The Four Boxes Diner®Second Amendment legal analysis by constitutional attorney Mark W. Smithhttps://2ablog.com/The Second Circuit Overrules Aguayo and Opens the Courthouse Door to Gun-Rights Groupshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-23-second-circuit-overrules-aguayo-associational-standing-section-1983/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-23-second-circuit-overrules-aguayo-associational-standing-section-1983/The Second Circuit Overrules Aguayo and Opens the Courthouse Door to Gun-Rights GroupsWed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTYukutake v. Lopez: The Ninth Circuit Turns One Bruen Footnote Into a Substitute for Historyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-22-ninth-circuit-en-banc-yukutake-v-lopez-hawaii-permit-inspection/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-22-ninth-circuit-en-banc-yukutake-v-lopez-hawaii-permit-inspection/Yukutake v. Lopez: The Ninth Circuit Turns One Bruen Footnote Into a Substitute for HistoryTue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew Jersey Says You Can Carry a Gun for Self-Defense but Not a Knife — A New Lawsuit Says That's Unconstitutionalhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-21-new-jersey-knife-baton-carry-ban-challenge-anjrpc-knife-rights/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-21-new-jersey-knife-baton-carry-ban-challenge-anjrpc-knife-rights/New Jersey Says You Can Carry a Gun for Self-Defense but Not a Knife — A New Lawsuit Says That's UnconstitutionalMon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Fifth Circuit Strikes Down the 1968 Nonresident Handgun Purchase Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-19-fifth-circuit-elite-precision-customs-nonresident-handgun-purchase-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-19-fifth-circuit-elite-precision-customs-nonresident-handgun-purchase-ban/The Fifth Circuit Strikes Down the 1968 Nonresident Handgun Purchase BanSat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ's Office of Legal Counsel: The Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to 18-to-20-Year-Olds Is Unconstitutionalhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-18-olc-opinion-under-21-handgun-sales-ban-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-18-olc-opinion-under-21-handgun-sales-ban-unconstitutional/DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel: The Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to 18-to-20-Year-Olds Is UnconstitutionalFri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump Ordered DOJ Not to Appeal the Ruling That Gutted the NFAhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-18-trump-orders-doj-not-to-appeal-hendrix-nfa-ruling/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-18-trump-orders-doj-not-to-appeal-hendrix-nfa-ruling/Trump Ordered DOJ Not to Appeal the Ruling That Gutted the NFAFri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Sues San Jose Over Its $1,591 Concealed-Carry Fee — Proof of the 'Administrative Nullification' I Warned Abouthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-17-doj-sues-san-jose-concealed-carry-fee-administrative-nullification/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-17-doj-sues-san-jose-concealed-carry-fee-administrative-nullification/DOJ Sues San Jose Over Its $1,591 Concealed-Carry Fee — Proof of the 'Administrative Nullification' I Warned AboutThu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court Calls for a Response in Calce v. City of New York — Caetano 2.0 Reaches the Conferencehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-16-calce-v-new-york-stun-gun-ban-supreme-court-calls-for-response/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-16-calce-v-new-york-stun-gun-ban-supreme-court-calls-for-response/The Supreme Court Calls for a Response in Calce v. City of New York — Caetano 2.0 Reaches the ConferenceWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Fifth Circuit Just Agreed to Decide Whether Non-Violent Felons Can Be Disarmed for Lifehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-15-fifth-circuit-en-banc-cordova-felon-in-possession-dangerousness/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-15-fifth-circuit-en-banc-cordova-felon-in-possession-dangerousness/The Fifth Circuit Just Agreed to Decide Whether Non-Violent Felons Can Be Disarmed for LifeTue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Pardon Just Mooted a Supreme Court Case. The AR-15 Bans Have No Such Escape.https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-14-supreme-court-mootness-proofed-ar15-cases-viramontes-grant/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-14-supreme-court-mootness-proofed-ar15-cases-viramontes-grant/A Pardon Just Mooted a Supreme Court Case. The AR-15 Bans Have No Such Escape.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Pardon, Perfectly Timed: How Kathy Hochul Mooted Genalo v. Black at the Supreme Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-13-hochul-pardon-moots-genalo-v-black-supreme-court/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-13-hochul-pardon-moots-genalo-v-black-supreme-court/A Pardon, Perfectly Timed: How Kathy Hochul Mooted Genalo v. Black at the Supreme CourtSun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Eleventh Circuit Just Said Carrying a Gun Is Not Reasonable Suspicion of a Crimehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-11-eleventh-circuit-olson-joseph-concealed-carry-no-reasonable-suspicion/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-11-eleventh-circuit-olson-joseph-concealed-carry-no-reasonable-suspicion/The Eleventh Circuit Just Said Carrying a Gun Is Not Reasonable Suspicion of a CrimeFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Federal Judge in the Fourth Circuit Just Found a Synagogue's Armed Security Team Likely Protected — Twice Overhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-11-silver-spring-jewish-center-injunction-montgomery-county-worship-gun-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-11-silver-spring-jewish-center-injunction-montgomery-county-worship-gun-ban/A Federal Judge in the Fourth Circuit Just Found a Synagogue's Armed Security Team Likely Protected — Twice OverFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDelaware's Ghost-Gun Law Falls in Part: A Federal Judge Confirms the Right to Make Your Own Firearmhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-10-rigby-v-jennings-delaware-ghost-gun-law-self-manufacture-ruling/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-10-rigby-v-jennings-delaware-ghost-gun-law-self-manufacture-ruling/Delaware's Ghost-Gun Law Falls in Part: A Federal Judge Confirms the Right to Make Your Own FirearmThu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMassachusetts Defends Its Handgun Roster With a Misread Sentence From Hellerhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-09-granata-v-campbell-first-circuit-argument-massachusetts-handgun-roster/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-09-granata-v-campbell-first-circuit-argument-massachusetts-handgun-roster/Massachusetts Defends Its Handgun Roster With a Misread Sentence From HellerWed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTSolicitor General Sauer Asks to Argue, Not Just Brief, the AR-15 Ban Caseshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-09-solicitor-general-seeks-oral-argument-time-ar15-cases/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-09-solicitor-general-seeks-oral-argument-time-ar15-cases/Solicitor General Sauer Asks to Argue, Not Just Brief, the AR-15 Ban CasesWed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Third Circuit Just Revived NSSF's Challenge to New Jersey's Gun-Industry Nuisance Lawhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-08-third-circuit-revives-nssf-challenge-new-jersey-gun-industry-nuisance-law/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-08-third-circuit-revives-nssf-challenge-new-jersey-gun-industry-nuisance-law/The Third Circuit Just Revived NSSF's Challenge to New Jersey's Gun-Industry Nuisance LawTue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court Just Stayed NRCC v. Brown on Jurisdiction, Not the Meritshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-07-supreme-court-stay-nrcc-v-brown-party-broadcast-ad-rates/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-07-supreme-court-stay-nrcc-v-brown-party-broadcast-ad-rates/The Supreme Court Just Stayed NRCC v. Brown on Jurisdiction, Not the MeritsMon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMissouri Asks Justice Kavanaugh to Halt a Late Redistricting Order — With a House Seat on the Linehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-06-missouri-congressional-map-emergency-stay-hoskins-v-von-glahn/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-06-missouri-congressional-map-emergency-stay-hoskins-v-von-glahn/Missouri Asks Justice Kavanaugh to Halt a Late Redistricting Order — With a House Seat on the LineSun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe United States Government Just Told the Supreme Court the AR-15 Bans Are Unconstitutionalhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-05-solicitor-general-amicus-ar15-bans-viramontes-grant/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-05-solicitor-general-amicus-ar15-bans-viramontes-grant/The United States Government Just Told the Supreme Court the AR-15 Bans Are UnconstitutionalSat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Ratchet Effect — Why the NFA's Collapse Is Built to Be Permanenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-05-why-the-nfa-collapse-is-permanent-common-use-ratchet/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-05-why-the-nfa-collapse-is-permanent-common-use-ratchet/The Ratchet Effect — Why the NFA's Collapse Is Built to Be PermanentSat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAkhil Reed Amar's Fourteenth Amendment Case for the AR-15https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-04-akhil-amar-amicus-brief-fourteenth-amendment-ar15/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-04-akhil-amar-amicus-brief-fourteenth-amendment-ar15/Akhil Reed Amar's Fourteenth Amendment Case for the AR-15Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour Pardons, One Lesson: Clemency Reaches What NFA Litigation Cannothttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-04-trump-pardons-nfa-defendants-adamiak-peterson-cox-kettler/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-04-trump-pardons-nfa-defendants-adamiak-peterson-cox-kettler/Four Pardons, One Lesson: Clemency Reaches What NFA Litigation CannotFri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ's Virgin Islands Complaint: Protected Arms Cannot Be Registered, Periodhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-03-doj-virgin-islands-protected-arms-cannot-be-registered/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-03-doj-virgin-islands-protected-arms-cannot-be-registered/DOJ's Virgin Islands Complaint: Protected Arms Cannot Be Registered, PeriodThu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnited States v. Berger — Why Losing on Machine Guns Is Good News for the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-02-third-circuit-berger-machine-gun-ruling-strategic-sequencing/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-02-third-circuit-berger-machine-gun-ruling-strategic-sequencing/United States v. Berger — Why Losing on Machine Guns Is Good News for the Second AmendmentWed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTStanding Doctrine Cuts Both Ways — What the White House Stay Teaches the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-01-standing-doctrine-white-house-stay-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-01-standing-doctrine-white-house-stay-second-amendment/Standing Doctrine Cuts Both Ways — What the White House Stay Teaches the Second AmendmentTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump Backs the Ruling That Gutted Biden's Frame-or-Receiver Rulehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-01-trump-endorses-frame-receiver-ruling-self-manufacture/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-09-01-trump-endorses-frame-receiver-ruling-self-manufacture/Trump Backs the Ruling That Gutted Biden's Frame-or-Receiver RuleTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTATF Director Cekada Speaks on NFA Enforcement — A Promise Is Not a Judgmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-31-atf-director-cekada-nfa-enforcement-announcement/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-31-atf-director-cekada-nfa-enforcement-announcement/ATF Director Cekada Speaks on NFA Enforcement — A Promise Is Not a JudgmentMon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe People Decide — The Overlooked Argument Buried in the AR-15 Briefhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-30-the-people-decide-common-use-viramontes-brief/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-30-the-people-decide-common-use-viramontes-brief/The People Decide — The Overlooked Argument Buried in the AR-15 BriefSun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Anti-Smuggling Rule: Why Barrett's Wolford Concurrence Decides the AR-15 Ban Caseshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-29-barrett-wolford-concurrence-plain-text-ar15-bans/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-29-barrett-wolford-concurrence-plain-text-ar15-bans/The Anti-Smuggling Rule: Why Barrett's Wolford Concurrence Decides the AR-15 Ban CasesSat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Brief Is In: Petitioners File Their Opening Argument at the Supreme Court in Viramontes and Granthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-28-viramontes-grant-petitioners-merits-brief-filed/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-28-viramontes-grant-petitioners-merits-brief-filed/The Brief Is In: Petitioners File Their Opening Argument at the Supreme Court in Viramontes and GrantFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT40 Million AR-15s — And the Government Still Has to