ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee A Senate committee voted to advance the nomination of Robert Cekada to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Roll Call · Mar 5
Justice Kagan's Bad Ayahuasca Trip Because this hallucinogen can also be used for a religious ritual, there is a very difficult question about how federal gun law would apply. Reason · Mar 4
Civil Libertarians Left and Right Unite To Oppose Disarming Cannabis Consumers A Supreme Court case illustrates the potential for trans-partisan alliances between critics of gun control and critics of the war on drugs. Reason · Mar 4
An Iowa Pot User Serving 4 Years for Gun Possession Gets Another Chance To Challenge His Prosecution Alexander Ledvina was convicted of violating a federal law at the center of a Second Amendment case that the Supreme Court is considering. Reason · Mar 3
Second Amendment Roundup: Oral Argument in Hemani Testing whether an unlawful user of marijuana forfeits the right to have arms. Reason · Mar 3
SCOTUS Seems Skeptical of the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Cannabis Consumers Most of the justices seemed unsatisfied by the Trump administration's argument that the law is constitutional as applied to a Texas marijuana user. Reason · Mar 2
The ACLU, Long Leery of the Second Amendment, Joins the NRA in Urging SCOTUS To Uphold Pot Users' Gun Rights "We see this as an important civil liberties issue," says an ACLU lawyer. Reason · Feb 25
Second Amendment Roundup: Bruen's Citations on Sensitive Places Enhanced government security is required when a location is made a gun free zone. Reason · Feb 20
Kristi Noem's Response to ICE Killings in Minnesota Exposes Conservatives' Double Standard on Gun Rights The Second Amendment protects your right to carry a gun at a protest. Reason · Feb 13
Second Amendment Roundup: New Jersey's "Sensitive Places" Argued in 3rd Circuit En Banc A “sensitive place” requires comprehensive security and proper historical analogues. Reason · Feb 13
Second Amendment Roundup: Sensitive Places Require Government-Provided Armed Security History teaches that government must provide security if serious about a mandatory “gun-free zone.” Reason · Feb 10
The Trump Administration Has a Conflicted Relationship with the Second Amendment The right to bear arms is inherently anti-authoritarian at a time when Trump wields authority. Reason · Feb 6
If 'You Bring a Gun' to D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Warns, 'You're Going to Jail' The prosecutor's threat renewed concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights. Reason · Feb 3
Jeanine Pirro warns anyone bringing a gun into D.C will be jailed, then claims ‘I’m a proud supporter of the Second Amendment’ Pick a side, Pirro. We Got This Covered · Feb 3
We Got This Covered · Feb 3 ‘You bring a gun into DC, mark my words you’re going to jail’: Trump’s DC attorney says Second Amendment over, guns to be seized "I don't care if you're a law-abiding gun-owner."
Reason · Feb 2 The NRA and NORML Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court.
Reason · Feb 2 Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit Holds Disarming for Meth Conviction Violates 2nd Amendment No historical analogues justify felon possession ban for drug conviction.
We Got This Covered · Feb 1 Oops. Donald Trump’s once-loyal gun supporters are livid, calling his Second Amendment move a betrayal Trump’s comments go against their basic principles.
Reason · Jan 30 The Second Amendment at Protests and Demonstrations There's been some debate recently about whether laws banning carrying weapons at political protests and demonstrations (either by the protests… The post The Second Amendment at Protests and Demonstrations appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jan 30 State Appellate Judge on the Second Amendment and Felons From Alaska Court of Appeals Judge Timothy Terrell's concurrence Wednesday in Ivyories v. State: I write separately to set out… The post State Appellate Judge on the Second Amendment and Felons appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jan 29 Group Chats About ICE Whereabouts Are Protected Speech. The FBI Is Investigating Anyway. FBI Director Kash Patel pays lip service to the First and Second Amendments while casting suspicion on people who exercise their First or Second Amendment rights.
The Guardian - US · Jan 29 Why the Minneapolis killings have driven a wedge between Trump and pro-gun groups Trump loyalists are upset the administration has blamed Pretti’s shooting on him exercising his right to carry a gun
Reason · Jan 28 Disarming Millions of Americans Simply Because They Use Marijuana Is Unconstitutional, a SCOTUS Brief Says The Liberty Justice Center is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a 5th Circuit decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights.
The Mary Sue · Jan 28 ‘The second amendment doesn’t care’: Adam Kinzinger is taking down a Trump sympathizer for justifying ICE murdering Alex Pretti America is grieving the loss of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was holding a camera when ICE agents brutally shot and killed him on the streets of Minneapolis, but not the MAGA dimwits. They are instead subtly celebrating the incident and spewing their own stories around it that…
We Got This Covered · Jan 28 So, Trump announces ‘you can’t walk with guns’ and all Second Amendment maniacs suddenly don’t care? The most pro-gun president ever is now against the Second Amendment, ladies and gentlemen.