firearms policy
Disarming millions of Americans based on marijuana use is unconstitutional, a SCOTUS brief says
Judging from federal survey data, nearly a quarter of Americans 18 or older used marijuana in 2024, while 16 percent reported using it during the previous month. Those numbers suggest that somewhere between 43 million and 62…
Alex Pretti’s death widens a split between Trump and gun rights groups
After U.S. Border Patrol agents fatally shot Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti on Saturday, federal officials described him as a "domestic terrorist" and "would-be assassin" who "wanted to do maximum…
SCOTUS is skeptical of Hawaii’s default ban on guns in businesses
After the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, several states had to repeal laws requiring that residents demonstrate a "special need" before they were allowed…
19 states that legalized marijuana use say it should disqualify people from owning guns
If you are a cannabis consumer who owns a gun, you are committing a federal felony right now, even if you live in one of the 40 states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. That perplexing situation…
California’s ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional, 9th Circuit says
Under the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a law that restricts conduct covered by the "plain text" of the Second Amendment is constitutional only if the…
The DOJ Assails D.C.’s ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban As an Arbitrary, Historically Ungrounded Gun Law
In Washington, D.C., a gun cannot be legally owned unless it is registered, and it cannot be registered if it qualifies as an "assault weapon" under D.C. law. That policy, the U.S. Justice Department argues in a…
The DOJ says it will challenge unconstitutional gun policies. Maybe it should stop defending them.
The Justice Department recently established a "Second Amendment Section" within its Civil Rights Division. On its face, that move is a welcome development for defenders of the constitutional right to armed…
Gun rights groups claim National Firearms Act registration no longer constitutional
Testifying in favor of the National Firearms Act (NFA) in 1934, Attorney General Homer S. Cummings noted that the federal government "of course" had "no inherent police powers to go into certain localities and…
SCOTUS asked to reconsider federal ban on gun ownership by nonviolent felons
On a Friday night in March 2020, Steven Duarte was riding in the back seat of a car that ran a stop sign in Inglewood, California. After two police officers responded by activating their patrol lights, Duarte opened a window…
New Jersey cops took his guns because they were worried about his wife’s mental health
Last April, Elsid Aliaj's pregnant wife sought treatment for prenatal nausea at a medical clinic in Englewood, New Jersey. During the visit, she said something that made a health care provider worry that she was apt to…
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