Prove They Are Unusualhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-27-english-2026-national-firearms-survey-40-million-ar15s-common-use/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-27-english-2026-national-firearms-survey-40-million-ar15s-common-use/40 Million AR-15s — And the Government Still Has to Prove They Are UnusualThu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe CDC's Reversal on Defensive Gun Use Is an Admission Against Interesthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-24-cdc-restores-defensive-gun-use-data/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-24-cdc-restores-defensive-gun-use-data/The CDC's Reversal on Defensive Gun Use Is an Admission Against InterestMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrapment by Estoppel — The Due Process Defense That Backs Up the Hendrix Injunctionhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-23-entrapment-by-estoppel-nfa-hendrix-injunction-defense-in-depth/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-23-entrapment-by-estoppel-nfa-hendrix-injunction-defense-in-depth/Entrapment by Estoppel — The Due Process Defense That Backs Up the Hendrix InjunctionSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEvery Month the Texas Injunction Stands, Blue-State Suppressor Bans Get Weakerhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-21-common-use-record-blue-state-suppressor-short-barrel-bans/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-21-common-use-record-blue-state-suppressor-short-barrel-bans/Every Month the Texas Injunction Stands, Blue-State Suppressor Bans Get WeakerFri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDefense Distributed's Standing Holding Will Outlive Its Merits Holdinghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-20-defense-distributed-blanche-associational-standing-harvard/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-20-defense-distributed-blanche-associational-standing-harvard/Defense Distributed's Standing Holding Will Outlive Its Merits HoldingThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Right to Make Your Own Gun Just Won in Federal Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-19-defense-distributed-v-blanche-frame-receiver-rule-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-19-defense-distributed-v-blanche-frame-receiver-rule-unconstitutional/The Right to Make Your Own Gun Just Won in Federal CourtWed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Road From One Texas Judgment to a Nationwide End of NFA Registrationhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-16-nfa-nationwide-end-roadmap-sister-cases-supreme-court/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-16-nfa-nationwide-end-roadmap-sister-cases-supreme-court/The Road From One Texas Judgment to a Nationwide End of NFA RegistrationSun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTKauai County Concedes in Brown v. Kauai County Permit-Delay Suithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-15-kauai-county-permit-to-acquire-deadline-settlement/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-15-kauai-county-permit-to-acquire-deadline-settlement/Kauai County Concedes in Brown v. Kauai County Permit-Delay SuitSat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Has Until August 21 to Answer the Only NFA Question That Mattershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-14-cooper-kirk-letter-doj-nfa-nonenforcement/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-14-cooper-kirk-letter-doj-nfa-nonenforcement/DOJ Has Until August 21 to Answer the Only NFA Question That MattersFri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Post Office Gun Ban Was Never What the Government Said It Washttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-13-olc-opinion-post-office-carry-section-930-lawful-purposes/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-13-olc-opinion-post-office-carry-section-930-lawful-purposes/The Post Office Gun Ban Was Never What the Government Said It WasThu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Justice Department Let the Clock Run Out — and Two Suppressors Changed Hands at Midnighthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-12-doj-misses-stay-window-nfa-judgment-first-unregistered-suppressor-transfers/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-12-doj-misses-stay-window-nfa-judgment-first-unregistered-suppressor-transfers/The Justice Department Let the Clock Run Out — and Two Suppressors Changed Hands at MidnightWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Alito Is Staying — and the AR-15 Cases Just Got Betterhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-11-alito-not-retiring-wsj-ar15-cases-grant-viramontes/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-11-alito-not-retiring-wsj-ar15-cases-grant-viramontes/Justice Alito Is Staying — and the AR-15 Cases Just Got BetterTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMapping the NFA Tax Fight — Two Wins, Two Pending Cases, and Fifteen States on the Sidelineshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-08-nfa-tax-cases-landscape-state-plaintiffs-roberts-brown/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-08-nfa-tax-cases-landscape-state-plaintiffs-roberts-brown/Mapping the NFA Tax Fight — Two Wins, Two Pending Cases, and Fifteen States on the SidelinesSat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTATF Director Cekada Defends Deregulation — and the Supreme Court's Dangerousness Doctrine Backs Him Uphttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-07-atf-director-cekada-defends-deregulation-hemani-dangerousness/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-07-atf-director-cekada-defends-deregulation-hemani-dangerousness/ATF Director Cekada Defends Deregulation — and the Supreme Court's Dangerousness Doctrine Backs Him UpFri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Silencer Shop NFA Win Didn't Free Everyone — Here's Who The Injunction Actually Protectshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-07-silencer-shop-nfa-win-remedies-injunction-scope-sister-organizations/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-07-silencer-shop-nfa-win-remedies-injunction-scope-sister-organizations/The Silencer Shop NFA Win Didn't Free Everyone — Here's Who The Injunction Actually ProtectsFri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Moves to Argue Against Massachusetts's Handgun Ban in Disguisehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-06-trump-doj-oral-argument-first-circuit-massachusetts-handgun-roster-granata/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-06-trump-doj-oral-argument-first-circuit-massachusetts-handgun-roster-granata/DOJ Moves to Argue Against Massachusetts's Handgun Ban in DisguiseThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Federal Judge Just Declared the NFA Unconstitutional — And Never Touched the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-05-silencer-shop-foundation-nfa-unconstitutional-suppressors-taxing-power/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-05-silencer-shop-foundation-nfa-unconstitutional-suppressors-taxing-power/A Federal Judge Just Declared the NFA Unconstitutional — And Never Touched the Second AmendmentWed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThird Circuit Freezes Its Own AR-15 Victory — Why That May Be the Smartest Move in Cheeseman v. Davenporthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-04-cheeseman-davenport-third-circuit-stay-mandate-nj-ar15-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-04-cheeseman-davenport-third-circuit-stay-mandate-nj-ar15-ban/Third Circuit Freezes Its Own AR-15 Victory — Why That May Be the Smartest Move in Cheeseman v. DavenportTue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMontgomery County, Maryland, Banned Guns in Houses of Worship — and Drew a Lawsuit and a DOJ Ultimatum in the Same Weekhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-01-montgomery-county-place-of-public-assembly-ban-doj-silver-spring-jewish-center/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-08-01-montgomery-county-place-of-public-assembly-ban-doj-silver-spring-jewish-center/Montgomery County, Maryland, Banned Guns in Houses of Worship — and Drew a Lawsuit and a DOJ Ultimatum in the Same WeekSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew Jersey's Emergency Motion to Stay the Third Circuit's AR-15 Rulinghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-31-new-jersey-emergency-stay-motion-third-circuit-ar-15-mandate/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-31-new-jersey-emergency-stay-motion-third-circuit-ar-15-mandate/New Jersey's Emergency Motion to Stay the Third Circuit's AR-15 RulingFri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTColorado's Targeted Gun Tax Survives a Motion to Dismiss — the Constitutional Fight Is Just Getting Startedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-30-langston-humphreys-colorado-firearms-excise-tax-motion-to-dismiss-denied/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-30-langston-humphreys-colorado-firearms-excise-tax-motion-to-dismiss-denied/Colorado's Targeted Gun Tax Survives a Motion to Dismiss — the Constitutional Fight Is Just Getting StartedThu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBruen Wasn't the Landmark — Heller Was, and Rahimi Just Proved Ithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-29-usa-today-bruen-rahimi-spin-hemani-wolford-ar15/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-29-usa-today-bruen-rahimi-spin-hemani-wolford-ar15/Bruen Wasn't the Landmark — Heller Was, and Rahimi Just Proved ItWed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ's New Brown v. ATF Brief Ignores Wolford v. Lopez — and Stretches a 1939 Shotgun Case to Cover Rifleshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-28-doj-wolford-brief-brown-atf-miller-common-use/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-28-doj-wolford-brief-brown-atf-miller-common-use/DOJ's New Brown v. ATF Brief Ignores Wolford v. Lopez — and Stretches a 1939 Shotgun Case to Cover RiflesTue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCMP's Semi-Automatic M14 Sale Bolsters the Common-Use Case for AR-15s at the Supreme Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-26-cmp-m14-surplus-sales-common-use-viramontes-grant/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-26-cmp-m14-surplus-sales-common-use-viramontes-grant/CMP's Semi-Automatic M14 Sale Bolsters the Common-Use Case for AR-15s at the Supreme CourtSun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTJouppi v. Alaska: An Eighth Amendment Forfeiture Case That Is Really a Second Amendment Casehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-25-jouppi-alaska-excessive-fines-cert-grant-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-25-jouppi-alaska-excessive-fines-cert-grant-second-amendment/Jouppi v. Alaska: An Eighth Amendment Forfeiture Case That Is Really a Second Amendment CaseSat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew Jersey's Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrivalhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-24-new-jersey-safe-storage-workaround-heller-a3560/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-24-new-jersey-safe-storage-workaround-heller-a3560/New Jersey's Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-ArrivalFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Moves to Block the Virgin Islands' New AR-15 and Magazine Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-23-doj-virgin-islands-act-9113-ar-15-ban-injunction/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-23-doj-virgin-islands-act-9113-ar-15-ban-injunction/DOJ Moves to Block the Virgin Islands' New AR-15 and Magazine BanThu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive Things to Watch as Viramontes and Grant Head to the Supreme Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-23-viramontes-grant-scotus-ar-15-what-to-watch/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-23-viramontes-grant-scotus-ar-15-what-to-watch/Five Things to Watch as Viramontes and Grant Head to the Supreme CourtThu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaryland Banned the Glock — Now a Federal Lawsuit Aims to Bury SB 334https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-22-bathras-v-moore-maryland-glock-ban-lawsuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-22-bathras-v-moore-maryland-glock-ban-lawsuit/Maryland Banned the Glock — Now a Federal Lawsuit Aims to Bury SB 334Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFifth Circuit Takes A Major Gun Case En Banc — But the Issue Isn't the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-21-fifth-circuit-en-banc-squire-commerce-clause-challenge/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-21-fifth-circuit-en-banc-squire-commerce-clause-challenge/Fifth Circuit Takes A Major Gun Case En Banc — But the Issue Isn't the Second AmendmentTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHawaii's Top Court Throws a Tantrum — and Proves Why the Spirit of Aloha Losthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-20-hawaii-supreme-court-defies-scotus-granillo-spirit-of-aloha/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-20-hawaii-supreme-court-defies-scotus-granillo-spirit-of-aloha/Hawaii's Top Court Throws a Tantrum — and Proves Why the Spirit of Aloha LostMon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Biden Appointee Wrote the Opinion Striking Down New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — and It Changes the Supreme Court Fighthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-18-biden-appointee-freeman-wrote-opinion-striking-new-jersey-ar-15-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-18-biden-appointee-freeman-wrote-opinion-striking-new-jersey-ar-15-ban/A Biden Appointee Wrote the Opinion Striking Down New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — and It Changes the Supreme Court FightSat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTJudge VanDyke Tells the Supreme Court: Bench-Slap the Ninth