District of Columbia v. Heller

554 U.S. 570 (2008) U.S. Supreme Court

90 articles discussing this case

Breaking: NRA, FPC, and SAF Sue Maryland Over Its Glock Ban — And the Legal Case Is Overwhelming

15:51 News Analysis

5/27/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Breaking: NRA, FPC, and SAF Sue Maryland Over Its Glock Ban — And the Legal Case Is Overwhelming

Virginia Has Two Constitutions That Can Kill Its 'Assault Weapons' Ban — and the State One Goes Back to 1776

16:06 News Analysis

5/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Virginia Has Two Constitutions That Can Kill Its 'Assault Weapons' Ban — and the State One Goes Back to 1776

The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

18:10 Legal Analysis

5/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

19:47 Legal Analysis

5/19/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

Second Circuit Kills New York's 'Vampire Rule' — and Judge Menashi's Dissent Could Reshape the Parks Doctrine

20:30 Legal Analysis

5/18/26 Second Circuit Second Amendment

Second Circuit Kills New York's 'Vampire Rule' — and Judge Menashi's Dissent Could Reshape the Parks Doctrine

Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

19:06 Legal Analysis

5/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Too

12:03 Legal Analysis

5/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Too

Virginia's Assault Weapons Ban Is Already Backfiring — Spanberger Just Put AR-15s on a Fast Track to SCOTUS

19:25 Legal Analysis

5/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Virginia's Assault Weapons Ban Is Already Backfiring — Spanberger Just Put AR-15s on a Fast Track to SCOTUS

Justice Thomas Hits #2 on the All-Time SCOTUS Tenure List — and the 2A Owes Him Everything

17:01 Legal Analysis

5/10/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment Jurisprudence

Justice Thomas Hits #2 on the All-Time SCOTUS Tenure List — and the 2A Owes Him Everything

Breaking: Trump DOJ Targets AR-15 Bans — And Predicts SCOTUS Will Strike Them Nationwide

11:48 Legal Analysis

5/6/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Breaking: Trump DOJ Targets AR-15 Bans — And Predicts SCOTUS Will Strike Them Nationwide

The Trump DOJ Just Told Denver: Repeal Your 37-Year AR-15 Ban — or We'll See You in Court

17:18 Legal Analysis

5/4/26 Tenth Circuit Assault Weapons Ban

The Trump DOJ Just Told Denver: Repeal Your 37-Year AR-15 Ban — or We'll See You in Court

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

18:57 Legal Analysis

5/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

White House Dinner Attack Alters 2A 'Gun Free Zones' Fight

19:07 Legal Analysis

4/26/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

White House Dinner Attack Alters 2A 'Gun Free Zones' Fight

DOJ 2A Error Demonstrates Why Team Trump Needs a 2nd Amendment Czar Now to Thwart the Deep State

19:42 Legal Analysis

4/25/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ 2A Error Demonstrates Why Team Trump Needs a 2nd Amendment Czar Now to Thwart the Deep State

Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Read

19:24 Legal Analysis

4/23/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Read

Senate Testimony Exposes the ATF's Billion-Record Gun Registry

18:44 Legislative Analysis

4/17/26 D.C. Circuit Second Amendment

Senate Testimony Exposes the ATF's Billion-Record Gun Registry

The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Ruling: How Burden-Shifting Nullifies the Second Amendment

19:33 Case Analysis

4/13/26 Second Circuit Second Amendment

The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Ruling: How Burden-Shifting Nullifies the Second Amendment

DOJ Fires a Shot Across Virginia's Bow: Civil Rights Division Threatens Lawsuit Over AR-15 Ban

13:20 Legal Analysis

4/10/26 Virginia Second Amendment

DOJ Fires a Shot Across Virginia's Bow: Civil Rights Division Threatens Lawsuit Over AR-15 Ban

The Trump DOJ Keeps Getting Second Amendment Methodology Wrong — and It Matters

18:27 Case Analysis

4/9/26 Eleventh Circuit Second Amendment

The Trump DOJ Keeps Getting Second Amendment Methodology Wrong — and It Matters

The Trump DOJ's Flawed Brief Against Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles in Brown v. ATF

19:44 Case Analysis

4/8/26 Eighth Circuit Second Amendment

The Trump DOJ's Flawed Brief Against Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles in Brown v. ATF

The First Circuit's Incoherent Ruling on Maine's Waiting Period in Beckwith v. Frey

18:14 Case Analysis

4/6/26 First Circuit Second Amendment

The First Circuit's Incoherent Ruling on Maine's Waiting Period in Beckwith v. Frey

