Firearms Law

August 12, 2022

The ‘Motherfucker’ Who Enraged Beto O’Rourke Laughed at His Claims About the Rifles He Wants To Confiscate

“Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15,” Beto O’Rourke famously declared during a 2019 Democratic presidential debate. That line, which immediately appeared on T-shirts sold by the former Texas congressman’s campaign, was designed to energize anti-gun Democrats. But it simultaneously gave ammunition to Republicans by contradicting a long history of assurances from Democratic politicians […]

August 10, 2022

Fourth Circuit amicus brief on Maryland handgun licensing law

David Kopel 0

Today Joseph Greenlee and I filed an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit case Maryland Shall Issue v. Hogan. Our brief is on behalf of the Firearms Policy Coalition Action Foundation (where he works) and Independence Institute (the Denver think tank where I work). The case had previously appeared in the Fourth Circuit in 2020, […]

August 10, 2022

D.C. Circuit Upholds the Bump Stock Ban, Saying It Is Consistent With the ‘Best Interpretation’ of the Law

Jacob Sullum 0

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday upheld the federal bump stock ban that took effect in 2019, approving the legal contortions required to justify it. In blessing the Trump administration’s redefinition of machine guns to include bump stocks and firearms equipped with them, the appeals court did not merely defer to […]

August 9, 2022

The Biden Administration Defends the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Medical Marijuana Users

Jacob Sullum 0

The Biden administration yesterday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the ban on gun possession by medical marijuana users, saying that law is consistent with a long tradition of firearm regulation in the United States. Furthermore, the Justice Department says, that prohibition makes perfect sense because marijuana use impairs the ability to […]

August 8, 2022

The 5th Circuit Considers Whether the Trump Administration Was Legally Authorized To Ban Bump Stocks

Jacob Sullum 0

Three years ago, a federal ban on “bump-stock-type devices” took effect, transforming otherwise law-abiding owners of such firearm accessories into felons overnight. Despite its severe and startling consequences, that ban was never approved by Congress. It was unilaterally imposed by the Trump administration, which expanded the statutory definition of “machinegun” to include bump stocks and […]

August 4, 2022

The New Federal Gun Law Violates Our Civil Liberties

Jacob Sullum 0

“I’m about to sign into law a bipartisan … gun safety legislation,” President Joe Biden said at the signing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on June 25. “And time is of the essence. Lives will be saved….When it seems impossible to get anything done in Washington, we are doing something consequential. If we can […]

August 3, 2022

Democrats Don’t Care Whether Banning ‘Assault Weapons’ Is Constitutional

Jacob Sullum 0

A week before the House of Representatives approved a ban on “assault weapons,” a federal judge in Denver explained why such laws are unlikely to pass constitutional muster. House Democrats either were not paying attention or did not care, because they view the Second Amendment as an outmoded provision that imposes no meaningful limits on […]

July 29, 2022

The Dubious and Doomed ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban That the House Approved Today May Cost Democrats This Fall

Jacob Sullum 0

The House of Representatives today approved H.R 1808, which would ban the production and sale of “assault weapons,” including semi-automatic rifles with features such as pistol grips, folding or adjustable stocks, barrel shrouds, and threaded barrels. It also would ban a long list of specific models by name. The bill, which passed the House by a […]

July 27, 2022

With Deception and Misdirection, House Democrats Vainly Try To Make the Case for Banning ‘Assault Weapons’

Jacob Sullum 0

The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on H.R. 1808, which would ban the production and sale of “assault weapons.” That category includes semi-automatic rifles with features such as pistol grips, folding or adjustable stocks, barrel shrouds, and threaded barrels. The bill also would ban a long list of models by name. […]

July 20, 2022

Gun Owners Who Are Disqualified Under State Law Can Now Be Charged With ‘Trafficking in Firearms’

Jacob Sullum 0

In my column this week, I note that the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was hailed as victory for “common sense” gun control when it was approved last month, increased the penalties for illegal possession of firearms. The law raised the maximum sentence for people with felony records from 10 to 15 years and created […]

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Firearms Law

The ‘Motherfucker’ Who Enraged Beto O’Rourke Laughed at His Claims About the Rifles He Wants To Confiscate

Fourth Circuit amicus brief on Maryland handgun licensing law

D.C. Circuit Upholds the Bump Stock Ban, Saying It Is Consistent With the ‘Best Interpretation’ of the Law

The Biden Administration Defends the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Medical Marijuana Users

The 5th Circuit Considers Whether the Trump Administration Was Legally Authorized To Ban Bump Stocks

The New Federal Gun Law Violates Our Civil Liberties

Democrats Don’t Care Whether Banning ‘Assault Weapons’ Is Constitutional

The Dubious and Doomed ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban That the House Approved Today May Cost Democrats This Fall

With Deception and Misdirection, House Democrats Vainly Try To Make the Case for Banning ‘Assault Weapons’

Gun Owners Who Are Disqualified Under State Law Can Now Be Charged With ‘Trafficking in Firearms’

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