Law and the Courts





Sit Back and Enjoy as Hunter Biden Defends Himself by Contradicting His Father’s Views on Gun Control

As Hunter Biden’s lawyer notes, the standard laid out in Bruen is that any law that is “inconsistent with this nation’s historical tradition on firearm regulation” should be held to be presumptively unconstitutional. Because neither the Founding…




Hunter Biden’s Attorneys Argue That Drug Users Can No Longer Be Barred from Gun Ownership

The prosecution charges that Mr. Biden violated a rarely used statute that it claims prevented him from owning a firearm as an unlawful user of a controlled substance, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), but that statute’s…


BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down New York’s Signage, Social Media Disclosure Requirements for Concealed Carry

One of the provisions of New York’s Bruen response law enacted after the state’s may-issue carry permitting scheme was struck down last year was a signage requirement. Unlike most states, rather than property owners posting…


Sullum: California Defies the Bruen Ruling While Pretending to Comply With It

Under Bruen, California will have to show that its restrictions are “consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” In this context, [May v. Bonta] says, that means “all law-abiding, competent adults” have “the…