Circuit on the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-18-ninth-circuit-vandyke-dissent-knife-rights-bonta-bench-slap/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-18-ninth-circuit-vandyke-dissent-knife-rights-bonta-bench-slap/Judge VanDyke Tells the Supreme Court: Bench-Slap the Ninth Circuit on the Second AmendmentSat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe En Banc Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey's Semi-Automatic Rifle and Magazine Banshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-17-third-circuit-en-banc-new-jersey-ar-15-magazine-ban-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-17-third-circuit-en-banc-new-jersey-ar-15-magazine-ban-unconstitutional/The En Banc Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey's Semi-Automatic Rifle and Magazine BansFri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe DOJ Just Dropped Its Post Office Appeal — and Made the 2A Carry Win Permanenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-16-doj-dismisses-fifth-circuit-appeal-fpc-blanche-post-office-carry/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-16-doj-dismisses-fifth-circuit-appeal-fpc-blanche-post-office-carry/The DOJ Just Dropped Its Post Office Appeal — and Made the 2A Carry Win PermanentThu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDelaware Is Trying to Outrun a Ruling the Third Circuit Already Madehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-15-birney-delaware-young-adults-lara-third-circuit-stay/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-15-birney-delaware-young-adults-lara-third-circuit-stay/Delaware Is Trying to Outrun a Ruling the Third Circuit Already MadeWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Barrett's Testimony on Threats to Her Family Makes the Case for the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-14-barrett-kagan-testify-supreme-court-security-threats/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-14-barrett-kagan-testify-supreme-court-security-threats/Justice Barrett's Testimony on Threats to Her Family Makes the Case for the Second AmendmentTue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLindsey Graham's Second Amendment Legacy: The Senator Who Built the Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-12-lindsey-graham-passing-second-amendment-legacy-supreme-court/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-12-lindsey-graham-passing-second-amendment-legacy-supreme-court/Lindsey Graham's Second Amendment Legacy: The Senator Who Built the CourtSun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Barrett's Wolford Footnote Is About to Take Down New Jersey's AR-15 Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-11-barrett-wolford-footnote-third-circuit-new-jersey-ar15-ban-briefs/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-11-barrett-wolford-footnote-third-circuit-new-jersey-ar15-ban-briefs/Justice Barrett's Wolford Footnote Is About to Take Down New Jersey's AR-15 BanSat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court's 6-3 Campaign Finance Ruling Doubles as a Second Amendment Blueprinthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-10-nrsc-v-fec-campaign-finance-second-amendment-blueprint/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-10-nrsc-v-fec-campaign-finance-second-amendment-blueprint/The Supreme Court's 6-3 Campaign Finance Ruling Doubles as a Second Amendment BlueprintFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Seventh Circuit Upheld Illinois's Gun Ban by Truncating Bruenhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-10-seventh-circuit-barnett-raoul-misquotes-bruen-illinois-gun-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-10-seventh-circuit-barnett-raoul-misquotes-bruen-illinois-gun-ban/The Seventh Circuit Upheld Illinois's Gun Ban by Truncating BruenFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnited States v. Hemani Just Vindicated My No-Trial Theory of Second Amendment Litigationhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-09-hemani-no-trial-experts-second-amendment-litigation-strategy/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-09-hemani-no-trial-experts-second-amendment-litigation-strategy/United States v. Hemani Just Vindicated My No-Trial Theory of Second Amendment LitigationThu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCalce v. City of New York: The Stun Gun Case That's Caetano 2.0https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-08-calce-v-city-of-new-york-stun-gun-cert-petition/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-08-calce-v-city-of-new-york-stun-gun-cert-petition/Calce v. City of New York: The Stun Gun Case That's Caetano 2.0Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTD.C. Circuit Revives the Metro Gun Ban Challenge in Angelo v. District of Columbiahttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-08-dc-circuit-angelo-metro-carry-ban-standing-win/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-08-dc-circuit-angelo-metro-carry-ban-standing-win/D.C. Circuit Revives the Metro Gun Ban Challenge in Angelo v. District of ColumbiaWed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Third Circuit Just Tipped Its Hand — New Order in the New Jersey AR-15 Ban Case Signals a Ruling Is Cominghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-07-third-circuit-order-signals-ruling-new-jersey-ar-15-magazine-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-07-third-circuit-order-signals-ruling-new-jersey-ar-15-magazine-ban/The Third Circuit Just Tipped Its Hand — New Order in the New Jersey AR-15 Ban Case Signals a Ruling Is ComingTue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy the Supreme Court Took Two AR-15 Cases — The Strategy Behind the Viramontes and Grant Cert Grantshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-06-why-scotus-took-two-ar-15-cases-mootness-insurance-common-use/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-06-why-scotus-took-two-ar-15-cases-mootness-insurance-common-use/Why the Supreme Court Took Two AR-15 Cases — The Strategy Behind the Viramontes and Grant Cert GrantsMon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump v. Barbara Leaves Congress a Path — and the Women's-Sports Ruling Hands the Question Back to the Stateshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-05-trump-v-barbara-birthright-citizenship-womens-sports-fox-appearance/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-05-trump-v-barbara-birthright-citizenship-womens-sports-fox-appearance/Trump v. Barbara Leaves Congress a Path — and the Women's-Sports Ruling Hands the Question Back to the StatesSun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn America's 250th Birthday, a President Said What Lexington and Concord Already Provedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-04-trump-independence-day-second-amendment-god-given-right/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-04-trump-independence-day-second-amendment-god-given-right/On America's 250th Birthday, a President Said What Lexington and Concord Already ProvedSat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnited States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger Rulehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-03-easterbrook-rose-present-danger-mental-health-gun-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-03-easterbrook-rose-present-danger-mental-health-gun-ban/United States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger RuleFri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Kavanaugh Just Said the Second Amendment Isn't Trapped in Amberhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-02-kavanaugh-birthright-concurrence-trapped-in-amber-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-02-kavanaugh-birthright-concurrence-trapped-in-amber-second-amendment/Justice Kavanaugh Just Said the Second Amendment Isn't Trapped in AmberThu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTI Called the AR-15 Cert Grant Weeks Ago — the One-Year Wait Was Strategy, Not a Snubhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-02-scotus-ar15-cert-prediction-vindicated-viramontes-grant/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-02-scotus-ar15-cert-prediction-vindicated-viramontes-grant/I Called the AR-15 Cert Grant Weeks Ago — the One-Year Wait Was Strategy, Not a SnubThu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ's New Virginia Lawsuit Just Closed a Quiet Standing Trap on the AR-15 Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-01-doj-second-lawsuit-virginia-ar15-ban-standing-trap/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-01-doj-second-lawsuit-virginia-ar15-ban-standing-trap/DOJ's New Virginia Lawsuit Just Closed a Quiet Standing Trap on the AR-15 BanWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Overrules Humphrey's Executor: Trump Can Now Fire the Deep Statehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-01-trump-v-slaughter-humphreys-executor-overruled/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-07-01-trump-v-slaughter-humphreys-executor-overruled/SCOTUS Overrules Humphrey's Executor: Trump Can Now Fire the Deep StateWed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court Just Agreed to Decide Whether AR-15s Can Be Bannedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-30-scotus-cert-granted-ar-15-ban-viramontes-grant-higgins/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-30-scotus-cert-granted-ar-15-ban-viramontes-grant-higgins/The Supreme Court Just Agreed to Decide Whether AR-15s Can Be BannedTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Ends TPS for Haiti and Syria — and Bars Judges From Second-Guessing Ithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-29-scotus-ends-tps-haiti-syria-mullin-v-doe/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-29-scotus-ends-tps-haiti-syria-mullin-v-doe/SCOTUS Ends TPS for Haiti and Syria — and Bars Judges From Second-Guessing ItMon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court Just Held You Must Actually Enter the Country to Claim Asylum — and the Second Amendment Is the Reason It Mattershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-28-mullin-al-otro-lado-asylum-arrives-united-states-border/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-28-mullin-al-otro-lado-asylum-arrives-united-states-border/The Supreme Court Just Held You Must Actually Enter the Country to Claim Asylum — and the Second Amendment Is the Reason It MattersSun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Easter Eggs in Wolford — How One Sentence About 'Any Form of Arms' Threatens Every Modern Gun Control Lawhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-28-wolford-lopez-concern-any-form-of-arms-plain-text-easter-eggs/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-28-wolford-lopez-concern-any-form-of-arms-plain-text-easter-eggs/The Easter Eggs in Wolford — How One Sentence About 'Any Form of Arms' Threatens Every Modern Gun Control LawSun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS's Wolford Ripple Hits the AR-15 — 2A Attorneys Tell Federal Appeals Court that New Jersey's Ban Is Finishedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-27-wolford-ripple-cheeseman-ar15-ban-suppressors-magazines/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-27-wolford-ripple-cheeseman-ar15-ban-suppressors-magazines/SCOTUS's Wolford Ripple Hits the AR-15 — 2A Attorneys Tell Federal Appeals Court that New Jersey's Ban Is FinishedSat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Jackson's One-Way Ratchet — How a Dissent Became the Second Amendment's Best Witnesshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-26-jackson-wolford-dissent-one-way-ratchet/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-26-jackson-wolford-dissent-one-way-ratchet/Justice Jackson's One-Way Ratchet — How a Dissent Became the Second Amendment's Best WitnessFri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Spirit of Aloha Cannot Shrink the Second Amendment — Alito's Wolford Opinion and the DOJ Civil Rights Winhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-26-wolford-alito-spirit-of-aloha-doj-civil-rights/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-26-wolford-alito-spirit-of-aloha-doj-civil-rights/The Spirit of Aloha Cannot Shrink the Second Amendment — Alito's Wolford Opinion and the DOJ Civil Rights WinFri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT1791, Not 1868: The Second Amendment Question the Supreme Court Refuses to Answerhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-25-1791-vs-1868-second-amendment-thomas-privileges-immunities/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-25-1791-vs-1868-second-amendment-thomas-privileges-immunities/1791, Not 1868: The Second Amendment Question the Supreme Court Refuses to AnswerThu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Vampire Rule Gets a Stake Through the Heart — SCOTUS Strikes Hawaii's Carry Ban in Wolford v. Lopezhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-25-wolford-v-lopez-scotus-strikes-hawaii-vampire-rule/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-25-wolford-v-lopez-scotus-strikes-hawaii-vampire-rule/The Vampire Rule Gets a Stake Through the Heart — SCOTUS Strikes Hawaii's Carry Ban in Wolford v. LopezThu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBREAKING: Trump DOJ Threatens to Sue California Over Its Glock Ban and Handgun Rosterhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-24-doj-dhillon-california-glock-ban-handgun-roster-boland/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-24-doj-dhillon-california-glock-ban-handgun-roster-boland/BREAKING: Trump DOJ Threatens to Sue California Over Its Glock Ban and Handgun RosterWed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Hemani Gamble: A 9-0 Win the Government Never Should Have Riskedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-23-hemani-gamble-doj-solicitor-general-strategy-outcome-bias/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-23-hemani-gamble-doj-solicitor-general-strategy-outcome-bias/The Hemani Gamble: A 9-0 Win the Government