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Short Take: Innocence Lost
In a quiet moment, the idea of taking a highly scientific poll on the twitters seemed like a good idea. So I did. This was the result: Granted, the respondents…
The Right Coast
California Town Declares Itself Second Amendment Sanctuary City | The Daily Caller
Needles, California, has declared itself a sanctuary city for the Second Amendment and plans to resist some of California s restrictive gun laws, which they say infringe on their right…
The Right Coast
Here Is Why a Federal Judge Nixed California s Ban on Large Capacity Magazines Reason.com
On Friday evening, a federal judge in San Diego blocked enforcement of California's ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, deeming it inconsistent with the Second Amendment right…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds Campaign Contribution, Firearms Ban for Foreign Nationals, Nonimmigrant Visa Holders
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe Ninth Circuit last week upheld federal bans on campaign contributions and firearms possession by foreign nationals and nonimmigrant visa holders, respectively, against First…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit OKs State’s “Substantially Similar” Concealed-Carry Licensing Scheme
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe Seventh Circuit last week rebuffed a challenge to Illinois's law that prohibits residents of states that lack substantially similar licensing standards to even…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
New 2nd Amendment Ruling Invoking Right of Self-Defense Illustrates Unconstitutionality of AB 392
By Mastagni Law
On March 29, 2019, federal Judge Roger Benitez issued a permanent injunction invalidating a California law (Penal Code Section 32310) mandating the confiscation of high capacity magazines, i.e. magazines holding…
The Right Coast
‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Cities, Counties, & States Spring Up Across The Country | Zero Hedge
A growing number of states, counties, cities, and towns are declaring themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries and are refusing to enforce gun-control laws that infringe on the Constitutional right to keep…
The Right Coast
Defending Guns: A Fading Freedom?
In colonial times, Americans would typically keep their individual supply of gunpowder in the regional British magazine for safety reasons due to the volatile nature of black powder. As a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Seventh Circuit panel tangles with Second Amendment’s second-class status and felon exclusion from right to bear arms
As noted in this post from last year, Justice Thomas has lamented in a cert denial that the Second Amendment has become "constitutional orphan" seemingly relegated in some settings to…
Simple Justice
Will Connecticut Circumvent The Second Amendment?
In 2005, Congress enacted the Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, and stated in clear words why. The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To prohibit causes of…