Ayres and Vars: Standards Have Evolved So Property Owners Should Affirmatively State Whether Concealed Carry is Allowed

The law of trespass has long hinged on legal inferences about what is and isn’t an implied invitation. A girl scout may ring your doorbell to sell cookies, because your doorbell and the paved walkway to your front door implicitly invite that behavior. But the same scout might very well be trespassing if she walked around … Read more

Dead Last: Cato Ranks New York the Least Free State in America for the 23rd Straight Year

By Joe Bartozzi New York has gone and done it again. The Empire State is considered the “least free” state in the Union. That’s not much of a surprise to those in the firearm industry or gun owners who call New York home. Cato Institute released “An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom” ranking all … Read more

BREAKING: US District Court Judge Rules New York City’s Bruen Response Restrictions are Unconstitutional

A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that New York City’s gun controls enacted after the city lost in New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen are also unconstitutional. In a fit of pique following the judicial smackdown, the city deliberately ignored the Bruen ruling and enacted laws designating large swaths of the Big … Read more

Diakun: Collecting Carry Permit Applicants’ Social Media Data is the First Step on a Slippery Slope

This dragnet collection of social media information by the government has a chilling effect on [concealed carry permit] applicants’ exercise of their right to speak and associate with others online. The statute requires a list of all “social media accounts” — a broad term that includes platforms like Goodreads, MyFitnessPal, LinkedIn, and countless others that … Read more