Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Should Hold its Decision in VanDerStok The new Administration should notify the Court of its change in position on ATF regulations. Reason · Feb 27, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit holds suppressors not to be protected "arms" It’s time to have a serious discussion about a device that enhances the exercise of the right. Reason · Feb 18, 2025
"Kafkaesque" Gun Background Check Delays May Violate Second Amendment From Judge Trevor McFadden's opinion last week in Sedita v. U.S. (D.D.C.): "Where was the Judge whom he had never… The post "Kafkaesque" Gun Background Check Delays May Violate Second Amendment appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 11, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit Nixes Ban on Gun Sales to 18 to 20 Age Group The original understanding in 1791, not that in 1868, governs. Reason · Feb 10, 2025
DeSantis 'Second Amendment Summer Tax Holiday' for Florida Turns Heads A $115.6 billion budget proposal offers Floridians everything from 2025 sales tax holidays to a one-time mortgage tax exemption. Kiplinger · Feb 6, 2025
Second Amendment Protects Marijuana Users Unless There's Concrete Showing They're Dangerous From U.S. v. Cooper, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge David Stras, joined by Judges Steven Grasz and Jonathan Kobes:… The post Second Amendment Protects Marijuana Users Unless There's Concrete Showing They're Dangerous appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 5, 2025
Pam Bondi’s record on gun laws leaves second amendment groups unhappy As Florida’s attorney general, Bondi backed laws restricting firearm access, leaving some worried about their gun rights The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2025
US Appeals Court Rules Against Handgun Age Restriction U.S. appeals court rules against federal law restricting handgun purchases for 18-20-year-olds, citing Second Amendment rights. Top News · Jan 31, 2025
The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional The government failed to persuade the appeals court that 18-to-20-year-olds are not part of "the people" or that the age restriction is consistent with the "historical tradition of firearm regulation." Reason · Jan 30, 2025
Guns and Grammar Though awkward and antiquated, the Second Amendment’s syntax and grammar unambiguously protect gun rights. Reason · Jan 27, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Relists Two Cases Citizens are ultimately responsible for their own security. Reason · Jan 16, 2025
The Law That Disarmed Trump Is Unfair, Illogical, and Constitutionally Dubious The president-elect lost his Second Amendment rights thanks to a nonsensical gun ban. Reason · Jan 15, 2025
Supreme Court Stays Silent on Gun Control Laws in Delaware and Maryland The Supreme Court declines appeals against Delaware and Maryland gun laws, continuing its trend of avoiding state-level challenges on Second Amendment issues. Mic · Jan 14, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: Circuit Conflict in Felon Gun Ban Cases Congress should reinstate ATF appropriations for removal of disabilities. Reason · Jan 14, 2025
Reason · Jan 10, 2025 Second Amendment Roundup: The Court Should Grant Cert in Snope Clarification needed as Colorado set to ban almost all semiauto rifles.
Reason · Jan 8, 2025 Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Considering Arms Ban Petitions on Friday Whatever happened to long guns good, handguns bad?
Reason · Jan 7, 2025 5th Circuit Reaffirms That Prosecuting a Marijuana User for Illegal Gun Possession Was Unconstitutional Patrick Darnell Daniels Jr. was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for violating a federal law that bars drug users from owning firearms.
Reason · Dec 19, 2024 Guillaume Verdon: Should We Have a 'Second Amendment for AI'? Based Beff Jezos, co-founder of Extropic, discusses AI safety, decentralization, and going analog.
Reason · Dec 12, 2024 Silencers Aren't "Arms" Protected by Second Amendment, Fourth Circuit Holds From U.S. v. Saleem, decided today by Judges J. Harvie Wilkinson, Steven Agee, and Allison Rushing: The Supreme Court in… The post Silencers Aren't "Arms" Protected by Second Amendment, Fourth Circuit Holds appeared first on Reason.com.
Mic · Dec 10, 2024 Supreme Court's Silence on Hawaii Gun Rights Sparks Debate The U.S. Supreme Court's recent rejection of a Hawaii man's challenge on gun charges raises critical questions about Second Amendment interpretations.
Reason · Dec 10, 2024 Second Amendment Roundup: Firepower and the Fourth Circuit The en banc court makes bizarre claims about the 5.56 mm cartridge.
Top News · Dec 9, 2024 Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Hawaii's Gun-Licensing Law Supreme Court declines Hawaii gun-licensing law challenge, sparking debate on Second Amendment rights and evolving gun laws.
Reason · Dec 9, 2024 Justice Thomas's Statement Reaffirms Sword-Shield Dichotomy "A defendant can always raise unconstitutionality as a defense 'where a statute is invalid upon its face and an attempt is made to enforce its penalties in violation of constitutional right.'"
Reason · Dec 9, 2024 Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh Are Active on the Cert Docket Justice Barrett remains the most gun-shy Justice.
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024 Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to Hawaii’s gun-licensing law, though three justices expressed a willingness to hear arguments over the issue later