Second Amendment
Bondi Beach shows why self-defense is a vital right
At Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, a father-son team of ISIS-inspired terrorists murdered attendees at a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah. One of the attackers was disarmed by a heroic civilian who was shot in the…
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…
Why gun groups oppose transgender gun bans
Multiple news outlets reported in September 2025 that the Justice Department was weighing a ban on gun possession by transgender people, on the theory that they are "mentally ill" and therefore "unstable."…
Knife with 4½” Blade and Rounded Tip Wasn’t “Weapon” Forbidden by Probation Condition, Oregon Court Holds
From yesterday's Oregon Supreme Court decision in State v. Cortes, written by Justice Bronson James: Defendant, who is houseless, is on probation and subject to the general conditions of probation provided for by Oregon…
‘Refuse illegal orders’ cuts both ways for Democrats
I favor government employees defying orders and sabotaging the instruments of the state as much as the next libertarian (well, maybe a little more). But I suspect the Democratic lawmakers urging members of the military and…
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…
Is the Federal Prohibition on Felon Firearm Possession Constitutional?
Arnett Jackson Bonner has multiple felony convictions. This means he cannot possess a firearm. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), convicted felons may not "possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to…
Why does SCOTUS hear so few Second Amendment cases?
The Second Amendment occupies a curious place in American legal history. It has been sitting right there in the Bill of Rights since those amendments were first added to the Constitution in 1791. Yet it was not until the 2008…
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…