Never Should Have RiskedTue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHemani's Quiet Bombshell: 'Pre-Deprivation Process' and the Case Against Red Flag Lawshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-22-hemani-pre-deprivation-process-red-flag-laws-due-process/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-22-hemani-pre-deprivation-process-red-flag-laws-due-process/Hemani's Quiet Bombshell: 'Pre-Deprivation Process' and the Case Against Red Flag LawsMon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fighthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-21-hemani-blueprint-virginia-assault-firearms-ban-common-use/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-21-hemani-blueprint-virginia-assault-firearms-ban-common-use/How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 FightSun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-20-jackson-bruen-unworkable-judges-apply-history-hemani/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-20-jackson-bruen-unworkable-judges-apply-history-hemani/Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Arms — and Then Affirms the Conviction Anywayhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-19-fifth-circuit-comeaux-suppressors-arms-peterson-nfa-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-19-fifth-circuit-comeaux-suppressors-arms-peterson-nfa-second-amendment/The Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Arms — and Then Affirms the Conviction AnywayFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFlorida's Young-Adult Carry Ban Falls — Eubanks and the Brick-by-Brick Win for 18-to-20-Year-Oldshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-19-florida-4th-dca-eubanks-young-adult-concealed-carry-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-19-florida-4th-dca-eubanks-young-adult-concealed-carry-unconstitutional/Florida's Young-Adult Carry Ban Falls — Eubanks and the Brick-by-Brick Win for 18-to-20-Year-OldsFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodologyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-19-hemani-jackson-concurrence-interest-balancing-rejected/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-19-hemani-jackson-concurrence-interest-balancing-rejected/The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second MethodologyFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTU.S. Supreme Court Rules in US v. Hemani that Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Fallshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-18-scotus-9-0-hemani-922g3-marijuana-user-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-18-scotus-9-0-hemani-922g3-marijuana-user-second-amendment/U.S. Supreme Court Rules in US v. Hemani that Federal Drug-User Gun Ban FallsThu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Militia Clause Is Not a Mandate for Military Weapons — Curtis v. Katzhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-17-curtis-v-katz-virginia-militia-clause-military-weapons-theory/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-17-curtis-v-katz-virginia-militia-clause-military-weapons-theory/The Militia Clause Is Not a Mandate for Military Weapons — Curtis v. KatzWed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Denies Cert in NSSF v. James — New York's Gun-Industry Liability Law Standshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-16-scotus-denies-cert-nssf-james-new-york-gun-industry-liability/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-16-scotus-denies-cert-nssf-james-new-york-gun-industry-liability/SCOTUS Denies Cert in NSSF v. James — New York's Gun-Industry Liability Law StandsTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Denies Cert in Corbett v. Hochul — Here's Why You Shouldn't Panichttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-15-scotus-denies-cert-corbett-hochul-new-york-licensing/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-15-scotus-denies-cert-corbett-hochul-new-york-licensing/SCOTUS Denies Cert in Corbett v. Hochul — Here's Why You Shouldn't PanicMon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederal Court Vacates ATF's Engaged-in-the-Business Rule — For Every Americanhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-14-atf-engaged-in-business-rule-vacated-kacsmaryk-apa-vacatur/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-14-atf-engaged-in-business-rule-vacated-kacsmaryk-apa-vacatur/Federal Court Vacates ATF's Engaged-in-the-Business Rule — For Every AmericanSun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe "Trump Judge" Who Isn't — How the Blue Slip Tradition Shapes Your Federal Courtshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-13-blue-slip-process-trump-judges-judicial-nominations/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-13-blue-slip-process-trump-judges-judicial-nominations/The "Trump Judge" Who Isn't — How the Blue Slip Tradition Shapes Your Federal CourtsSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia's Assault-Firearms Brief Gets the State Constitution Wronghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-12-crump-v-katz-virginia-assault-firearms-ban-article-i-section-13/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-12-crump-v-katz-virginia-assault-firearms-ban-article-i-section-13/Virginia's Assault-Firearms Brief Gets the State Constitution WrongFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTReport Says USPS Just Banned Suppressor Shipping — and It's Illegal on Two Countshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-11-usps-suppressor-shipping-ban-report-18-usc-1715-olc/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-11-usps-suppressor-shipping-ban-report-18-usc-1715-olc/Report Says USPS Just Banned Suppressor Shipping — and It's Illegal on Two CountsThu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Looks Away: The AR-15 Hat Case and the Heckler's Veto in the Classroomhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-10-scotus-denies-cert-cs-mccrumb-ar15-hat-first-amendment-school-speech/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-10-scotus-denies-cert-cs-mccrumb-ar15-hat-first-amendment-school-speech/SCOTUS Looks Away: The AR-15 Hat Case and the Heckler's Veto in the ClassroomWed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court's Sneaky Important 2A Ruling is a Big Win for Gun Rightshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-09-scotus-denies-cert-cockerham-922g1-child-support-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-09-scotus-denies-cert-cockerham-922g1-child-support-second-amendment/The Supreme Court's Sneaky Important 2A Ruling is a Big Win for Gun RightsTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebratinghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-07-fifth-circuit-922g1-drug-trafficker-no-second-amendment-right/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-07-fifth-circuit-922g1-drug-trafficker-no-second-amendment-right/The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth CelebratingSun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFlorida's Gun Waiting Period Is Unconstitutional as its Attorney General Uthmeier Concedeshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-05-florida-ag-uthmeier-nra-dunn-glass-waiting-period-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-05-florida-ag-uthmeier-nra-dunn-glass-waiting-period-unconstitutional/Florida's Gun Waiting Period Is Unconstitutional as its Attorney General Uthmeier ConcedesFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNinth Circuit's DeBorba Ruling Just Poisoned the NFA Suppressor Fighthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-04-ninth-circuit-deborba-nfa-suppressors-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-04-ninth-circuit-deborba-nfa-suppressors-second-amendment/Ninth Circuit's DeBorba Ruling Just Poisoned the NFA Suppressor FightThu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS 6-3 Emergency Stay Restores Alabama's Republican Map and Clears the Runway for a GOP November Winhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-03-scotus-6-3-stay-alabama-map-allen-caster-callais/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-03-scotus-6-3-stay-alabama-map-allen-caster-callais/SCOTUS 6-3 Emergency Stay Restores Alabama's Republican Map and Clears the Runway for a GOP November WinWed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnti-Gun Senators Try to Veto Trump's Intelligence Pick — The Constitution Has Something to Say About Thathttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-03-senate-blocks-trump-deep-state-pulte-dni-trump-v-slaughter/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-03-senate-blocks-trump-deep-state-pulte-dni-trump-v-slaughter/Anti-Gun Senators Try to Veto Trump's Intelligence Pick — The Constitution Has Something to Say About ThatWed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo Judges Tried to Command the Army — and the Real Lesson Is About the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-02-talbott-v-united-states-transgender-military-text-vs-history-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-02-talbott-v-united-states-transgender-military-text-vs-history-second-amendment/Two Judges Tried to Command the Army — and the Real Lesson Is About the Second AmendmentTue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Thomas Just Sent a Signal on the Second Amendment — and His Signals Have a Habit of Coming Truehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-01-thomas-alito-dissent-summary-relief-second-amendment-signal/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-06-01-thomas-alito-dissent-summary-relief-second-amendment-signal/Justice Thomas Just Sent a Signal on the Second Amendment — and His Signals Have a Habit of Coming TrueMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Swatting Hoax Targeted Justice Barrett's Home — and It Could Have Gotten Someone Killedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-31-amy-coney-barrett-swatting-attempt-conservative-justices-targeted/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-31-amy-coney-barrett-swatting-attempt-conservative-justices-targeted/A Swatting Hoax Targeted Justice Barrett's Home — and It Could Have Gotten Someone KilledSun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTTen Virginia Prosecutors Just Refused to Enforce Spanberger's Gun Ban — and They're Dead Righthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-30-virginia-prosecutors-refuse-enforce-spanberger-assault-firearms-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-30-virginia-prosecutors-refuse-enforce-spanberger-assault-firearms-ban/Ten Virginia Prosecutors Just Refused to Enforce Spanberger's Gun Ban — and They're Dead RightSat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAn 8-1 Smackdown in Fernandez v. United States — and Why Justice Jackson Keeps Dissenting Alonehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-29-fernandez-v-united-states-scotus-8-1-jackson-lone-dissent-compassionate-release/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-29-fernandez-v-united-states-scotus-8-1-jackson-lone-dissent-compassionate-release/An 8-1 Smackdown in Fernandez v. United States — and Why Justice Jackson Keeps Dissenting AloneFri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNRA, FPC, and SAF Sue Maryland Over Its Glock Ban — And the Legal Case Is Overwhelminghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-27-maryland-glock-ban-nra-fpc-saf-lawsuit-cruciform-trigger/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-27-maryland-glock-ban-nra-fpc-saf-lawsuit-cruciform-trigger/NRA, FPC, and SAF Sue Maryland Over Its Glock Ban — And the Legal Case Is OverwhelmingWed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCornyn Is Gone — And the BSCA Betrayers Are Almost All Gone With Himhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-27-paxton-defeats-cornyn-texas-senate-primary-bsca/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-27-paxton-defeats-cornyn-texas-senate-primary-bsca/Cornyn Is Gone — And the BSCA Betrayers Are Almost All Gone With HimWed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Supreme Court Just Built the Case for Nationwide Concealed Carry — in a Trucking Decisionhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-26-florida-california-cdl-mccoy-jacobson-concealed-carry-reciprocity/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-26-florida-california-cdl-mccoy-jacobson-concealed-carry-reciprocity/The Supreme Court Just Built the Case for Nationwide Concealed Carry — in a Trucking DecisionTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHouse Democrats Want to Break You — A Memorial Day Warninghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-25-house-democrats-declare-war-gun-owners-jeffries-tushnet/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-25-house-democrats-declare-war-gun-owners-jeffries-tushnet/House Democrats Want to Break You — A Memorial Day WarningMon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia Has Two Constitutions That Can Kill Its 'Assault Weapons' Ban — and the State One Goes Back to 1776https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-24-virginia-supreme-court-state-constitution-assault-weapons-tucker/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-24-virginia-supreme-court-state-constitution-assault-weapons-tucker/Virginia Has Two Constitutions That Can Kill Its 'Assault Weapons' Ban — and the State One Goes Back to 1776Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-22-fifth-circuit-nathan-legislative-adjudicative-facts-posner-moore/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-22-fifth-circuit-nathan-legislative-adjudicative-facts-posner-moore/The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second AmendmentFri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSAF and FPC Just Petitioned SCOTUS on Sensitive Places — Here's the Full 2A Dockethttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-21-scotus-incoming-2a-docket-sensitive-places-ar15-young-adults/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-21-scotus-incoming-2a-docket-sensitive-places-ar15-young-adults/SAF