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Third Circuit to Decide if Nonviolent Criminals Should Lose Their Gun Rights

Back in 1995, Bryan Range pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $2,458 in food stamps by misrepresenting his income. He returned the money, paid a $100 fine and $288 in court costs, and served three years…

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Firearms Policy Coalition Files for Supreme Court Cert in Folajtar v. Barr Gun Rights Restoration Case

Earlier this week, TTAG legal advisor LKB wrote about two promising cases that appeared headed toward the Supreme Court. One of those cases is Folajtar v. Barr, in which Lisa Folajtar is trying to regain…


The Supreme Court Needs to Decide What Rights Felons Lose and Why

Courtesy Kevin Hulbert The federal circuit courts are unanimous that the government has some power to bar convicted felons from owning guns, but they are divided on why, and on how far that power reaches. The Supreme Court…


Barrett: Nonviolent Offenders Should Not Lose Their Second Amendment Rights

This image provided by Rachel Malehorn shows Judge Amy Coney Barrett in Milwaukee, on Aug. 24, 2018. (Rachel Malehorn, rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com, via AP) The categorical ban on gun possession by people with felony records is therefore…


Racial Justice: The Push for More Gun Control Hits Minorities Hardest

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) This is what gun control looks like in practice. When the New York Police Department tried to reduce violent crime by stopping pedestrians, questioning them,…