Law

The Gun Rights Rhetoric That Helped Seed the Insurrectionist Mindset

Extremism

The Gun Rights Rhetoric That Helped Seed the Insurrectionist Mindset

Duke Law professor Darrell Miller explains how a strain of Second Amendment advocacy convinced some Americans that they have the right to use violence against political opponents.

Olivia Li
The Case That Could Topple the Gun Industry’s Special Legal Protections

Law

The Case That Could Topple the Gun Industry’s Special Legal Protections

An opinion handed down in a Pennsylvania appeals court threatens a law that gunmakers have long used as a shield against wrongful-death suits.

Champe Barton
Law

On Gun Laws, Barrett’s Philosophy Leaves Little Room for Public Safety

As a Supreme Court justice, Amy Coney Barrett is likely to push a “history and tradition” standard for gun cases — a test that some gun restrictions might not survive.

Olivia Li
Another Trump Supreme Court Appointment Could Tip the Balance on Gun Cases

Law

Another Trump Supreme Court Appointment Could Tip the Balance on Gun Cases

The conservative justices have shied away from taking another major Second Amendment case. The successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg could change that.

Olivia Li and James Burnett
What Counts as Brandishing? When Is It Illegal?

Law

What Counts as Brandishing? When Is It Illegal?

Expansive self-defense statutes create a tangled web of rules that make it increasingly difficult to prosecute people for flashing guns.

Chip Brownlee
‘We’re in Uncharted Territory’: The Thorny Legal Terrain of Gun Store Closures

Coronavirus & Guns

‘We’re in Uncharted Territory’: The Thorny Legal Terrain of Gun Store Closures

Debate is brewing about the constitutionality of limiting gun rights during the coronavirus pandemic.

Brian Freskos
When Protestors Carry Guns, Does It Impede Others’ Free Speech?

Gun Policy

When Protestors Carry Guns, Does It Impede Others’ Free Speech?

As open carry becomes more popular for gun rights supporters, questions swirl about First Amendment protections for unarmed demonstrators.

Olivia Li
A Guide to the Gun Industry’s Unique Legal Protections

Law

A Guide to the Gun Industry’s Unique Legal Protections

A pair of lawsuits threatens to erode the special legal immunity that gun manufacturers, distributors, and dealers enjoy. Here’s the federal law they’re taking on.

Champe Barton
They Planned to Start a Race War. DIY Gun Kits Allowed Them to Build an Arsenal.

Extremism

They Planned to Start a Race War. DIY Gun Kits Allowed Them to Build an Arsenal.

The arrest of a white supremacist cell before the Richmond gun rally shows how extremist motives are colliding with easy access to ghost guns, homemade silencers, and unregulated tactical accessories.

Alain Stephens
Supreme Court Watchers See Chief Justice as Possible Fifth Vote to Dismiss Major Gun Case

Law

Supreme Court Watchers See Chief Justice as Possible Fifth Vote to Dismiss Major Gun Case

On December 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard about an hour of oral arguments in New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. City of New York, in which the petitioners argue that a restriction that prevented licensed gun…

Jennifer Mascia
SCOTUS Is Hearing Its First Big Gun Case in 9 Years. Here’s How It Might Play Out.

Gun Rights

SCOTUS Is Hearing Its First Big Gun Case in 9 Years. Here’s How It Might Play Out.

A constitutional scholar explains the challenge to a New York City gun restriction — and its potential to affect the right to bear arms more broadly.

Olivia Li
What the SCOTUS Move Means for the Sandy Hook Lawsuit — and the Gun Industry

Law

What the SCOTUS Move Means for the Sandy Hook Lawsuit — and the Gun Industry

When the Supreme Court declined to take up the case, it allowed the legal battle to play out in Connecticut. There are potentially huge implications for the gun industry, which is currently shielded from most legal claims.

Olivia Li
The NRA Opposes a California Gun Regulation It Accidentally Inspired

Background Checks

The NRA Opposes a California Gun Regulation It Accidentally Inspired

Last month, the National Rifle Association rallied its members against a new California regulation compelling gun and ammo buyers who lack the state’s new REAL ID to present a birth certificate or a passport when going through a background…

Alex Yablon
Family of Las Vegas Victim Brings Wrongful Death Case Against Gunmakers

Law

Family of Las Vegas Victim Brings Wrongful Death Case Against Gunmakers

The family of a woman killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting of 2017 filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against 11 gun manufacturers and dealers, accusing the companies of intentionally producing or selling AR-15 rifles that can be easily modified to…

Erin Schumaker
Law

SCOTUS Strikes Down Longer Prison Terms for Federal Gun Crimes

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law allowing prosecutors to seek stiffer prison sentences for individuals convicted of committing certain crimes involving guns. In a 5-4 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the majority,…

Alex Yablon

Law

The Gun Rights Rhetoric That Helped Seed the Insurrectionist Mindset

The Case That Could Topple the Gun Industry’s Special Legal Protections

On Gun Laws, Barrett’s Philosophy Leaves Little Room for Public Safety

Another Trump Supreme Court Appointment Could Tip the Balance on Gun Cases

What Counts as Brandishing? When Is It Illegal?

‘We’re in Uncharted Territory’: The Thorny Legal Terrain of Gun Store Closures

When Protestors Carry Guns, Does It Impede Others’ Free Speech?

A Guide to the Gun Industry’s Unique Legal Protections

They Planned to Start a Race War. DIY Gun Kits Allowed Them to Build an Arsenal.

Supreme Court Watchers See Chief Justice as Possible Fifth Vote to Dismiss Major Gun Case

SCOTUS Is Hearing Its First Big Gun Case in 9 Years. Here’s How It Might Play Out.

What the SCOTUS Move Means for the Sandy Hook Lawsuit — and the Gun Industry

The NRA Opposes a California Gun Regulation It Accidentally Inspired

Family of Las Vegas Victim Brings Wrongful Death Case Against Gunmakers

SCOTUS Strikes Down Longer Prison Terms for Federal Gun Crimes