Gun Rights Activists Need to Use All of the Tools of Federalism at Their Disposal
Beyond federal activism, gun rights activists must be ready to broaden their political horizons. The federal level may not always yield the results they desire.
Law and the Courts
Fifth Circuit Rules Suppressors are Not Firearms and Not Protected by the Second Amendment
When executing a search warrant in Peterson’s home, ATF discovered an unregistered homemade suppressor. Peterson sought to have the charge dismissed based on his Second Amendment rights.
District Court Judge Rules Ban on Machinegun Ownership Unconstitutional Under Bruen
What we have here is a very rare judge who his openly hostile not only to the accused’s right to own a machinegun, but also Bruen…but is also able to put his beliefs aside and apply the law as it currently stands.
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.
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.