and FPC Just Petitioned SCOTUS on Sensitive Places — Here's the Full 2A DocketThu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRepublicans Hold the Georgia Supreme Court — and That Matters for the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-20-georgia-supreme-court-republicans-win-second-amendment-implications/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-20-georgia-supreme-court-republicans-win-second-amendment-implications/Republicans Hold the Georgia Supreme Court — and That Matters for the Second AmendmentWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Storyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-19-fifth-circuit-nathan-alamo-heights-ten-commandments-heller-bruen-methodology-joseph-story/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-19-fifth-circuit-nathan-alamo-heights-ten-commandments-heller-bruen-methodology-joseph-story/The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph StoryTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBill Cassidy Loses His Primary — and the BSCA Betrayal Finally Gets Its Billhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-18-cassidy-loses-primary-bsca-republicans-second-amendment-accountability/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-18-cassidy-loses-primary-bsca-republicans-second-amendment-accountability/Bill Cassidy Loses His Primary — and the BSCA Betrayal Finally Gets Its BillMon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSecond Circuit Kills New York's 'Vampire Rule' — and Judge Menashi's Dissent Could Reshape the Parks Doctrinehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-18-christian-v-james-second-circuit-vampire-rule-struck-down-ccia/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-18-christian-v-james-second-circuit-vampire-rule-struck-down-ccia/Second Circuit Kills New York's 'Vampire Rule' — and Judge Menashi's Dissent Could Reshape the Parks DoctrineMon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy the US Supreme Court Skipped AR-15s This Term — And Why It's Cominghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-17-scotus-packed-docket-ar15-skipped-kavanaugh-next-term/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-17-scotus-packed-docket-ar15-skipped-kavanaugh-next-term/Why the US Supreme Court Skipped AR-15s This Term — And Why It's ComingSun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Kills Virginia's 10-1 Gerrymander — 9-0, Not a Single Dissenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-16-scotus-denies-virginia-redistricting-emergency-appeal-9-0/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-16-scotus-denies-virginia-redistricting-emergency-appeal-9-0/SCOTUS Kills Virginia's 10-1 Gerrymander — 9-0, Not a Single DissentSat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handgunshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-16-scotus-mifepristone-stay-comstock-mail-handguns-olc/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-16-scotus-mifepristone-stay-comstock-mail-handguns-olc/Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing HandgunsSat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Toohttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-15-trump-doj-dc-ar15-suppressor-ban-amended-complaint/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-15-trump-doj-dc-ar15-suppressor-ban-amended-complaint/Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban TooFri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia's Assault Weapons Ban Is Already Backfiring — Spanberger Just Put AR-15s on a Fast Track to SCOTUShttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-15-virginia-assault-weapons-ban-spanberger-backfires-scotus-fast-track/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-15-virginia-assault-weapons-ban-spanberger-backfires-scotus-fast-track/Virginia's Assault Weapons Ban Is Already Backfiring — Spanberger Just Put AR-15s on a Fast Track to SCOTUSFri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy the Third Circuit Is Sitting on Cheeseman and Koons — They're Waiting on Wolford and Hemanihttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-14-third-circuit-delays-cheeseman-koons-en-banc-waiting-wolford-hemani/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-14-third-circuit-delays-cheeseman-koons-en-banc-waiting-wolford-hemani/Why the Third Circuit Is Sitting on Cheeseman and Koons — They're Waiting on Wolford and HemaniThu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo Fronts Open Against Illegal Gun Registries — Uthmeier Sues Jacksonville, GOA Goes After ATFhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-13-illegal-gun-registries-uthmeier-jacksonville-goa-atf-kavanaugh-heller-ii/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-13-illegal-gun-registries-uthmeier-jacksonville-goa-atf-kavanaugh-heller-ii/Two Fronts Open Against Illegal Gun Registries — Uthmeier Sues Jacksonville, GOA Goes After ATFWed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Clears Alabama in Allen v. Caster — A 6-3 Lifeline for the Second Amendment House Majorityhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-12-scotus-allen-v-caster-alabama-redistricting-6-3-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-12-scotus-allen-v-caster-alabama-redistricting-6-3-second-amendment/SCOTUS Clears Alabama in Allen v. Caster — A 6-3 Lifeline for the Second Amendment House MajorityTue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia Supreme Court Kills the 10-1 Gerrymander — and Democrats Float Firing Every Justicehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-11-scott-mcdougle-ruling-democrats-judicial-retirement-age-scheme/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-11-scott-mcdougle-ruling-democrats-judicial-retirement-age-scheme/Virginia Supreme Court Kills the 10-1 Gerrymander — and Democrats Float Firing Every JusticeMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Thomas Hits #2 on the All-Time SCOTUS Tenure List — and the 2A Owes Him Everythinghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-10-justice-thomas-second-longest-serving-scotus-2a-tenure/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-10-justice-thomas-second-longest-serving-scotus-2a-tenure/Justice Thomas Hits #2 on the All-Time SCOTUS Tenure List — and the 2A Owes Him EverythingSun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump's ATF Is Ripping Up Biden's Gun-Control Rulebook — Page by Pagehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-09-atf-machine-gun-brace-rule-rescissions-cekada-blanche/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-09-atf-machine-gun-brace-rule-rescissions-cekada-blanche/Trump's ATF Is Ripping Up Biden's Gun-Control Rulebook — Page by PageSat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn Fox & Friends First: The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, a Reckless Judge, and Meta's Child-Safety Day of Reckoninghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-08-fox-news-cole-allen-detention-meta-new-mexico-mark-smith/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-08-fox-news-cole-allen-detention-meta-new-mexico-mark-smith/On Fox & Friends First: The Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, a Reckless Judge, and Meta's Child-Safety Day of ReckoningFri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHawaii Capitulates: Non-Residents Win the Right to Apply for Concealed Carry in Solinsky v. Lopezhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-08-solinsky-hawaii-non-resident-concealed-carry-stipulated-judgment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-08-solinsky-hawaii-non-resident-concealed-carry-stipulated-judgment/Hawaii Capitulates: Non-Residents Win the Right to Apply for Concealed Carry in Solinsky v. LopezFri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Sues Colorado and Denver — and Hoists Them on Their Own Petardhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-07-trump-doj-colorado-denver-magazine-ban-lawsuits-arrington-stipulations/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-07-trump-doj-colorado-denver-magazine-ban-lawsuits-arrington-stipulations/DOJ Sues Colorado and Denver — and Hoists Them on Their Own PetardThu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ Targets AR-15 Bans — And Predicts SCOTUS Will Strike Them Nationwidehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-06-trump-doj-dhillon-ar15-scotus-denver-colorado-lawsuits/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-06-trump-doj-dhillon-ar15-scotus-denver-colorado-lawsuits/Trump DOJ Targets AR-15 Bans — And Predicts SCOTUS Will Strike Them NationwideWed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTKBJ's Own Dissent May Sink the Virginia Redistricting Power Grabhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-05-kbj-dissent-election-underway-virginia-redistricting-scott-mcdougle/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-05-kbj-dissent-election-underway-virginia-redistricting-scott-mcdougle/KBJ's Own Dissent May Sink the Virginia Redistricting Power GrabTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Clears the Way in Louisiana v. Callais — An 8-1 Mandate Order That Has Just Reshaped the 2026 Midterms and the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-05-scotus-louisiana-callais-8-1-mandate-redistricting-second-amendment-midterms/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-05-scotus-louisiana-callais-8-1-mandate-redistricting-second-amendment-midterms/SCOTUS Clears the Way in Louisiana v. Callais — An 8-1 Mandate Order That Has Just Reshaped the 2026 Midterms and the Second AmendmentTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAmtrak's Lockbox Proposal Is a 2A Win — But the Constitution Demands More Than a Lockboxhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-04-amtrak-lockboxes-2a-sensitive-places-constitution/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-04-amtrak-lockboxes-2a-sensitive-places-constitution/Amtrak's Lockbox Proposal Is a 2A Win — But the Constitution Demands More Than a LockboxMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Trump DOJ Just Told Denver: Repeal Your 37-Year AR-15 Ban — or We'll See You in Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-04-trump-doj-denver-assault-weapons-ban-civil-rights-division/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-04-trump-doj-denver-assault-weapons-ban-civil-rights-division/The Trump DOJ Just Told Denver: Repeal Your 37-Year AR-15 Ban — or We'll See You in CourtMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTInside the ATF Press Conference: Blanche's Mandate, Cekada's Reform Package, Leider's Architecturehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-02-atf-press-conference-blanche-cekada-leider-34-rules-deep-dive/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-02-atf-press-conference-blanche-cekada-leider-34-rules-deep-dive/Inside the ATF Press Conference: Blanche's Mandate, Cekada's Reform Package, Leider's ArchitectureSat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTFifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Nowhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-01-fifth-circuit-wilson-machine-gun-ban-en-banc-denial-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-05-01-fifth-circuit-wilson-machine-gun-ban-en-banc-denial-second-amendment/Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right NowFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnanimous Supreme Court Donor-List Win — Why Every 2A Organization Should Be Cheeringhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-30-first-choice-women-v-davenport-scotus-donor-list-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-30-first-choice-women-v-davenport-scotus-donor-list-second-amendment/Unanimous Supreme Court Donor-List Win — Why Every 2A Organization Should Be CheeringThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTATF Drops 34 Proposed Rule Changes the Day Cekada Is Confirmedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-29-atf-34-proposed-rule-changes-cekada-leider-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-29-atf-34-proposed-rule-changes-cekada-leider-second-amendment/ATF Drops 34 Proposed Rule Changes the Day Cekada Is ConfirmedWed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Just Saved the Midterms — and the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-29-scotus-callais-voting-rights-act-section-2-republican-house-seats-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-29-scotus-callais-voting-rights-act-section-2-republican-house-seats-second-amendment/SCOTUS Just Saved the Midterms — and the Second AmendmentWed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Left's Security Complaints at the Correspondents' Dinner Are a Gift to the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-28-correspondents-dinner-security-helps-2a-bruen-sensitive-places/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-28-correspondents-dinner-security-helps-2a-bruen-sensitive-places/The Left's Security Complaints at the Correspondents' Dinner Are a Gift to the Second AmendmentTue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTennessee's Deadly-Force Debate and the Missing Half of the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-27-tennessee-deadly-force-defense-of-property-second-amendment-right-to-use/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-27-tennessee-deadly-force-defense-of-property-second-amendment-right-to-use/Tennessee's Deadly-Force Debate and the Missing Half of the Second AmendmentMon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhite House Dinner Attack Alters 2A 'Gun Free Zones' Fighthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-26-trump-assassination-attempt-correspondents-dinner-sensitive-places-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-26-trump-assassination-attempt-correspondents-dinner-sensitive-places-second-amendment/White House Dinner Attack Alters 2A 'Gun Free Zones' FightSun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ 2A Error Demonstrates Why Team Trump Needs a 2nd Amendment Czar Now to Thwart the Deep Statehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-25-dc-court-of-appeals-en-banc-benson-magazine-ban-pirro-fumble/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-25-dc-court-of-appeals-en-banc-benson-magazine-ban-pirro-fumble/DOJ 2A Error Demonstrates Why Team Trump Needs a 2nd Amendment Czar Now to Thwart the Deep StateSat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhere the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Readhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-23-doj-second-amendment-direction-todd-blanche-harmeet-dhillon-update/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-23-doj-second-amendment-direction-todd-blanche-harmeet-dhillon-update/Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention ReadThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat the Virginia Redistricting Fight Teaches the Second Amendment Movementhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-22-virginia-redistricting-referendum-passes-second-amendment-implications/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-22-virginia-redistricting-referendum-passes-second-amendment-implications/What the Virginia Redistricting Fight Teaches the Second Amendment MovementWed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHemingway's Alito Book Reports Kagan-Breyer Dobbs Clash: 2A Implicationshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-21-mollie-hemingway-alito-book-kagan-breyer-dobbs-deliberations-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-21-mollie-hemingway-alito-book-kagan-breyer-dobbs-deliberations-second-amendment/Hemingway's Alito Book Reports Kagan-Breyer Dobbs Clash: 2A ImplicationsTue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Denies Cert in Gardner and Peterson: Setback for Travelers and Suppressor Ownershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-20-scotus-denies-cert-gardner-maryland-peterson-suppressors-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-20-scotus-denies-cert-gardner-maryland-peterson-suppressors-second-amendment/SCOTUS Denies Cert in Gardner and Peterson: Setback for Travelers and Suppressor OwnersMon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ Opens 2A Unit Hiring to Those Living Outside DC Swamphttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-20-trump-doj-remote-hiring-second-amendment-section-outside-beltway/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-20-trump-doj-remote-hiring-second-amendment-section-outside-beltway/Trump DOJ Opens 2A Unit Hiring to Those Living Outside DC SwampMon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTSenate Testimony Exposes the ATF's Billion-Record Gun Registryhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-17-senate-testimony-exposes-illegal-federal-gun-registry-atf/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-17-senate-testimony-exposes-illegal-federal-gun-registry-atf/Senate Testimony Exposes the ATF's Billion-Record Gun RegistryFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHarmeet Dhillon Warns Virginia Over AR-15 Ban, Calls for More Second Amendment Lawyers at DOJhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-16-harmeet-dhillon-doj-second-amendment-virginia-ar15-nra-seminar/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-16-harmeet-dhillon-doj-second-amendment-virginia-ar15-nra-seminar/Harmeet Dhillon Warns Virginia Over AR-15 Ban, 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Mattershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-09-trump-doj-second-amendment-brief-errors-eleventh-circuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-09-trump-doj-second-amendment-brief-errors-eleventh-circuit/The Trump DOJ Keeps Getting Second Amendment Methodology Wrong — and It MattersThu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Trump DOJ's Flawed Brief Against Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles in Brown v. ATFhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-08-doj-files-anti-second-amendment-brief-nfa-suppressors/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-08-doj-files-anti-second-amendment-brief-nfa-suppressors/The Trump DOJ's Flawed Brief Against Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles in Brown v. ATFWed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump's FY 2027 Budget Puts Second Amendment Front and Centerhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-07-trump-second-amendment-announcement-budget-atf/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-07-trump-second-amendment-announcement-budget-atf/Trump's FY 2027 Budget Puts Second Amendment Front and CenterTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe First Circuit's Incoherent Ruling on Maine's Waiting Period in Beckwith v. Freyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-06-first-circuit-anti-second-amendment-ruling-waiting-period/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-06-first-circuit-anti-second-amendment-ruling-waiting-period/The First Circuit's Incoherent Ruling on Maine's Waiting Period in Beckwith v. FreyMon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Trump DOJ's Baffling Error in the Benson Magazine Ban Casehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-06-trump-doj-baffling-error-second-amendment-case/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-06-trump-doj-baffling-error-second-amendment-case/The Trump DOJ's Baffling Error in the Benson Magazine Ban CaseMon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTUSPS Moves to Allow Handgun Mailing After DOJ Declares Nearly Century-Old Ban Unconstitutionalhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-05-trump-major-second-amendment-policy-change-announcement/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-05-trump-major-second-amendment-policy-change-announcement/USPS Moves to Allow Handgun Mailing After DOJ Declares Nearly Century-Old Ban UnconstitutionalSun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWho Should Replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General? 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A Second Amendment AnalysisSat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHegseth Ends Gun-Free Zones on Military Bases: A Second Amendment Milestonehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-03-hegseth-military-bases-off-duty-carry-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-03-hegseth-military-bases-off-duty-carry-second-amendment/Hegseth Ends Gun-Free Zones on Military Bases: A Second Amendment MilestoneFri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump Posts Mark Smith's Fox News Interview on Birthright Citizenship — Here's Why It Mattershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-03-trump-posts-mark-smith-fox-news-birthright-citizenship-interview/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-03-trump-posts-mark-smith-fox-news-birthright-citizenship-interview/Trump Posts Mark Smith's Fox News Interview on Birthright Citizenship — Here's Why It MattersFri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Fires Back at DC: Section 12601 Protects the Second Amendment, Toohttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-02-doj-responds-dc-motion-dismiss-assault-weapons-ban-section-12601/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-02-doj-responds-dc-motion-dismiss-assault-weapons-ban-section-12601/DOJ Fires Back at DC: Section 12601 Protects the Second Amendment, TooThu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rightshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-02-hemani-wolford-scotus-two-second-amendment-cases-2026/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-02-hemani-wolford-scotus-two-second-amendment-cases-2026/Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun RightsThu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPam Bondi Fired: A Second Amendment Scorecard and the Solicitor General Problemhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-02-pam-bondi-fired-second-amendment-scorecard-solicitor-general/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-02-pam-bondi-fired-second-amendment-scorecard-solicitor-general/Pam Bondi Fired: A Second Amendment Scorecard and the Solicitor General ProblemThu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Labeling Game Is Over: How Chiles v. Salazar Destroys the 'Assault Weapon' Mythhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-01-chiles-v-salazar-labeling-game-ar15-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-04-01-chiles-v-salazar-labeling-game-ar15-second-amendment/The Labeling Game Is Over: How Chiles v. Salazar Destroys the 'Assault Weapon' MythWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT8-1 SCOTUS Win in Chiles v. Salazar — Your License Doesn't Waive Your Rightshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-31-chiles-v-salazar-8-1-scotus-first-amendment-free-speech-licensed-professionals/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-31-chiles-v-salazar-8-1-scotus-first-amendment-free-speech-licensed-professionals/8-1 SCOTUS Win in Chiles v. Salazar — Your License Doesn't Waive Your RightsTue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe 14th Amendment Actually Says What Trump Says It Says — Here's the Historyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-30-birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-scotus-trump-executive-order/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-30-birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-scotus-trump-executive-order/The 14th Amendment Actually Says What Trump Says It Says — Here's the HistoryMon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Biggest SCOTUS Win of Trump's Career Is Coming — Birthright Citizenshiphttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-30-trump-v-barbara-birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-scotus/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-30-trump-v-barbara-birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-scotus/The Biggest SCOTUS Win of Trump's Career Is Coming — Birthright CitizenshipMon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-29-halbrook-second-amendment-trend-our-friend-optimism/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-29-halbrook-second-amendment-trend-our-friend-optimism/"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second AmendmentSun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Rulinghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-28-ziegenfuss-v-martin-texas-sensitive-places-gun-free-zones/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-28-ziegenfuss-v-martin-texas-sensitive-places-gun-free-zones/Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone RulingSat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Concealed Carry: Gardner v. Maryland at SCOTUShttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-27-gardner-v-maryland-interstate-concealed-carry-scotus-cert/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-27-gardner-v-maryland-interstate-concealed-carry-scotus-cert/The Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Concealed Carry: Gardner v. Maryland at SCOTUSFri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Second Circuit's Stun Gun Shell Game — Shifting the Burden to Kill the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-26-second-circuit-stun-gun-ban-calce-new-york-common-use-burden/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-26-second-circuit-stun-gun-ban-calce-new-york-common-use-burden/The Second Circuit's Stun Gun Shell Game — Shifting the Burden to Kill the Second AmendmentThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Just Handed the Gun Industry a 9-0 Win — They Just Don't Know It Yethttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-25-cox-communications-v-sony-scotus-9-0-second-amendment-gun-industry/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-25-cox-communications-v-sony-scotus-9-0-second-amendment-gun-industry/SCOTUS Just Handed the Gun Industry a 9-0 Win — They Just Don't Know It YetWed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDC Just Got Spanked: Benson Win Sets Up the Magazine Ban Circuit Split SCOTUS Needshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-24-benson-dc-magazine-ban-unconstitutional-circuit-split-scotus/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-24-benson-dc-magazine-ban-unconstitutional-circuit-split-scotus/DC Just Got Spanked: Benson Win Sets Up the Magazine Ban Circuit Split SCOTUS NeedsTue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia Democrats Are Playing With Fire: Nine Gun-Control Bills May Torch Their Redistricting Gambithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-23-virginia-gun-control-redistricting-backlash-saddam-salim-spanberger/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-23-virginia-gun-control-redistricting-backlash-saddam-salim-spanberger/Virginia Democrats Are Playing With Fire: Nine Gun-Control Bills May Torch Their Redistricting GambitMon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Trump DOJ Pistol Brace Brief Is Not the Crackdown Social Media Says It Ishttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-22-doj-pistol-brace-mootness-brief-texas-goa-vacatur/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-22-doj-pistol-brace-mootness-brief-texas-goa-vacatur/The Trump DOJ Pistol Brace Brief Is Not the Crackdown Social Media Says It IsSun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Is Watching Virginia — and That's Very Good News for Gun Ownershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-21-dhillon-doj-civil-rights-tracking-virginia-spanberger-gun-bills/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-21-dhillon-doj-civil-rights-tracking-virginia-spanberger-gun-bills/DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Is Watching Virginia — and That's Very Good News for Gun OwnersSat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-21-goldberger-v-james-fpc-times-square-bruen-sensitive-places-lawsuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-21-goldberger-v-james-fpc-times-square-bruen-sensitive-places-lawsuit/FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun