Second Amendment Roundup: Bruen's Footnote 9 Not a Carve-Out from Text and History Judge R. Nelson’s dissent from 9th Circuit’s Yukutake decision thoroughly analyzes footnote 9. Reason · Sep 30
Second Amendment Roundup: Civil Rights Division Sues Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands government didn’t get the memo that Bruen was decided. Reason · Dec 22, 2025
New Reporting On Deliberations In Bruen Justice Thomas's draft majority opinion had the "potential to outlaw many common gun-control measures." Reason · Jun 18, 2024
Federal Court Blocks N.M. Governor's 30-Day Ban on Gun Carrying in Albuquerque Area In Wednesday's Nat'l Ass'n for Gun Rights [and companion cases] v. Grisham, Judge David Herrera Urias (D.N.M.) issued a temporary restraining order blocking the ban. The court's reasoning was simple: In Bruen, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment generally protects a right to carry arms in most public… Reason · Sep 14, 2023
Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Ban on Guns at University of Michigan From Wade v. Univ. of Michigan, decided yesterday by the Michigan Court of Appeals (Judges Mark Cavanagh and Deborah Servitto); the ban covered all university property, which I take it includes dorms and open spaces: In Bruen, the Court stated that it was "settled" that arms carrying could be prohibited… Reason · Jul 21, 2023
Second Amendment Roundup: Looking for Historical Analogues in All the Wrong Places California is appealing the injunction against its “Not Unsafe” Handgun Act. Reason · Jun 7, 2023
Second Amendment Roundup: Persons Aged 18-20 Are Entitled to Carry Firearms Young adults are included in “the people” protected by the Second Amendment. Reason · Apr 7, 2023
Should "Loopholing" Be Protected By Qualified Immunity? an argument about post-Bruen gun legislation from Robert Leider. Reason · Jan 17, 2023
Should Courts Appoint Historians as Experts in Second Amendment Cases? Courts, not “experts,” should say what the law is. Reason · Dec 15, 2022