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9th Circuit: 2nd Amendment Protects Right to Carry Firearms in Public For Self-Defense
In a recent appellate court decision, the 9th Circuit weighed in on how much the Second Amendment protects, or does not protect, carrying of firearms outside of the home.In Young v.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Strikes State Restriction on Open Carry
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolA sharply divided three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled this week that Hawaii's restriction on the open carrying of firearms violates the Second…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Divided Ninth Circuit Panel Finds Limit on Open-Carry Violates Second Amendment
In its opinion in Young v. Hawaii, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit has ruled that Hawaii Revised Statute §134-9, limiting the licensing of open carry of a loaded…
The Right Coast
U.S. appeals court: Constitution gives right to carry gun in public | Reuters
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. Constitution s Second Amendment protects a right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense, rejecting a…
Subscript Law Blog
District of Columbia v. Heller (Decided June 26, 2008)
The latest word from the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment.The Second Amendment was passed in 1791. The drafters worded it differently than someone might have worded it today, and…
The Right Coast
NRA-ILA | The NRA Sues New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Department of Financial Services Over Alleged Attack on First Amendment Rights
NEW YORK CITY The National Rifle Association of America ( NRA ) today announced that it filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Financial Services ( DFS…
The Right Coast
Gun ownership and gun culture (Idaho ranks 3rd in gun ownership by percentage)
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court Upholds Massachusetts’s Assault Weapons Ban
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge William G. Young (D. Mass.) last week rejected a Second Amendment challenge to Massachusetts's assault weapon ban. Judge Young held that covered rifles…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Gun Violence and Human Rights Rhetoric
This week the HRAH Blog runs a symposium on aspects of Gun Violence and the interconnection with Human Rights. Professor Jeremiah Ho leads the discussion with a look at recent…
The Right Coast
You Can Try To Repeal The 2nd Amendment, But You Can’t Repeal History
This week, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens advocated a position that most liberal pundits and activists have been incrementally working towards for a long time: repealing the Second…