocks down New York State’s updated gun laws

Conservative jurisprudence on guns has fallen far and fallen fast into the gaping maw of Second Amendment absolutism.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Editorial: The shooting at Roxborough High and the absurd state law that limits local gun safety measures

It should come as no surprise that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's executive order banning guns and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds did nothing to prevent a 14-year-old boy from getting murdered Tuesday after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 30, 2022

Texas judge rules that people under felony indictment have the right to buy guns under the Second Amendment

A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump based his decision on a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s concealed carry law.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 19, 2022

Third Circuit Sends Down to District Court the Second Amendment Challenge to N.J.'s Ban on >10-Round Magazines

The appellate court would leave the matter for the district court to decide in the first instance, subject to appellate review; Judge Matey dissented, arguing that the appellate court should have considered the issue directly.

Reason · Aug 25, 2022

Federal judge says Texas can’t ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 25, 2022

Ninth Circuit Sends the Hawaii Concealed Carry Challenge Back Down to District Court

The en banc panel majority (seven judges) ordered today, in Young v. Hawaii: The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of this Court, 992 F.3d 765, and has remanded this case to us "for further consideration in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S.…

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

The 'Gun Dude' and a Supreme Court case that changed who can own firearms in the U.S.

An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply ingrained in American culture, but until Dick Heller came along, there was little actual legal framework to back that belief.

WEKU · Aug 14, 2022

Fourth Circuit amicus brief on Maryland handgun licensing law

Legal history before 1900 provides no support for licensing or training mandates for keeping an arm at home

Reason · Aug 10, 2022

The Biden Administration Defends the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Medical Marijuana Users

The Justice Department says that policy is rational and consistent with the right to keep and bear arms.

Reason · Aug 9, 2022

Restoring the right to bear arms, New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen

Article for Cato Supreme Court Review

Reason · Aug 9, 2022