1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (511+ words) It's no surprise that Everytown for Gun Safety isn't happy with the Trump administration taking the position that bans on AR-15s and other centerfire semi-automatic rifles are unconstitutional. If the Viramontes case was playing out at the Supreme Court during…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (428+ words) If, as expected, the Supreme Court strikes down bans on so-called assault weapons when it issues its verdict in Viramontes v. Cook County next year, the gun control lobby isn't just going to give up on its efforts to make AR…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (412+ words) Did Texas Democrat James Talarico just have his "Beto" moment? Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke famously declared that "hell yes" he was coming for AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles during his brief run for president in 2019. O'Rourke tried backing away from…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (353+ words) The cases of Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins are, in essence, one and the same. They challenge assault weapon bans in Illinois and Connecticut, respectively, and they're perhaps set to be one of the most important Supreme Court decisions…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (434+ words) The Supreme Court has received dozens of amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs who are hoping to undo the bans on so-called assault weapons in Cook County, Illinois and the State of Connecticut, including one filed by the Department…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (730+ words) While the Bruen decision did leave the door open for some gun control laws, it's one thing about the decision that I don't like. I can live with it, because the door is only barely open, but it's still not…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) When Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the Bruen decision, he explicitly said that some places truly were sensitive enough to warrant preventing guns from being taken inside. Courthouses were one of the exceptions he named, and while I disagree about the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (501+ words) But just as many police officers argue that certain laws restoring gun rights make it harder for them to do their jobs, the truth is that the Fourth Amendment does that, too. And one New York man's case makes that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (382+ words) The Firearms Policy Coalition is an interesting organization. On one hand, they do amazing work challenging gun laws, even allegedly having a special printer just for printing them out. It's fantastic, even if it's not entirely true. I honestly don't…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (549+ words) "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." That introductory clause has caused a surprising number of problems over the years....