Earlier this year, Jeremy and I sat down with a professor from a university in the UK who is writing a book on “how the idea of freedom is understood and practiced in different communities and different parts of the USA.” She wanted to learn more about America’s relationship with and attitudes toward firearms and … Read more
Reader Migraine Man writes . . . As the Supreme Court term winds down and each passing week brings us closer to a ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the pearls are being clutched with such ferocity that they risk transitioning into diamonds. The hearty souls at Slate are the … Read more
New York and New Jersey are two of the eight states that have similar laws giving local authorities discretion to decide who receives gun permits. Legal experts say a decision striking down or loosening those “proper cause” requirements will mean more concealed weapons in public places — especially concerning in densely populated areas. “I … Read more
The last thing New York needs is for every Tom, Dick and Harriet on the street to be carrying. Moreover, the argument for reasonable restrictions on the Second Amendment is hardly new. Indeed, many conservative legal experts support New York’s law, noting that government regulations on guns go back centuries and that the Founders meant for that … Read more
Over the course of generations, gun rights advocates have embraced a radical libertarian ideology that does not expand liberty for Americans, it undermines it. And though [former solicitor general Paul] Clement, [Justice Samuel] Alito and [Rep. Marjorie Taylor] Greene style themselves as defenders of the original vision of the U.S. Constitution, the authors of the … Read more
The attack that occurred in New York City subway yesterday is proof positive that gun control, as envisioned by the Gun Control Industry and like-minded politicians, simply does not work. Honest, hard-working people were going about their day in Brooklyn, headed to work. Thanks to the intransigence of their local and state governments, these people … Read more
By Rob Morse The case currently before the Supreme Court — New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen — hinges on the fact that government officials in New York state can choose whether or not to give ordinary citizens a license to carry a concealed firearm in public. About one out of twelve … Read more
By Brad Palumbo In a landmark 2010 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that in addition to the federal government, states must also respect the public’s individual constitutional right to bear arms. Yet the high court has neglected to take any more major Second Amendment cases in the decade since that would have further clarified the scope … Read more
The oral argument in Bruen demonstrates that the conservative wing of the court is not sincerely interested in history, text, and tradition if the evidence cuts against them. What they are intent on doing is vindicating gun rights, rewarding the base of the Republican Party, and recasting the scope of the Second Amendment so that it resembles … Read more
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