Second Amendment


Lawmakers: Defund Police? Then Unchain the Second Amendment

Republicans in the U.S. House want those who propose to cut back on police to keep in mind that that gun rights are often hamstrung as well. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Republicans on Capitol Hill have…


D.C. Attorney General Sues Polymer80 Over Kits

Polymer80 has been popular with hobbyists in recent years for their pistol and AR frame kits. (Photo: Polymer80) Describing popular hobby gun kit provider Polymer80 as “selling untraceable firearms” to area residents, Washington D.C. Attorney…


It’s Never Enough: More Gun Laws Passed in New Zealand

With no Second Amendment to fall back on, gun owners in New Zealand are restricted in what they can own and even that meager allowance is now subject to increasing regulation. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Despite…


New Rhode Island ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban Carries Upto 10 Yrs in Prison

Rhode Island gun owners with unserialized firearms could catch a decade in state prison under a new bill speeding to Gov. Raimondo. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Lawmakers in Rhode Island’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly have approved a…


Kopel: The Second Amendment Meant No Person in the U.S. Could Be a Slave

By Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist. – http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c05555Harper’s weekly, 1868 July 25, p. 473., Public Domain, Link Just a few weeks after the Confederate States surrendered at Appomattox, Frederick Douglass declared: Now, while…


Grandmother Takes Virginia Handgun Rationing Law to Court

Virginia has tried to ration guns off and on since 1748, and the latest attempt, set to take effect in July, is the subject of a lawsuit. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) A Northern Virginia woman, with the…


The Supreme Court Confirms the Second Amendment Remains a Second Class Right

Justice Clarence Thomas (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) [I]n several jurisdictions throughout the country, law-abiding citizens have been barred from exercising the fundamental right to bear arms because they cannot show that they have a…


Supreme Court Snubs 2A by Turning Away 10 Gun Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court this week denied nine of the 10 pending gun rights petitions without comment, with the only action seen on two of the nine justices saying they would have heard a case…


California Assembly Shrugs off Shut Down, Passes Anti-Gun Bills

While Gen5 Glocks, like this G26, are available on the consumer market in most states, California will not approve it because it doesn’t meet the state’s “microstamping” requirements. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) While most of the…