The Trump DOJ's Baffling Error in the Benson Magazine Ban Case

19:02 Legal Analysis

4/6/26 Federal Appeals Second Amendment

The Trump DOJ's Baffling Error in the Benson Magazine Ban Case

USPS Moves to Allow Handgun Mailing After DOJ Declares Nearly Century-Old Ban Unconstitutional

14:18 News Reaction

4/5/26 Federal Second Amendment

USPS Moves to Allow Handgun Mailing After DOJ Declares Nearly Century-Old Ban Unconstitutional

DOJ Fires Back at DC: Section 12601 Protects the Second Amendment, Too

16:38 Case Analysis

4/2/26 d-c-circuit Second Amendment

DOJ Fires Back at DC: Section 12601 Protects the Second Amendment, Too

Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rights

21:47 Legal Analysis

4/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rights

The Labeling Game Is Over: How Chiles v. Salazar Destroys the 'Assault Weapon' Myth

12:49 Legal Analysis

4/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Labeling Game Is Over: How Chiles v. Salazar Destroys the 'Assault Weapon' Myth

"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendment

10:30 Interview

3/29/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendment

The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Shell Game — Shifting the Burden to Kill the Second Amendment

19:26 Legal Analysis

3/26/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Shell Game — Shifting the Burden to Kill the Second Amendment

SCOTUS Just Handed the Gun Industry a 9-0 Win — They Just Don't Know It Yet

16:37 Legal Analysis

3/25/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Just Handed the Gun Industry a 9-0 Win — They Just Don't Know It Yet

DC Just Got Spanked: Benson Win Sets Up the Magazine Ban Circuit Split SCOTUS Needs

18:48 Legal Analysis

3/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DC Just Got Spanked: Benson Win Sets Up the Magazine Ban Circuit Split SCOTUS Needs

DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Is Watching Virginia — and That's Very Good News for Gun Owners

15:54 News Reaction

3/21/26 Supreme Court Assault Weapons Ban

DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Is Watching Virginia — and That's Very Good News for Gun Owners

Breaking: FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Ban

16:48 News Reaction

3/21/26 Supreme Court Sensitive Places

Breaking: FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Ban

DC Scrambles to Save Its Magazine Ban — But the Circuit Split Is Already Done

18:51 Legal Analysis

3/19/26 Supreme Court Magazine Ban

DC Scrambles to Save Its Magazine Ban — But the Circuit Split Is Already Done

New Jersey Panics Over Benson — and Reveals a Fatal Contradiction

19:37 Legal Analysis

3/18/26 Third Circuit Magazine Ban

New Jersey Panics Over Benson — and Reveals a Fatal Contradiction

Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Law

16:03 News Reaction

3/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Law

Breaking: DOJ Policy Change Drives Huge 2A Win — DC's Magazine Ban Is Crumbling

16:43 News Reaction

3/15/26 Supreme Court Magazine Ban

Breaking: DOJ Policy Change Drives Huge 2A Win — DC's Magazine Ban Is Crumbling

What Makes a 'Sensitive Place' Constitutional? Halbrook and the Government Security Principle

12:15 Legal Analysis

3/14/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

What Makes a 'Sensitive Place' Constitutional? Halbrook and the Government Security Principle

Temple Gun Club v. Bondi — The Federal Machine Gun Ban Has No Constitutional Hook

19:33 Legal Analysis

3/13/26 Supreme Court Hughes Amendment

Temple Gun Club v. Bondi — The Federal Machine Gun Ban Has No Constitutional Hook

Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearm

18:29 Legal Analysis

3/12/26 Supreme Court Interstate Travel

Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearm

The NFA Hits the Supreme Court — Peterson v. United States Is the Case to Watch

18:57 Legal Analysis

3/11/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The NFA Hits the Supreme Court — Peterson v. United States Is the Case to Watch

Virginia Just Passed an AR-15 Ban — and the Supreme Court Bears Some Blame

14:56 News Reaction

3/10/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Virginia Just Passed an AR-15 Ban — and the Supreme Court Bears Some Blame

Solinsky v. Lopez: The Next Brick in the Wall for Nationwide Carry

16:00 Legal Analysis

3/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Solinsky v. Lopez: The Next Brick in the Wall for Nationwide Carry

Benson v. United States Is Already Paying Dividends — at the Supreme Court

15:48 Legal Analysis

3/8/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Benson v. United States Is Already Paying Dividends — at the Supreme Court

Federal Court Strikes D.C. Magazine Ban — and Creates the Circuit Split We've Been Waiting For

19:45 Legal Analysis

3/6/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Federal Court Strikes D.C. Magazine Ban — and Creates the Circuit Split We've Been Waiting For

United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUS

20:05 Legal Analysis

3/5/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUS

Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretended

47:10 Legal Analysis

3/3/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretended

SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigation

16:16 Legal Analysis

3/3/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigation

United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expected

18:42 News Reaction

3/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expected

The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemani

20:44 Legal Analysis

3/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemani

The ATF Invented the Modern Machine Gun Ban — and Loper Bright May Undo It

26:34 Legal Analysis

2/27/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The ATF Invented the Modern Machine Gun Ban — and Loper Bright May Undo It

Can the Government Ban Transgender Individuals from Owning Guns? Here's the Legal Answer.

