Law and the Courts

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...

The magazine ban attempts to divorce today's common arms of law-abiding citizens from today's common arms of law enforcement officers, including sheriffs and their deputies. The divorce, contrary to the wishes of both parties,...

If you're on the right side of the political spectrum, you probably don't think much of the ACLU. After all, they've gone to bat for all manner of unpopular individuals including including nazis, satanic...

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...

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...

Under Bruen, California will have to show that its restrictions are "consistent with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation." In this context, says, that means "all law-abiding, competent adults" have "the right...

By Chuck Michel CRPA filed suit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office challenging the "constitutionality of (its) carry permit issuance policies and laws that make it extremely difficult, if not outright impossible or impermissibly time...

By Rob Morse Judges are political creatures. They know who elected them or who appointed them. They know what they need to do to get promoted. In some cases, judges have overturned unjust laws and...

By Lee Williams Despite what the media wants you to believe, not all murders are committed with firearms. Knives and what the FBI considers “cutting instruments” are used in roughly 10-percent of all killings. And...

As we've seen, when arguing about the text, history and tradition of gun control in America, a lot of the historical carry laws that existed in the 19th century restricted concealed carry, but allowed...

If you're a regular reader here and you saw my name in the byline, it probably means something different to you than the other writers here. I'm guessing a common reaction is probably "Not...

Let's start with a premise: Rahimi was a faithful application of Bruen. Efforts to "clarify" Bruen are really an attempt to rewrite the precedent. I don't think anyone seriously doubts this premise. Now the...