A Florida appeals court ruled that 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds cannot be barred from carrying concealed firearms, finding that young adults enjoy the same Second Amendment protections as other adults. The post Florida Appeals Court Restores Concealed Carry Rights For Young Adults Under 21 appeared...
MARTINEZ, CALIF. — The Second Amendment Foundation has sued Contra Costa County over carry restrictions that, by the group’s account, exist nowhere else in the country. The federal complaint, filed June 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenges Sher...
The Supreme Court’s 9-0 Hemani judgment rejected automatic disarmament based solely on regular marijuana use. Its rigorous historical analysis could also spell trouble for Hawaii’s “Vampire Rule” in Wolford v. Lopez.
Justice Clarence Thomas says the federal government’s constitutional problem may extend far beyond marijuana users. His Hemani concurrence invites courts to reconsider whether Congress has the authority to criminalize purely intrastate gun possession under §922(g).
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the unanimous judgment protecting Ali Hemani’s Second Amendment rights. Her concurrence, however, called Bruen a “failed experiment” and urged a return to government-friendly means-end scrutiny.
Virginia is defending its new gun restrictions by portraying AR-15s as “weapons of war.” From colonial muskets to surplus M1 Carbines, American history tells a very different story.
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed suit against Contra Costa County over policies that prohibit carry permit holders from using red dots, weapon lights, and 1911-style pistols. The post CA: SAF Sues Contra Costa County Over Ban Restricting Red-Dots, Lights On Carry Pistols appeared first o...
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...
In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s attempt to disarm a regular marijuana user under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), strengthening Bruen and requiring individualized evidence before Second Amendment rights are stripped away.