Category: Second Amendment

Gun Rights Champion Dick Heller Sues D.C. Again, This Time Over Ammo Limits

A man whose lawsuit against the District of Columbia 14 years ago led to the Supreme Court’s recognition that the Second Amendment safeguards an individual right to own firearms, is suing the capital city again, this time over its strict limit on how much ammunition may accompany a person’s concealed handgun in public. This new…


Gun Rights Champion Dick Heller Sues DC Again, This Time Over Ammo Limits

A man whose lawsuit against the District of Columbia 14 years ago led to the Supreme Court’s recognition that the Second Amendment safeguards an individual right to own firearms, is suing the capital city again, this time over its strict limit on how much ammunition may accompany a person’s concealed handgun in public. This new…


New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Concealed Carry of Firearms on DC Area Public Transit

Gun owners in the nation’s capital are suing in hopes of being allowed to carry firearms on the region’s crime-ridden public transit system. The lawsuit is one of several filed nationwide after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling June 23 recognizing a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The author of the 6-3…


New York State Proposes Social Media Check for Gun Permit

The New York state legislature is proposing a bill that would force a gun permit applicant to reveal all of his or her social media posts in the past three years. Senate Bill S51001 passed the state Senate in a 43-20 vote on Friday and, if signed into law, would require gun applicants to provide…


New York State Proposes Social Media Checks for Gun Permit

The New York state legislature is proposing a bill that would force a gun permit applicant to reveal all of his or her social media posts in the past three years. Senate Bill S51001 passed the state Senate in a 43-20 vote on Friday and, if signed into law, would require gun applicants to provide…


Following Landmark Second Amendment Decision, SCOTUS Overturns Appeals Court Decisions in 4 States

The Supreme Court followed up its June 23 landmark ruling that for the first time recognized a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, by issuing a series of rulings June 30 reversing federal appeals court decisions that upheld gun restrictions in California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Hawaii. Courts will find it difficult…


Pro-2nd Amendment Groups Ask Court to Block NYC’s ‘Proper Cause’ Concealed Carry Permit Rule

In light of the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found New York state’s “proper cause” requirement for a concealed weapons permit to be unconstitutional, pro-Second Amendment groups are seeking to block a similar permit regulation in New York City, which they say “is just as bad if not worse.” The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF),…


The Deeper Significance of Justice Thomas’s Second Amendment Opinion

Commentary The Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn. v. Bruen (pdf) was a signal victory for the right to keep and bear arms. Reading Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion for the court is a rich journey through constitutional law and history. The opinion may become a SCOTUS classic. However, the case…


Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Unconstitutional Concealed-Carry Gun Law

The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 23 to strike down New York state’s draconian concealed-carry gun permitting system on constitutional grounds. The Supreme Court has been strengthening Second Amendment protections in recent years and observers have said the court’s 6–3 conservative supermajority could help expand gun ownership protections. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008),…


Supreme Court Rules New York’s Concealed-Carry Gun Law Is Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 23 to strike down New York state’s draconian concealed-carry gun permitting system on constitutional grounds. The Supreme Court has been strengthening Second Amendment protections in recent years and observers have said the court’s 6–3 conservative supermajority could help expand gun ownership protections. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008),…