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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Heller - The Untold Story

Virginia's New 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Plainly Unconstitutional, a Federal Lawsuit Argues

Three Second Amendment groups say the law violates the right to own arms in common use for self-defense and other lawful purposes.

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Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

The First and Tenth Circuits conflict on whether “cooling-off” periods violate the text of the Second Amendment.

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When SCOTUS Did Lasting Damage to the Bill of Rights

Plus: The Alito retirement rumors keep swirling.

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Second Amendment Roundup: U.S. Supports Rehearing in D.C. Magazine Ban Case

The issue is whether the invalid magazine ban infects the registration-licensing convictions.

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What Would Have Been Justice Scalia's Legacy If He Survived Into The Trump Presidency?

Richard Re poses thought provoking questions about a Scalia counterfactual on Earth 2.0.

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Virginia's Impending 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Logically and Constitutionally Dubious

The ban, which targets guns based on criteria that make little sense, seems vulnerable to a challenge under the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.

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State Appellate Judge on the Second Amendment and Felons

From Alaska Court of Appeals Judge Timothy Terrell's concurrence Wednesday in Ivyories v. State: I write separately to set out… The post State Appellate Judge on the Second Amendment and Felons appeared first on Reason.com.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Wolford and the Government Security Principle for Sensitive Places

If a place is truly “sensitive,” the state must provide armed security.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Expert Historian Testimony Is Unnecessary in Second Amendment Litigation

Wolford presents a good opportunity for the Supreme Court to explain why.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Hawaii's Ban on Firearms on Property Open to the Public

In Wolford, the Supreme Court should clarify the facial/as-applied issue.

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Second Amendment Protects Right to Open Carry, Ninth Circuit Panel Holds (2-1)

If the decision doesn't go en banc, it may go to the Supreme Court, because the Second Circuit held the opposite (and there's thus a circuit split).

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5 Items New Homeowners Should Never Waste Money On

GOBankingRates asked a few home experts about which items new homeowners should never waste money on. Here's what they had to say.

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The DOJ Assails D.C.'s 'Assault Weapon' Ban As an Arbitrary, Historically Ungrounded Gun Law

The department's lawsuit notes that the prohibited firearms are "in common use" for "lawful purposes," meaning they are covered by the Second Amendment.

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Federal Judges Continue to Ignore the Plain Text of Federal Rule of Evidence 702

On December 7, Eugene reported: From retired Third Circuit Judge Thomas Vanaskie (who had also served on the Middle District… The post Federal Judges Continue to Ignore the Plain Text of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 appeared first on Reason.com.

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The DOJ Says It Will Challenge Unconstitutional Gun Policies. Maybe It Should Stop Defending Them.

The Justice Department's litigation positions are at odds with its avowed intent to protect Second Amendment rights.

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Why Does SCOTUS Hear So Few Second Amendment Cases?

The right to keep and bear arms occupies a curious place in American legal history.

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Will SCOTUS Resolve the Circuit Split on a Law That Disarms People With Nonviolent Criminal Records?

Steven Duarte is one of several petitioners who are asking the justices to address the constitutionality of that absurdly broad gun ban.

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The Second Amendment and Foster Parents

From a South Carolina Attorney General opinion issued last week: Dear Representative Gilliam: You seek our opinion "on a matter… The post The Second Amendment and Foster Parents appeared first on Reason.com.

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Second Amendment Roundup: 3d Circuit Oral Argument on N.J. Rifle Ban

The en banc court exhibited a deep understanding of the issues.

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5 Items New Homeowners Should Never Waste Money On

GOBankingRates asked a few home experts about which items new homeowners should never waste money on. Here's what they had to say.

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Second Amendment Roundup: 2nd Circuit Upholds Connecticut's Semiautomatic Firearm Ban

The court substitutes an “unusually dangerous” test for Heller’s “dangerous and unusual” test.

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Second Amendment Roundup: 4th Circuit Upholds Park Ban

Under Salerno test, ban held not to be invalid in all circumstances.

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Restricting Open Carry of Guns Constitutional if Concealed Carry Allowed

From Friday's decision by Judge William Smith (D.R.I.) in O'Neil v. Neronha: [W]hile Bruen held that the Second Amendment's plain… The post Restricting Open Carry of Guns Constitutional if Concealed Carry Allowed appeared first on Reason.com.

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Second Amendment Roundup: The Facial vs. As-Applied Quagmire

Public park bans should be held susceptible to facial challenges.

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Second Amendment Roundup: U.S. Files Amicus Brief in Illinois Rifle Ban Challenge

Brief argues that no “militaristic” arm exception exists.

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