Law and the Courts

Maryland ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban: ‘Common Use’ Doesn’t Mean How Often a Gun is Fired in Self-Defense

From an amicus brief filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and individual plaintiffs in Bianchi v. Frosh, a challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban . . . Circuit court decisions upholding rifle…




Discrimination: Why the ACLU Won’t Defend the Free Speech of Those Who Carry Firearms

By Lee Williams For more than 70 years, the American Civil Liberties Union’s official position on the Second Amendment has been rather silly and somewhat difficult for them to explain. The ACLU, which describes itself…


Democrat AGs, Three Foreign Countries Back Mexico’s Bid to Bankrupt American Gun Makers

[Thirteen] states and the countries of Antigua and Barbuda and Belize filed separate briefs urging a federal judge in Boston to not dismiss Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against companies including Smith & Wesson and Sturm,…


Firearms Policy Coalition Sues Challenging Gun Purchase Denial Based On A 40-Year-Old Misdemeanor Conviction

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed a new lawsuit that challenges the federal government’s wrongful denial of an application to purchase a firearm, as well as burden-shifting policies…


‘Aspiring Rapper’ Posts Bail With Record Deal Money After Allegedly Shooting NYPD Cop

A 16-year-old “aspiring rapper” and Crips gang-banger used record deal money to secure his release after shooting an NYPD cop. Camrin Williams, aka C Blu, reportedly shot himself in the groin while struggling with cops….



Life in the Ninth Circuit: A Judge Renders His Real Opinion in a 2A Case and an Alternative for the Full Court’s Inevitable Result

…[9th Circuit Judge Lawrence] VanDyke concluded in the majority opinion for a three-judge panel, Ventura County’s policy [closing gun stores during the pandemic] plainly did not pass muster under “strict scrutiny,” which requires that a…