Category: Gun Law

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New York Pistol and Rifle Association, Inc. v. Bruen brings a sea change in the way courts evaluate gun restrictions. Eleven of thirteen circuits have engaged in a two-step analysis to determine the constitutionality of these laws. Employing an originalist framework, the Supreme Court instructed lower courts to engage only in […]

Politically conscious Americans were right to be outraged when D.C. politicians took advantage of yet another sleepy holiday season to stuff an overstuffed “omnibus” spending bill stuffed with goodies for special interests down the narrow chimney representing taxpayers’ ever-shrinking ability to pay for it. $575 million will be spent on ‘family planning’ and reproductive health.’ […]

The anti-gun agenda of the left is in full swing. California is currently developing a database for gun “microstamps.” Just The News reported: Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the California Department of Justice, is proposing an additional rule to bolster the use of microstamping. The new rule proposes that the unique microstamp of every […]

Alabama will start permitting citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit on January 1st. Permission will no longer be necessary, but an individual will still be able to obtain one if they so desire. The law specifies that an officer can still “temporarily confiscate a weapon if it is required for the protection of […]

On January 1st, a new gun control law that practically bans all firearms went into force in one Californian city. NBC Bay Area reports that the new rule in San Jose requires all gun owners to provide proof of insurance coverage for accidents involving weapons and to pay a $25 yearly charge to the city. […]

Time and time again, in the wake of a mass shooting it’s revealed that the shooter was carrying enough weaponry to kill everyone inside a school, movie theater, grocery store or even a full-sized mall. It’s not hard for the killers to build a significant arsenal of assault rifles, handguns, high-capacity magazines – and bullets. Lots of bullets. […]

Even though recent news regarding post-Bruen Second Amendment challenges has been quite encouraging, things aren’t entirely bad. The ruling in Reese v. ATF (PDF), a test case challenging the provision of the 1968 Gun Control Act that forbids the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition to adults under the age of 21, serves as an […]

The Bruen verdict struck the gun control movement in our nation like a lightning bolt. When they read its text and understood its reach, they realized that it put a lot of the foundation for gun control regulations that had been developed over many years in jeopardy. One of the earliest instances of such occurred […]

Democrats in Michigan are pursuing a new gun control measure that would prohibit the sale and production of what they refer to as “assault weapons,” although the term’s meaning is ambiguous and imprecise. State Representative Jeffery Pepper’s introduction of HB 6544, which would outright outlaw the sale and production of “assault weapons” starting in 2024, […]

Numerous mayors from the largest cities in America are urging the U.S. Senate to pass stricter gun laws. The letter from the mayors asks the Senate to approve the House-passed gun safety measure during the lame-duck session. There might not be a solution to the crime issue that plagues these cities in Congress. Instead, the […]