19:28 Legal Analysis

2/20/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Can the Government Ban Transgender Individuals from Owning Guns? Here's the Legal Answer.

Anti-Gunners Sabotage Themselves in Schoenthal v. Raoul — And It's Beautiful

19:42 Legal Analysis

2/19/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Anti-Gunners Sabotage Themselves in Schoenthal v. Raoul — And It's Beautiful

Koons & Siegel v. Platkin: The Third Circuit Takes On Gun-Free Zone Doctrine

19:33 Legal Analysis

2/17/26 Third Circuit Second Amendment

Koons & Siegel v. Platkin: The Third Circuit Takes On Gun-Free Zone Doctrine

Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendment

18:38 Legal Analysis

2/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendment

Justice Scalia's Own Voice: The Heller Bench Announcement, Ten Years After His Death

19:31 Legal Analysis

2/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Justice Scalia's Own Voice: The Heller Bench Announcement, Ten Years After His Death

BREAKING: The Trump DOJ Just Filed a Flawed NFA Brief — Here's What Went Wrong

19:28 Legal Analysis

2/14/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

BREAKING: The Trump DOJ Just Filed a Flawed NFA Brief — Here's What Went Wrong

New Hampshire HB 1793 Just Passed the House — Campus Carry Is Coming

16:18 Legal Analysis

2/11/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

New Hampshire HB 1793 Just Passed the House — Campus Carry Is Coming

Virginia Passes AR-15 Ban — and It Fails the Heller Test on Day One

19:13 News Reaction

2/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Virginia Passes AR-15 Ban — and It Fails the Heller Test on Day One

Virginia's HB 217 Tries to Disarm 18–20-Year-Olds — and the Historical Record Destroys It

19:15 Legal Analysis

2/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Virginia's HB 217 Tries to Disarm 18–20-Year-Olds — and the Historical Record Destroys It

Jeanine Pirro's DC Carry Warning — What She Got Wrong, What She Got Right, and What It Reveals

19:53 News Reaction

2/4/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Jeanine Pirro's DC Carry Warning — What She Got Wrong, What She Got Right, and What It Reveals

Trump DOJ Goes to War on Massachusetts's Handgun Roster — and Gets the Bruen Methodology Right

19:01 Legal Analysis

1/29/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Goes to War on Massachusetts's Handgun Roster — and Gets the Bruen Methodology Right

BREAKING: DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Ban

17:45 News Reaction

1/28/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

BREAKING: DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Ban

Wolford v. Lopez: The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Bury Hawaii's Vampire Rule

16:17 Legal Analysis

1/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Wolford v. Lopez: The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Bury Hawaii's Vampire Rule

SCOTUS Hears Wolford v. Lopez — Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' Is on Life Support

19:07 Legal Analysis

1/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Hears Wolford v. Lopez — Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' Is on Life Support

The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missed

19:33 Legal Analysis

1/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missed

DOJ Declares 18 U.S.C. § 1715 Unconstitutional — and It's a Bigger Deal Than You Think

14:12 News Reaction

1/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ Declares 18 U.S.C. § 1715 Unconstitutional — and It's a Bigger Deal Than You Think

Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammo

19:53 Legal Analysis

1/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammo

Tennessee's Appeal Brief in Hughes v. Lee Gets the History Dead Wrong

19:05 Legal Analysis

1/8/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Tennessee's Appeal Brief in Hughes v. Lee Gets the History Dead Wrong

DOJ Enters Rhode v. Bonta — and Calls California's Ammo Background Check an Unconstitutional Outlier

16:35 News Reaction

1/7/26 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

DOJ Enters Rhode v. Bonta — and Calls California's Ammo Background Check an Unconstitutional Outlier

DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

19:23 Legal Analysis

12/30/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

The Anti-Gunners Just Proved Our Case: 717 Million 11+ Round Magazines and the End of the 'Unusual' Argument