BanSat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFPC v. Bondi: Judge O'Connor Expands Post Office Injunction to All FPC and SAF Members — What It Means in Practicehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-20-fpc-v-bondi-reed-oconnor-post-office-injunction-expansion/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-20-fpc-v-bondi-reed-oconnor-post-office-injunction-expansion/FPC v. Bondi: Judge O'Connor Expands Post Office Injunction to All FPC and SAF Members — What It Means in PracticeFri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDC Scrambles to Save Its Magazine Ban — But the Circuit Split Is Already Donehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-19-benson-dc-court-appeals-en-banc-petition-pirro-magazine-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-19-benson-dc-court-appeals-en-banc-petition-pirro-magazine-ban/DC Scrambles to Save Its Magazine Ban — But the Circuit Split Is Already DoneThu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew Jersey Panics Over Benson — and Reveals a Fatal Contradictionhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-18-hanson-benson-dc-magazine-ban-procedural-distinction-davenport/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-18-hanson-benson-dc-magazine-ban-procedural-distinction-davenport/New Jersey Panics Over Benson — and Reveals a Fatal ContradictionWed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederal Court Expands Post Office Carry Injunction — FPC and SAF Members Win Bighttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-17-fpc-v-bondi-post-office-carry-injunction-mizelle/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-17-fpc-v-bondi-post-office-carry-injunction-mizelle/Federal Court Expands Post Office Carry Injunction — FPC and SAF Members Win BigTue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Lawhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-16-rhode-v-bonta-california-background-checks-ninth-circuit-prop-63/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-16-rhode-v-bonta-california-background-checks-ninth-circuit-prop-63/Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check LawMon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Policy Change Drives Huge 2A Win — DC's Magazine Ban Is Crumblinghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-15-doj-benson-policy-change-dc-magazine-ban-precedential-effect/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-15-doj-benson-policy-change-dc-magazine-ban-precedential-effect/DOJ Policy Change Drives Huge 2A Win — DC's Magazine Ban Is CrumblingSun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat Makes a 'Sensitive Place' Constitutional? Halbrook and the Government Security Principlehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-14-halbrook-mcclellan-sensitive-places-historical-tradition/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-14-halbrook-mcclellan-sensitive-places-historical-tradition/What Makes a 'Sensitive Place' Constitutional? Halbrook and the Government Security PrincipleSat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTJudge VanDyke's Blistering Dissent Forces the Ninth Circuit to Face Realityhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-13-olympus-spa-vandyke-dissent-ninth-circuit-en-banc-denial/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-13-olympus-spa-vandyke-dissent-ninth-circuit-en-banc-denial/Judge VanDyke's Blistering Dissent Forces the Ninth Circuit to Face RealityFri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTTemple Gun Club v. Bondi — The Federal Machine Gun Ban Has No Constitutional Hookhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-13-temple-gun-club-bondi-nfa-machine-gun-challenge-fifth-circuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-13-temple-gun-club-bondi-nfa-machine-gun-challenge-fifth-circuit/Temple Gun Club v. Bondi — The Federal Machine Gun Ban Has No Constitutional HookFri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearmhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-12-gardner-v-maryland-second-amendment-interstate-travel-handgun-scotus-cert/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-12-gardner-v-maryland-second-amendment-interstate-travel-handgun-scotus-cert/Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a FirearmThu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Wait Is Over: Clement & Murphy Force the Supreme Court's Hand on Magazine Banshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-11-gators-custom-guns-duncan-bonta-magazine-ban-scotus-cert-split/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-11-gators-custom-guns-duncan-bonta-magazine-ban-scotus-cert-split/The Wait Is Over: Clement & Murphy Force the Supreme Court's Hand on Magazine BansWed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe NFA Hits the Supreme Court — Peterson v. United States Is the Case to Watchhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-11-peterson-v-united-states-nfa-suppressor-scotus-certiorari/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-11-peterson-v-united-states-nfa-suppressor-scotus-certiorari/The NFA Hits the Supreme Court — Peterson v. United States Is the Case to WatchWed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDC Declares Emergency After Court Strikes Its Magazine Ban — and the Panic Is Justifiedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-10-benson-v-united-states-dc-magazine-ban-emergency-en-banc/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-10-benson-v-united-states-dc-magazine-ban-emergency-en-banc/DC Declares Emergency After Court Strikes Its Magazine Ban — and the Panic Is JustifiedTue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia Just Passed an AR-15 Ban — and the Supreme Court Bears Some Blamehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-10-virginia-ar15-ban-heller-bruen-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-10-virginia-ar15-ban-heller-bruen-second-amendment/Virginia Just Passed an AR-15 Ban — and the Supreme Court Bears Some BlameTue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSolinsky v. Lopez: The Next Brick in the Wall for Nationwide Carryhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-09-solinsky-v-lopez-hawaii-nonresident-carry-permit-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-09-solinsky-v-lopez-hawaii-nonresident-carry-permit-second-amendment/Solinsky v. Lopez: The Next Brick in the Wall for Nationwide CarryMon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBenson v. United States Is Already Paying Dividends — at the Supreme Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-08-benson-v-united-states-magazine-ban-scotus-ripple-effect/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-08-benson-v-united-states-magazine-ban-scotus-ripple-effect/Benson v. United States Is Already Paying Dividends — at the Supreme CourtSun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Ninth Circuit's Immigration Fight Exposes the Anti-Gun Crowd's Glaring Hypocrisyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-07-immigration-detention-anti-gun-hypocrisy-ninth-circuit-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-07-immigration-detention-anti-gun-hypocrisy-ninth-circuit-second-amendment/The Ninth Circuit's Immigration Fight Exposes the Anti-Gun Crowd's Glaring HypocrisySat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederal Court Strikes D.C. Magazine Ban — and Creates the Circuit Split We've Been Waiting Forhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-06-benson-v-united-states-dc-magazine-ban-circuit-split/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-06-benson-v-united-states-dc-magazine-ban-circuit-split/Federal Court Strikes D.C. Magazine Ban — and Creates the Circuit Split We've Been Waiting ForFri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnited States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUShttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-05-united-states-v-hemani-drug-user-gun-ban-scotus-dangerousness/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-05-united-states-v-hemani-drug-user-gun-ban-scotus-dangerousness/United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUSThu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Goes 9-0 in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi — Federal Courts Can No Longer Reopen Asylum Caseshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-05-urias-orellana-v-bondi-scotus-9-0-asylum-deference-ruling/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-05-urias-orellana-v-bondi-scotus-9-0-asylum-deference-ruling/SCOTUS Goes 9-0 in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi — Federal Courts Can No Longer Reopen Asylum CasesThu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Shuts Down New York's Racial Gerrymander 6-3 — Big Win for the Midtermshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-04-malliotakis-v-williams-scotus-6-3-stay-ny-redistricting/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-04-malliotakis-v-williams-scotus-6-3-stay-ny-redistricting/SCOTUS Shuts Down New York's Racial Gerrymander 6-3 — Big Win for the MidtermsWed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTStephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretendedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-03-halbrook-hughes-amendment-machine-gun-legalization-west-virginia-kentucky/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-03-halbrook-hughes-amendment-machine-gun-legalization-west-virginia-kentucky/Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF PretendedTue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigationhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-03-mirabelli-v-bonta-scotus-benitez-parental-rights-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-03-mirabelli-v-bonta-scotus-benitez-parental-rights-second-amendment/SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A LitigationTue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTUnited States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expectedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-02-united-states-v-hemani-oral-argument-reaction-922g3/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-02-united-states-v-hemani-oral-argument-reaction-922g3/United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than ExpectedMon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemanihttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-01-united-states-v-hemani-922g3-marijuana-gun-ban-scotus-oral-argument/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-03-01-united-states-v-hemani-922g3-marijuana-gun-ban-scotus-oral-argument/The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. HemaniSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe ATF Invented the Modern Machine Gun Ban — and Loper Bright May Undo Ithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-27-atf-regulation-hughes-amendment-machine-gun-ban-loper-bright/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-27-atf-regulation-hughes-amendment-machine-gun-ban-loper-bright/The ATF Invented the Modern Machine Gun Ban — and Loper Bright May Undo ItFri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTVillarreal v. Texas Tells Us Exactly Who's Writing Callais — and Why That's a Massive Second Amendment Winhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-26-villarreal-texas-callais-louisiana-scotus-redistricting-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-26-villarreal-texas-callais-louisiana-scotus-redistricting-second-amendment/Villarreal v. Texas Tells Us Exactly Who's Writing Callais — and Why That's a Massive Second Amendment WinThu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWest Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Could Destroy the Entire Hughes Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-25-west-virginia-sb1071-hughes-amendment-constitutional-challenge/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-25-west-virginia-sb1071-hughes-amendment-constitutional-challenge/West Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Could Destroy the Entire Hughes AmendmentWed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Just Drew the Line That Could End NFA Registration — Learning Resources v. Trumphttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-24-scotus-learning-resources-nfa-tax-regulate-distinction-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-24-scotus-learning-resources-nfa-tax-regulate-distinction-second-amendment/SCOTUS Just Drew the Line That Could End NFA Registration — Learning Resources v. TrumpTue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWest Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Is Legally Sound — Here's Whyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-24-west-virginia-sb-1071-machine-gun-sales-hughes-amendment-922o/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-24-west-virginia-sb-1071-machine-gun-sales-hughes-amendment-922o/West Virginia's Machine Gun Bill Is Legally Sound — Here's WhyTue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFlorida Concedes: Non-Violent Felons Cannot Be Categorically Disarmedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-21-florida-ag-uthmeier-morgan-non-violent-felon-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-21-florida-ag-uthmeier-morgan-non-violent-felon-second-amendment/Florida Concedes: Non-Violent Felons Cannot Be Categorically DisarmedSat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCan the Government Ban Transgender Individuals from Owning Guns? Here's the Legal Answer.https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-20-transgender-gun-ban-second-amendment-civil-commitment-analysis/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-20-transgender-gun-ban-second-amendment-civil-commitment-analysis/Can the Government Ban Transgender Individuals from Owning Guns? Here's the Legal Answer.