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, 16+ hour ago   (435+ words) The onslaught of amicus briefs in the Viramontes case created a bonanza of solid rhetoric. One penned by attorney Daniel Schmutter takes a head-on approach to issues with flawed logic. Since the High Court has agreed to hear Viramontes and…...

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, 3+ hour ago   (338+ words) We've been waiting for years for something like Viramontes to come before the Supreme Court. While a few years ago, the outcome might have been more in doubt, the Supreme Court of today looks little like the one that decided…...

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…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (211+ words) While Massachusetts ended its outright prohibition shortly thereafter, New York City has kept its ban on the books. A district court judge and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals have upheld the ban, arguing that the plaintiffs failed to "provide…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (332+ words) The amicus brief submitted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Viramontes case claims to be in support of neither the plaintiffs nor the defenders of "assault weapon" bans, which is an odd take considering what the…...

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   (453+ words) There's one big problem with many Republicans, and that's how the only way they're better than Democrats on guns is that they don't inherently want every bit of gun control that comes down the line. They're open to talking, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (636+ words) The District of Columbia is, ironically, the seat of power for the freest nation on Earth, but is one of the least free cities in the country. I'd ask for someone to make it make sense, but I doubt that's…...