second amendment

June 24, 2022 1:30 pm

SCOTUS Rejects ‘Interest-Balancing’ Tests That Treated the Second Amendment As a ‘Constitutional Orphan’

The ruling against New York’s carry permit policy is a rebuke to courts that routinely rubber-stamp gun restrictions.

Tags: Gun Control, Gun Rights, REASON, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 24, 2022 11:02 am

Big SCOTUS Win for Second Amendment

In District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. 570 (2008) and its progeny, the Supreme Court established the Second Amendment embodies an individual right–not tied with military service. Law-abiding citizens may possess handguns for the defense of their homes. What about the ability to carry guns outside the home for self-defense? In New…
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Tags: BEACON, Gun Control, Gun Rights, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 24, 2022 6:55 am

The Online Freakout Over Yesterday’s Supreme Court Decisions

Plus: Abortion and free speech, Juul fights back, and more…

Tags: Civil Liberties, constitution, Gun Control, Gun Rights, guns, REASON, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 24, 2022 3:10 am

6 Takeaways From The Supreme Court Decision Protecting Americans’ Right To Self-Defense

The Supreme Court has finally ended its two-decades long punt on Second Amendment jurisprudence.

Tags: constitution, FEDERALIST, Gun Rights, law, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 24, 2022 2:30 am

Why The Senate’s Rushed Gun Bill Will Not Make America Any Safer

The bill will do nothing to prevent the mass public shootings, which motivated it, and will likely increase suicides.

Tags: FEDERALIST, guns, law, second amendment, Senate

June 23, 2022 2:09 pm

The Supreme Court’s Gun Decision Is A Huge Win For The Constitution

The Supreme Court finds that the Second Amendment is not a second-class right.

Tags: FEDERALIST, second amendment

June 23, 2022 1:28 pm

Blue Checkmarks Calling To Dissolve Supreme Court After Gun Rights Ruling Are Having A Normal One

Keith Olbermann came to the conclusion on Twitter that ‘It has become necessary to dissolve the Supreme Court of the United States.’

Tags: FEDERALIST, Gun Rights, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 23, 2022 12:33 pm

The Best Lines From The Supreme Court’s Takedown Of New York’s Unconstitutional Gun Licensing Scheme

The Supreme Court ruled that New York’s policy is wholly unconstitutional because it tramples on the Second Amendment rights of Americans.

Tags: FEDERALIST, guns, Handgun, second amendment

June 23, 2022 11:23 am

Guns and Judicial Protection of Constitutional Rights that Put Lives at Risk

Justice Breyer and others argue that gun regulations deserve special judicial deference because Second Amendment rights create risks to life. But the same is true of many other constitutional rights.

Tags: guns, REASON, second amendment

June 23, 2022 10:53 am

‘The Second Amendment Is Not Unlimited,’ Brett Kavanaugh Stresses in SCOTUS Gun Case

“Properly interpreted, the Second Amendment allows a ‘variety’ of gun regulations,” Kavanaugh writes, invoking Antonin Scalia

Tags: Gun Rights, guns, REASON, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 23, 2022 9:10 am

In Landmark 2nd Amendment Ruling, SCOTUS Affirms Right ‘To Carry a Handgun for Self-Defense Outside the Home’

“Nothing in the Second Amendment’s text draws a home/public distinction with respect to the right to keep and bear arms,” says New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

Tags: Civil Liberties, guns, REASON, second amendment, Supreme Court

June 22, 2022 1:20 pm