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What James Madison thought about AR-15s

A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. My most recent ...
ATLANTA -- If someone is accused of robbing a bank, should they be barred from possessing firearms while their criminal case is pending? I imagine that most of you reading this would not take long to ...
According to John Dillon, California law bans “switchblade” knives with blades of two inches or more. He explains that the ...
On March 26, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) may regulate gun assembly kits as “firearms.” The court’s decision shows how judges ...
As of now, of the nine cases argued in the Supreme Court's October calendar, five have been decided. Still pending is Garland v. VanDerStok, which was argued on October 8. Before rendering a decision, ...
A few weeks after taking office, President Donald Trump called the Second Amendment "an indispensable safeguard of ... with ...
Conservative judges have come to opposite conclusions on what the Second Amendment has to say about limiting the gun rights of those under 21. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington The next big ...
Patriots' Day -- Ratification -- The tub to the whale -- Arkansas toothpicks, Beecher's bibles, and the Fourteenth Amendment -- Revolt at Cincinnati -- Contest for the Constitution -- The road to ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis is adept at producing interesting (if not terrifying) headlines, whether he’s endorsing an anti-vax surgeon general, threatening to send undocumented immigrants to Guantánamo Bay, or ...