Guns
The Zizians and the Second Amendment
For the backstory on the Zizians, see Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians (N.Y. Times, Remy Tumin & Kate Christobek), which notes, among other things, that "The group's…
Politicians consider Soviet-style controls on 3D printers
The old Soviet Union strictly controlled photocopiers, because they empowered individuals to share ideas that challenged state control. The restrictions ultimately broke down under the weight of mass defiance as people took…
Virginia Democrats advance 7 gun control bills
The Second Amendment states, and the Virginia Constitution repeats, that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Someone ought to tell the Virginia state Senate. This week, the…
The Second Amendment at Protests and Demonstrations
There's been some debate recently about whether laws banning carrying weapons at political protests and demonstrations (either by the protests and demonstrators or others) are consistent with the Second Amendment. I…
ICE demonstrates why we need the Second Amendment
This week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes warned that her state's Stand Your Ground law makes confrontations between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the public potentially dangerous. Mayes, a…
Arkansas Case on Zoning Laws Being Used to Exclude Gun Shops
In yesterday's Arkansas Supreme Court decision in Eureka Gun & Pawn, LLC v. City of Eureka Springs, the majority dismissed Eureka Gun & Pawn's appeal on procedural grounds. But three of the seven Justices…
Wife’s Right to Carry a Gun Improperly Denied Because of Her Husband’s Behavior, Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules
From Guinane v. Chief of Police of Manchester-by-the-Sea, decided Friday by Justice Peter Sacks, joined by Justices Gregory Massing and Jennifer Allen: In October 2022, Barbara Guinane applied to the chief of police of…
N.J. Appellate Court Reverses “Red Flag” Order Barring Gun Possession by Mother Whose Son Had Just Died
From In the Matter of L.M.P., decided Tuesday by N.J. intermediate appellate judges Ronald Susswein, Mark Chase, and Lorraine Augostini: Petitioner L.M.P. and her husband E.S. are a married couple residing in Bayonne. On July…
3 SCOTUS cases to watch
Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the Injustice System newsletter. You’re reading Injustice System from Damon Root and Reason. Get more of Damon’s commentary on constitutional law and American history. After a…
Our Constitutional Rights … Should Not Hinge on a Where’s Waldo Quiz
Thanks to Oleg Volk for permission to use this image. From Judge Kenneth Lee's concurrence in today's Baird v. Bonta, joined by Judge Lawrence Vandyke: California insists that citizens in counties with populations…
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