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Second Amendment Roundup: ATF's "Firearm" and "Frame or Receiver" Rules Invalid

Supreme Court’s VanDerStok decision didn’t resolve the vagueness and Second Amendment challenges.

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Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional

The case hinges on the distinction between "unusual" weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.

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A SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity

Meanwhile, the top court of Massachusetts considers whether the state can deny carry permits to applicants who are deemed "unsuitable."

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Second Amendment Roundup: 1st Volley of Briefs Filed in Viramontes

AR-15 ban issue attracts filing of 45 amicus briefs in Supreme Court.

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Third Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Ban on Nonimmigrant Aliens' Gun Possession

Some excerpts from U.S. v. Aleman-Lozano, decided yesterday by Third Circuit Judge Patty Shwartz, joined by Judges Theodore McKee: Aleman-Lozano… The post Third Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Ban on Nonimmigrant Aliens' Gun Possession appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Second Amendment Doesn't Protect Machineguns, Doesn't Preclude Registration Requirement for Silencers

From Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, joined by Judges Felipe Restrepo and Cindy Chung, in yesterday's U.S. v. Berger: Gun… The post Second Amendment Doesn't Protect Machineguns, Doesn't Preclude Registration Requirement for Silencers appeared first on Reason.com.

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No Second Amendment Right to Carry Gun on Your Government Job

From Tyson-Phipps v. Rubio, decided yesterday by Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.): [The Complaint] alleges that defendant's decision to discipline… The post No Second Amendment Right to Carry Gun on Your Government Job appeared first on Reason.com.

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The 8th Circuit Lets the Government Retroactively Repair Unconstitutional Gun Cases Against Pot Smokers

A SCOTUS petition argues that the practice, which allows a judicial finding of dangerousness based on a preponderance of the evidence, violates the Fifth Amendment.

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Suspension of Couple's Gun Rights Because Their College Student Daughter Drew Allegedly Threatening Images Violated Second Amendment

A police investigation had "verified that Plaintiffs' weapons were secured in a safe and that their daughter did not have access to them."

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Second Amendment Roundup: The Militia of the Sea

The Marque and Reprisal Clause as Textual Proof of Private Heavy-Arms Ownership at the Founding

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No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti)

"John Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, Albert Gallatin, Robert Morris, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Jonathan Trumbull, James Madison, Henry Clay, [and] John Quincy Adams ... knew a thing or two about the Constitution."

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Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment

From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff's last… The post Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

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Second Amendment Roundup: $0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis

Northern District of Texas decides that registration requirements for non-taxed NFA firearms are no longer grounded in Congress’ power to lay and collect taxes.

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Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case

From the 36K-word decision in Laffery v. Pertl, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, joined in part by… The post Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case appeared first on Reason.com.

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US Virgin Islands faces second lawsuit over right to bear arms as Florida resident seeks license

Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation are suing the U.S. Virgin Islands and its police commissioner as a fight over the Second Amendment deepens

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Second Amendment Roundup: New Jersey Rifle and Magazine Bans Bite the Dust

The Third Circuit takes Second Amendment rights seriously.

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New Jersey's Bans on Commonly Owned Rifles and Magazines Are Unconstitutional, the 3rd Circuit Says

In a decision written by a Joe Biden nominee, the appeals court addresses a long-simmering issue that the Supreme Court will consider during its next term.

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Is The Hawaii Supreme Court's "Aloha Spirit" Consistent With A Republican Form Of Government?

The Hawaii Supreme Court argued the 50th state's history was inconsistent with the Second Amendment. Perhaps the Constitution is inconsistent with the "Aloha Spirit."

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Federal court strikes down New Jersey ban on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines

Ruling comes as supreme court is set to consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles violate US constitution

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Second Amendment Roundup: Seventh Circuit Decides Barnett

After the Supreme Court grants cert on the identical issue, the circuit court offers a last hurrah

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What Has Heller Wrought In 18 Years?

"In nearly two decades, very little about the practical right to keep and bear arms has changed."

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Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)

U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) appeared first on Reason.com.

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Banning Parents from Possessing Guns Because Their Child Has Described Thoughts of "Harming Herself Using a Rope" Violated Second Amendment

The ban was imposed even though police officers "examined [the parents'] gun safes, confirming that the firearms were stored in locked safes with trigger locks."

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Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control

After upholding the Second Amendment rights of drug users and carry permit holders, the justices will address the constitutionality of "assault weapon" bans.

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The DOJ Challenges Virginia's 'Assault Firearm' Law and California's Glock Ban

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues that both laws are unconstitutional because they prohibit arms in common use for lawful purposes.

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