Historical Analogues: Text, History, and Tradition From a More Civilized Time

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As we've seen, when arguing about the text, history and tradition of gun control in America, a lot of the historical carry laws that existed in the 19th century restricted concealed carry, but allowed...
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The Gun Control Industry’s Strategy Leaves Me Little Choice But To My Hold Nose...

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If you're a regular reader here and you saw my name in the byline, it probably means something different to you than the other writers here. I'm guessing a common reaction is probably "Not...
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Blackman: The Supreme Court Will Have its Hands Full in Writing a Reversal in...

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Let's start with a premise: Rahimi was a faithful application of Bruen. Efforts to "clarify" Bruen are really an attempt to rewrite the precedent. I don't think anyone seriously doubts this premise. Now the...
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Federal Judge: There’s No Constitutional Right to Buy a Gun

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From the NRA-ILA Honest people can disagree with the Founders’ decision to enshrine the Second Amendment within the Bill of Rights. They cannot, however, pretend that decision never happened. For much of the 20th Century, however,...
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The Biden DOJ Makes the ‘Dude, Where’s My Gun?’ Argument For Gun Control

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Gun control advocates are having a tough time of it these days. After NYSRPA v Bruen, they're actually having to prove their gun control laws are constitutional when they're challenged, and to do so,...

Gun Tweet of the Day: Marquette Poll’s Bruen Results a Dagger to the Heart...

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New Marquette Law School poll finds that 67% of US adults support "an individual's right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home," up from 64% in September: https://t.co/eK8UB64dhp pic.twitter.com/xHY03Hqc9q — Firearms Policy Coalition...
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BREAKING: US District Court Rules a Lifetime Gun Ban for a Drunk Driving Conviction...

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A United States District Court Judge has ruled that a man convicted of drunk driving almost two decades ago cannot have his gun rights taken away. In 2005, Edward A. Williams was convicted of...
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The Simple Truth About Guns, the Second Amendment and the Nature of Our Rights

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By Richard L. Guion The US Constitution is not and can never be used as a limit upon the people. All too often people regard the introductory statement of the Second Amendment, "A well-regulated militia,...

Mystal: The Republic Can’t Survive the Invalidation of Trump’s Bump Stock Ban

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...Ian Millhiser brought up a terrible potential effect of this case that somehow makes everything worse: If the court strikes down the bump stock ban now, based on the legal ambiguity of the machine...
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Charles: The DOJ Has a Tough Row to Hoe in Defending Gun Bans for...

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In defending this law, the government will likely argue that unlawful drug users are categorically more dangerous with access to firearms than ordinary citizens. Maybe. But it seems like it could be an uphill...

Fifth Circuit Panel Unanimously Strikes Down ATF’s ‘Frame and Receiver’ Rule Redefining What

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Is anyone tired of winning in the courts yet? No, of course not. That's why yesterday's news of yet another Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals victory was just as sweet as the others. The...

While the Supreme Court Isn’t Likely to Rule in Favor of Rahimi . ....

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The most likely path forward is for the Court to give (in Justice Kagan's words) "useful guidance" for the lower courts on how to apply Bruen. And by "useful guidance," Justice Kagan means...