Most of the litigation challenging criminal gun laws is spearheaded by public defenders, not gun-rights groups, on behalf of indigent defendants. Within 48 hours after the Bruen decision, Lex Coleman, a federal public defender in…
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As strong as California’s gun laws are, it’s still easier to get guns there than it is in Europe, or Canada, or Australia, or New Zealand. The US began regulating gun access when we already…
New Mexico’s Senate Judiciary Committee gathered recently to figure out how much latitude they had to regulate guns after last year’s bombshell Second Amendment ruling from the Supreme Court. Most sounded confused. Some seemed unaware…
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a New York law limiting the concealed carry of handguns in public areas, there has been an increasing lack of clarity on gun restrictions, experts told ABC News. “The [New York…
Senator Chris Murphy believes that the tide is finally turning in favor of the gun safety movement in America. Even as Murphy acknowledges that more work is needed to address gun violence, the prominent Connecticut…
The Bruen ruling, when laying out the historical prong of the test, said it was up to the government that was defending a gun law to prove the restriction had a parallel in the past….
If the 74-year-old justice is reaping a bounty, it’s because he’s been planting seeds for decades. In particular, three issues have long motivated [Clarence] Thomas above all others. The first is guns. The second is…
As expected, this morning the Supreme Court sent a number of gun rights-related cases it had been holding back to lower courts for reconsideration now that New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen is…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen did more than strike New York’s “may issue” subjective concealed carry permitting scheme. The ruling also told lower courts that attempting to…
By Rob Morse Laws can be interpreted many ways. We seek guidance from the courts to know what is legal and what is not. The US Supreme Court has largely ignored the right to bear…