nysrpa v bruen

Having Every Tom, Dick And Harriet Carrying a Gun Would Leave New York ‘Defenseless’

The last thing New York needs is for every Tom, Dick and Harriet on the street to be carrying. Moreover, the argument for reasonable restrictions on the Second Amendment is hardly new. Indeed, many conservative legal experts…


Cornell: A Radical Libertarian View of Gun Regulation Will Mean Anarchy in America

Over the course of generations, gun rights advocates have embraced a radical libertarian ideology that does not expand liberty for Americans, it undermines it. And though [former solicitor general Paul] Clement, [Justice Samuel] Alito and…


The Brooklyn Subway Attack Just Unraveled the Anti-Gun Argument Presented in NYSRPA v. Bruen

The attack that occurred in New York City subway yesterday is proof positive that gun control does not work. Honest, hard-working people were going about their day, headed to work. Thanks to the intransigence of…


People Prosecuted Under Unconstitutional Gun Control Laws Should be Entitled to Restitution

By Rob Morse The case currently before the Supreme Court — New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen — hinges on the fact that government officials in New York state can choose whether…


New York’s Backdoor Repression of Second Amendment Rights May Finally Be Coming To An End

By Brad Palumbo In a landmark 2010 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that in addition to the federal government, states must also respect the public’s individual constitutional right to bear arms. Yet the high court has…


The Warren Court Supersized the First Amendment…Now It’s Time for the Second Amendment

The oral argument in Bruen demonstrates that the conservative wing of the court is not sincerely interested in history, text, and tradition if the evidence cuts against them. What they are intent on doing is vindicating gun…


Scenes From Outside Yesterday’s Supreme Court Arguments

By MigraineMan It turns out the sidewalk in front of United States Supreme Court building isn’t really a free-speech zone. I was promptly banished to the other side of the street yesterday because my flag…


Gottlieb Predicts a Supreme Court Victory for Gun Rights After Justices Tipped Their Hands

By Lee Williams In his appearance before the United States Supreme Court Wednesday, attorney Paul Clement argued that New York made it all but impossible for ordinary law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights:…



Gun Rights at the Supreme Court: Defining a Fundamental Right

Gun rights at the Supreme Court: Justices will consider if the fundamental right to keep a gun at home applies to carrying weapons in public By Morgan Marietta, University of Massachusetts Lowell The Supreme Court is…