Burton and Derfner: The Supreme Court’s Radical Turn in Favor or Gun Rights Endangers ‘The Security of a Free State’

In the late 20th century, however, a new Supreme Court took a radical turn. Starting in 1995, a 5-4 majority suddenly threw out all or parts of three modest federal laws in five years: the Gun-Free School Zones Act in 1995; the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1997 (that law was passed after President … Read more

3 Legal Cases That Affect Your Right to Bear Arms

For the past few decades, gun control advocates have been demonizing guns and gun owners. But with the recent surge in first-time gun buyers, it’s become increasingly apparent that gun owners are everyday Americans who recognize the importance of being able to protect themselves and their loved ones. And yet gun control advocates are still … Read more

Why We Need the Supreme Court Back in the Second Amendment Business

By Miguel A. Faria, MD Some readers were surprised to learn from my previous article on this subject that the Supreme Court of the United States has not made it clear that the right to keep and bear arms is protected outside the home. “How can that be?” they asked. Further perplexed, they wondered, “But … Read more

The Supreme Court Fiddles While the Second Amendment Burns – Part 2, How We Got Here

[ED: This is the second in a three-part series. Click here to read Part 1] By John Velleco The first article in this three-part series recounted the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent, and deeply disappointing, abdication of its duty to protect Second Amendment rights in its New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n. v. New York … Read more

Blackman: The Second Amendment is Up to the Fifth Circuit Now

And so it continues. Twelve years after Heller, we are in the exact same place. The government cannot ban the possession of handguns in the home, but all other gun control laws are reasonable. Keep in mind that only D.C. and Chicago banned handguns outright. Those rulings effected (sic) only those two laws. That’s it! I … Read more

Calguns Foundation Wants SCOTUS to Review California’s 10-Day Waiting Period

Will the Ninth Circus be reversed yet again? . . . U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Reverse 9th Circuit Gun Control Ruling Today, plaintiffs in a long-running Second Amendment lawsuit challenging the State of California’s 10-day “waiting period laws” for firearm transfers have filed a brief at the United States Supreme Court urging the Justices … Read more

Chicago: Gun Laws Are Working. For Now. Ish. Detroit? Not So Much

This morning, The Detroit Free Press reports that Chicago Police Chief Warren Evans is declaring a victory in the war against crime. For the first quarter of the year. Compared to last year. Whilst warning that it will get worse in the summer. The Motor City’s main man claims homicides are down 16 percent for January through March; 60 murders vs. 80. And why would that be? “He credited the decline, in part, to an aggressive anti-gun campaign that has taken more than 1,000 illegal firearms off the streets this year.” And the other part?

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