By 2020, over 40 states issued permits to carry a concealed handgun on a “shall issue” basis. Under “shall issue” laws, the…
Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, lower federal courts would balance the…
The Second Amendment protects the right to “keep and bear Arms.” While most people associate the Second Amendment with firearms, the word…
In New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court significantly changed how courts evaluate Second Amendment claims. Prior…
Legal concepts frequently get lost, forgotten or discarded by politics. When it comes to the Second Amendment, it is easy for politics…
In the late 1930s, Congress made it unlawful for individuals convicted of certain violent felonies to possess a firearm. This was the…