Mystal: The Republic Can’t Survive the Invalidation of Trump’s Bump Stock Ban
...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...
Charles: The DOJ Has a Tough Row to Hoe in Defending Gun Bans for...
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
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 . ....
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...
US District Court Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking Pistol Brace Ban Enforcement
In the wake of a 2021 shooting in Boulder, Colorado, BATFE decided that it was time to reassess their view of gun regulation. Instead of further investigating what motivated Ahmad Al Aliwi Al-Issa (whom...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in US v. Rahimi Today, Balancing Gun Rights and Due...
Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington
Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers?
That’s the...
Vox Writer More Disturbed by Possibility of NRA Court Victory Than the Violation of...
In February 2018, the Parkland, Florida, school shooting happened — killing 17 high school students and school staff. After this shooting, DFS issued a “guidance,” signed by Vullo, which encouraged insurers to “continue...
Father of Highland Park Shooter Pleads Guilty to Seven Misdemeanor Counts of Reckless Conduct
Earlier this year, Robert Crimo, Jr., the father of alleged Highland Park killer Robert Crimo, III, was indicted on seven felony counts of reckless conduct. Prosecutors alleged that the father should have known that...
Court Rules Negligence Suit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot by a Student Can...
The surprise decision by Newport News Circuit Court Judge Matthew Hoffman means that Abby Zwerner could get much more than just workers’ compensation for the serious injuries caused by January’s classroom shooting.
Lawyers for Newport...
So Much Coping and Seething as the Supreme Court Decides to Take Up the...
As we covered earlier, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging Trump's bumpstock ban. Given that this is a court with the same people on it that gave us NYSRPA v....
We Will Not Comply: Only .1% of Illinois Gun Owners Have Registered Their Newly...
According to Illinois State Police data, 2,415,481 gun owners call the Land o' Lincoln home. Earlier this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the so-called Protect Illinois Communities Act into law which banned the most...
Once Again, the Ninth Circuit Contorts Itself to Delay Ruling in a Key Second...
By LKB
Just when I thought the Ninth Circuit could not more brazenly thumb its collective nose at the Supreme Court and the Bruen decision, over the weekend a Ninth Circuit panel proved once more...