Law and the Courts

Freedom: What the Bruen Ruling Portends For Illinois and Similar Anti-Gun States

Gun owners nationwide won big wen the Supreme Court handed down the Bruen decision declaring New York’s may-issue concealed carry permitting system unconstitutional. The court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Second Amendment effectively…





Kates and Levinson: A Post-Bruen Look at the Roots of Modern Second Amendment Scholarship

By LKB Like many of you, I am still processing the depth of the legal earthquakes from the Supreme Court late last month. With the 6 to 3 opinion in Bruen now the law of…


NFGR Sues Colorado Challenging the 2013 ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban’s Constitutionality

From the National Foundation for Gun Rights . . . Today, the National Foundation for Gun Rights, along with citizens Benjamin Gates and Travis Swartz, filed a lawsuit against Governor Jared Polis and the State…



Biden Administration Supporting States’ Attempts to Get Around and Repeal the PLCAA, Sue Gun Makers Into Bankruptcy

The Biden administration is zeroing in on repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) and White House officials are enlisting help from antigun state lawmakers to do it. The White House released…


New Jersey AG Weaponizing the State’s New Nuisance Law Skirt the PLCAA and Attack Gun Makers

By Lee Williams New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday he has created a new statewide office specifically designed to harass the gun industry through civil nuisance lawsuits. According to a press release,…