17:57 Legal Analysis

12/26/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Anti-Gunners Just Proved Our Case: 717 Million 11+ Round Magazines and the End of the 'Unusual' Argument

DOJ Sues DC Over Its AR-15 Ban — The First Affirmative 2A Lawsuit From Bondi and Dhillon's New Civil Rights Section

18:06 Legal Analysis

12/23/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ Sues DC Over Its AR-15 Ban — The First Affirmative 2A Lawsuit From Bondi and Dhillon's New Civil Rights Section

Bondi DOJ Sues the Virgin Islands — and Lights the Fuse on Every May-Issue Holdout Left

13:44 Legal Analysis

12/17/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Bondi DOJ Sues the Virgin Islands — and Lights the Fuse on Every May-Issue Holdout Left

Judge Thapar Just Wrote the Definitive Opinion on Why Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

16:20 Legal Analysis

12/17/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Judge Thapar Just Wrote the Definitive Opinion on Why Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

Breaking: Third Circuit Goes En Banc on New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — Before the Panel Even Rules

11:52 News Analysis

8/21/25 Third Circuit Second Amendment

Breaking: Third Circuit Goes En Banc on New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — Before the Panel Even Rules

Breaking: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Ammunition Background Check Law — Rhode v. Bonta

16:04 News Analysis

7/25/25 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

Breaking: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Ammunition Background Check Law — Rhode v. Bonta

BREAKING: Six Gun Rights Heavyweights File the Best Suppressor Complaint Ever Written — And New Jersey Is the Target

16:27 News Analysis

7/21/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

BREAKING: Six Gun Rights Heavyweights File the Best Suppressor Complaint Ever Written — And New Jersey Is the Target

Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

14:21 Legal Analysis

7/17/25 Seventh Circuit Second Amendment

Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

The Tenth Circuit Hears the Machine-Gun Ban Case That Could Reshape the Second Amendment

21:05 Legal Analysis

7/13/25 Tenth Circuit Second Amendment

The Tenth Circuit Hears the Machine-Gun Ban Case That Could Reshape the Second Amendment

Sixth Circuit Rules the Government Can't Just Keep Your Guns — Novak v. Federspiel

17:06 News Analysis

7/8/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Sixth Circuit Rules the Government Can't Just Keep Your Guns — Novak v. Federspiel

The Big Beautiful Bill Just Handed Us the Key to Destroy NFA Registration

18:12 News Analysis

7/5/25 Supreme Court National Firearms Act

The Big Beautiful Bill Just Handed Us the Key to Destroy NFA Registration

Philadelphia's Open-Carry Ban Just Got Struck Down — Here's Why It Matters

14:41 News Analysis

6/25/25 Supreme Court Open Carry

Philadelphia's Open-Carry Ban Just Got Struck Down — Here's Why It Matters

Ninth Circuit Unanimously Strikes California's One-Gun-a-Month Law

16:18 News Analysis

6/21/25 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

Ninth Circuit Unanimously Strikes California's One-Gun-a-Month Law

NFA Reform Deep Dive: How the Big Beautiful Bill Could Gut the 1934 Gun Tax Regime

18:24 Explainer

6/18/25 Supreme Court National Firearms Act

NFA Reform Deep Dive: How the Big Beautiful Bill Could Gut the 1934 Gun Tax Regime

BREAKING: Fifth Circuit Withdraws Disastrous Peterson Suppressor Opinion

17:55 News Analysis

6/17/25 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

BREAKING: Fifth Circuit Withdraws Disastrous Peterson Suppressor Opinion

Snope and Ocean State Tactical Denied — But Kavanaugh's Statement Rewrites the Endgame

Coming Soon Legal Analysis

6/2/25 Supreme Court Assault Weapons Ban

Snope and Ocean State Tactical Denied — But Kavanaugh's Statement Rewrites the Endgame

For the First Time in American History, the DOJ Is Pushing for 2A Wins at the Supreme Court

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5/1/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

For the First Time in American History, the DOJ Is Pushing for 2A Wins at the Supreme Court

The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Duncan Ruling Is Wrong — and VanDyke's Dissent Proves It

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3/21/25 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

The Ninth Circuit's En Banc Duncan Ruling Is Wrong — and VanDyke's Dissent Proves It

TikTok Cert Granted: When the Soapbox Goes to the Supreme Court

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12/19/24 Supreme Court First Amendment

TikTok Cert Granted: When the Soapbox Goes to the Supreme Court

The NYT's Gun Crime Map Just Made the Case for the Second Amendment

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7/17/24 Federal Second Amendment

The NYT's Gun Crime Map Just Made the Case for the Second Amendment

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