Eighth Circuit Rules – Again – That Non-Dangerous Marijuana Users Have Gun Rights
Sometimes disarming drug users and addicts will line up with the case-by-case historical tradition, but other times it will not.
Law and the Courts
Anti-Hunting Animal Rights Activists Never Get Tired of Losing Frivolous Lawsuits
The Nonhuman Rights Project isn’t tired of all their losing yet and it’s really quite remarkable to watch. They just
Has SIG SAUER Reached Its Remington Moment?
Plaintiff lawyers are looking for big paydays. SIG is faced with defending its reputation and its products. Plaintiff lawyers would prefer to play “sue and settle.” SIG has shown no inclination at all to do that.
The Government Is Having a Hard Time With Bruen in Defending a Range of Long-Standing Gun Control Laws
As Judge Edith Jones notes in the 5th Circuit’s opinion, however, “there are no age or maturity restrictions in the plain text of the Amendment, as there are in other constitutional provisions.”
Judge Calls Out Game Ninth Circuit Plays That Enable States to Continue to Violate Citizens’ Gun Rights
While it is not uncommon for federal courts of appeals to consider a case en banc, the Ninth Circuit has developed a highly unusual practice of automatically vacating a three-judge panel’s opinion when it grants en banc review.
Fifth Circuit Panel Unanimously Holds 18 to 20-Year Olds Have Gun Rights, Too
Back in 2022 — post Bruen — a Louisiana District Court upheld the ban on gun sales to young adults. Today, however, a Fifth Circuit three-judge panel has unanimously reversed the District Court’s ruling.
Chief Law Enforcement Officers on the Never-Ending Fight Against Anti-Gun Lawfare
Participants of this year’s 2nd Annual State Attorneys General Forum included West Virginia AG J.B. McCuskey, Kansas AG Kris Kobach, Georgia AG Chris Carr, Montana AG Austin Knudsen and Missouri AG Andrew Bailey.
The ATF Lied In Order to Convict a Sailor for Selling Legal Gun Parts
Patrick Tate Adamiak never sold a single real firearm—not one—even though he sold thousands of dollars per month of military
FPC Challenges Federal Ban on Interstate Gun Sales
The Firearms Policy Coalition is challenging the federal ban on handgun sales to out-of-state buyers. There’s no good reason for someone to be prohibited from buying a handgun in another state after passing a background check.
Cook County Will To Continue to Impose Gun & Ammo Tax Despite (Another) Court Ruling Striking It Down
Even after losing in the state’s highest court, Cook County has made it clear that they have no intention of ending its illegal collection of taxes on every gun sold in the county along with the ammo to feed them.