Second Amendment protects right to carry a handgun outside the home, Supreme Court rules

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York’s requirement that “proper cause” must be shown to obtain a concealed-carry gun license.

Jun 23, 2022 9:42 AM CDT

Federal judge must reevaluate high school’s ban on T-shirts with gun images, 7th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has ruled that a judge applied the wrong legal standard when he tossed a student’s challenge to his high school’s ban on T-shirts with gun images.

Jun 17, 2022 8:57 AM CDT

Supreme Court backlog is the largest in percentage terms since at least 1950

More than half of the cases on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket have yet to be decided.  As of Friday, the court had 33 opinions remaining, which amounts to 53% of its argued cases this term.

Jun 3, 2022 9:37 AM CDT

Congress should ‘take swift, evidence-informed action’ to stop gun violence, ABA president says

In the wake of recent mass shootings in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, ABA President Reginald Turner is urging Congress “to take swift, evidence-informed action to dramatically reduce the threat and devastating impacts of gun violence.”

Jun 2, 2022 10:02 AM CDT

People younger than age 21 have Second Amendment right to buy semi-automatic rifles, appeals court says

California’s ban on the purchase of semi-automatic rifles by most people younger than age 21 violates their Second Amendment rights, a federal appeals court has ruled.

May 12, 2022 10:45 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: Controversial Florida education bills advance; ban on homebuyer ‘love letters’ blocked

Florida lawmakers pass ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ anti-woke bills

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign two controversial bills passed by the legislature this week. The “Don’t Say Gay”…

Mar 11, 2022 12:33 PM CST

St. Louis lawyers who brandished guns at protesters can continue to practice law

Feb 9, 2022 9:27 AM CST

Race to the Bottom: Guns, vigilantism and unequal ‘justice’

Some people say their guns are for self-defense. Often, guns are carried by bad actors to perpetrate violence or as a means of intimidation. Whatever the motivation, there is an explicit potential for violence when a firearm is present. And now, carrying, brandishing or waving guns around—particularly at Black Lives Matter protests—has been endorsed by a segment of the population, despite the lawless aggression and vigilantism it promotes.

Feb 1, 2022 2:40 AM CST

9th Circuit judge writes opinions for and against constitutionality of pandemic gun-store closings

Jan 24, 2022 9:24 AM CST

Ban on bump stocks prevails when 6th Circuit splits on government interpretation

Dec 6, 2021 12:45 PM CST

En banc 9th Circuit upholds California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines

Dec 1, 2021 9:10 AM CST

NRA’s lawsuit claims over closed gun stores are moot, 2nd Circuit rules

Nov 17, 2021 11:16 AM CST

2nd Circuit upholds temporary seizure of guns from people taken to mental health facilities

Nov 10, 2021 12:31 PM CST

Supreme Court appears ready to rule against restrictions on concealed-carry permits

Nov 3, 2021 3:05 PM CDT

Supreme Court revisits Second Amendment with challenge to New York concealed-gun restrictions

When two residents of upstate New York sought unrestricted licenses to carry concealed weapons for self-defense outside the home, officials denied their applications under the state’s demanding standard for such permits. Those relatively routine administrative actions have teed up the most important Second Amendment case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in more than a decade.

Oct 28, 2021 12:54 PM CDT