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnti-Gunners Sabotage Themselves in Schoenthal v. Raoul — And It's Beautifulhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-19-schoenthal-v-raoul-cook-county-concedes-parks-sensitive-places/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-19-schoenthal-v-raoul-cook-county-concedes-parks-sensitive-places/Anti-Gunners Sabotage Themselves in Schoenthal v. Raoul — And It's BeautifulThu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ and VA End Three-Decade NICS Abuse — 300,000 Veterans Get Their Rights Backhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-18-trump-doj-va-veterans-nics-fiduciary-second-amendment-rights-restored/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-18-trump-doj-va-veterans-nics-fiduciary-second-amendment-rights-restored/Trump DOJ and VA End Three-Decade NICS Abuse — 300,000 Veterans Get Their Rights BackWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTKoons & Siegel v. Platkin: The Third Circuit Takes On Gun-Free Zone Doctrinehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-17-koons-siegel-platkin-third-circuit-en-banc-sensitive-places-doctrine/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-17-koons-siegel-platkin-third-circuit-en-banc-sensitive-places-doctrine/Koons & Siegel v. Platkin: The Third Circuit Takes On Gun-Free Zone DoctrineTue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTKoons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-16-koons-siegel-third-circuit-en-banc-sensitive-places-1791-founding-era/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-16-koons-siegel-third-circuit-en-banc-sensitive-places-1791-founding-era/Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second AmendmentMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Scalia's Own Voice: The Heller Bench Announcement, Ten Years After His Deathhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-15-scalia-heller-bench-announcement-originalism-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-15-scalia-heller-bench-announcement-originalism-second-amendment/Justice Scalia's Own Voice: The Heller Bench Announcement, Ten Years After His DeathSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Trump DOJ Just Filed a Flawed NFA Brief — Here's What Went Wronghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-14-doj-files-anti-second-amendment-brief-nfa-suppressors/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-14-doj-files-anti-second-amendment-brief-nfa-suppressors/The Trump DOJ Just Filed a Flawed NFA Brief — Here's What Went WrongSat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew Jersey Embarrassed at Third Circuit En Banc — A Ghost Statute and a 2A Reckoninghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-13-koons-siegel-platkin-third-circuit-en-banc-new-jersey-sensitive-places/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-13-koons-siegel-platkin-third-circuit-en-banc-new-jersey-sensitive-places/New Jersey Embarrassed at Third Circuit En Banc — A Ghost Statute and a 2A ReckoningFri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTIf America Loses the AI War, the Second Amendment Goes With Ithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-12-ai-arms-race-china-second-amendment-karp-palantir/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-12-ai-arms-race-china-second-amendment-karp-palantir/If America Loses the AI War, the Second Amendment Goes With ItThu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew Hampshire HB 1793 Just Passed the House — Campus Carry Is Cominghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-11-new-hampshire-hb1793-campus-carry-second-amendment-in-loco-parentis/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-11-new-hampshire-hb1793-campus-carry-second-amendment-in-loco-parentis/New Hampshire HB 1793 Just Passed the House — Campus Carry Is ComingWed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCalifornia's 3D Printer Lawsuit Against Gatalog Is a First Amendment Disaster Waiting to Happenhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-10-california-gatalog-3d-printer-ghost-gun-lawsuit-first-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-10-california-gatalog-3d-printer-ghost-gun-lawsuit-first-second-amendment/California's 3D Printer Lawsuit Against Gatalog Is a First Amendment Disaster Waiting to HappenTue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTKoons & Siegel Head to Third Circuit En Banc — New Historical Study Proves Sensitive-Places Bans Require Government Securityhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-09-koons-siegel-third-circuit-en-banc-sensitive-places-comprehensive-security/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-09-koons-siegel-third-circuit-en-banc-sensitive-places-comprehensive-security/Koons & Siegel Head to Third Circuit En Banc — New Historical Study Proves Sensitive-Places Bans Require Government SecurityMon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTLearn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Rights Claimants and Plaintiffshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-08-second-amendment-litigation-strategy-gay-rights-movement-lessons/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-08-second-amendment-litigation-strategy-gay-rights-movement-lessons/Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Rights Claimants and PlaintiffsSun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Must Be Detained Without Bond — A Major Win for Trump's Immigration Agendahttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-07-buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi-fifth-circuit-mandatory-detention-ruling/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-07-buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi-fifth-circuit-mandatory-detention-ruling/Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Must Be Detained Without Bond — A Major Win for Trump's Immigration AgendaSat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia Passes AR-15 Ban — and It Fails the Heller Test on Day Onehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-07-virginia-ar15-ban-house-passes-common-use-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-07-virginia-ar15-ban-house-passes-common-use-second-amendment/Virginia Passes AR-15 Ban — and It Fails the Heller Test on Day OneSat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia's HB 217 Tries to Disarm 18–20-Year-Olds — and the Historical Record Destroys Ithttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-07-virginia-hb217-under-21-assault-firearms-ban-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-07-virginia-hb217-under-21-assault-firearms-ban-second-amendment/Virginia's HB 217 Tries to Disarm 18–20-Year-Olds — and the Historical Record Destroys ItSat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFourth Circuit Vacates DEI Injunction — A Big Win for Trump and the Rule of Lawhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-06-nadohe-v-trump-fourth-circuit-dei-executive-orders-win/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-06-nadohe-v-trump-fourth-circuit-dei-executive-orders-win/Fourth Circuit Vacates DEI Injunction — A Big Win for Trump and the Rule of LawFri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTJudge Willett's One-Man Mission to Revive the Structural Constitutionhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-05-willett-fifth-circuit-structural-constitution-enumerated-powers-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-05-willett-fifth-circuit-structural-constitution-enumerated-powers-second-amendment/Judge Willett's One-Man Mission to Revive the Structural ConstitutionThu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTJeanine Pirro's DC Carry Warning — What She Got Wrong, What She Got Right, and What It Revealshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-04-jeanine-pirro-dc-gun-carry-second-amendment-malum-prohibitum/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-04-jeanine-pirro-dc-gun-carry-second-amendment-malum-prohibitum/Jeanine Pirro's DC Carry Warning — What She Got Wrong, What She Got Right, and What It RevealsWed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPeter Schweizer's Invisible Coup: How Weaponized Immigration Threatens the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-04-peter-schweizer-invisible-coup-immigration-second-amendment-threat/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-04-peter-schweizer-invisible-coup-immigration-second-amendment-threat/Peter Schweizer's Invisible Coup: How Weaponized Immigration Threatens the Second AmendmentWed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHawaii's Pre-Emptive Retreat: SB3041 Is Just the Vampire Rule With a Neon Signhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-03-wolford-lopez-hawaii-sb3041-compelled-speech-vampire-rule/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-03-wolford-lopez-hawaii-sb3041-compelled-speech-vampire-rule/Hawaii's Pre-Emptive Retreat: SB3041 Is Just the Vampire Rule With a Neon SignTue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — *United States v. Hembree*https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-02-united-states-v-hembree-fifth-circuit-felon-meth-possession-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-02-02-united-states-v-hembree-fifth-circuit-felon-meth-possession-second-amendment/Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — *United States v. Hembree*Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCBS News Interview: Carrying at a Protest Is Your Right — Until You Cross the Linehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-30-cbs-news-alex-pretti-second-amendment-protest-carry-lawful-use/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-30-cbs-news-alex-pretti-second-amendment-protest-carry-lawful-use/CBS News Interview: Carrying at a Protest Is Your Right — Until You Cross the LineFri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTVirginia Court Blocks Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Power Grabhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-30-virginia-redistricting-court-blocks-democrat-congressional-gerrymander/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-30-virginia-redistricting-court-blocks-democrat-congressional-gerrymander/Virginia Court Blocks Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Power GrabFri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ Goes to War on Massachusetts's Handgun Roster — and Gets the Bruen Methodology Righthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-29-granata-v-campbell-trump-doj-amicus-massachusetts-handgun-roster/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-29-granata-v-campbell-trump-doj-amicus-massachusetts-handgun-roster/Trump DOJ Goes to War on Massachusetts's Handgun Roster — and Gets the Bruen Methodology RightThu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBost v. Illinois: SCOTUS Just Slammed the Door on the Left's Standing Dodgehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-28-bost-v-illinois-scotus-candidate-standing-election-integrity/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-28-bost-v-illinois-scotus-candidate-standing-election-integrity/Bost v. Illinois: SCOTUS Just Slammed the Door on the Left's Standing DodgeWed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Trump DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-28-doj-fires-back-virginia-magazine-ban-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-28-doj-fires-back-virginia-magazine-ban-second-amendment/The Trump DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine BanWed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTEighth Circuit Slaps Down Minneapolis Immigration Injunction — A Win for Separation of Powershttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-27-eighth-circuit-operation-metro-surge-injunction-stayed-trump-immigration/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-27-eighth-circuit-operation-metro-surge-injunction-stayed-trump-immigration/Eighth Circuit Slaps Down Minneapolis Immigration Injunction — A Win for Separation of PowersTue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump Administration Stands Up for the Second Amendment — and Gets It Mostly Righthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-27-trump-administration-second-amendment-wolford-minneapolis-shooting/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-27-trump-administration-second-amendment-wolford-minneapolis-shooting/Trump Administration Stands Up for the Second Amendment — and Gets It Mostly RightTue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Black Codes as Second Amendment Precedent in Wolford v. Lopezhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-25-justice-jackson-black-codes-wolford-lopez-bruen-challenge/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-25-justice-jackson-black-codes-wolford-lopez-bruen-challenge/Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Black Codes as Second Amendment Precedent in Wolford v. LopezSun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTKipke v. Moore and the Right to Carry at Protests — What the Fourth Circuit Got Wronghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-25-kipke-v-moore-second-amendment-right-carry-at-protests/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-25-kipke-v-moore-second-amendment-right-carry-at-protests/Kipke v. Moore and the Right to Carry at Protests — What the Fourth Circuit Got WrongSun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTWolford v. Lopez: The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Bury Hawaii's Vampire Rulehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-24-wolford-v-lopez-hawaii-vampire-rule-scotus-argument/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-24-wolford-v-lopez-hawaii-vampire-rule-scotus-argument/Wolford v. Lopez: The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Bury Hawaii's Vampire RuleSat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Hears Wolford v. Lopez — Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' Is on Life Supporthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-22-wolford-v-lopez-scotus-oral-argument-hawaii-carry-private-property/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-22-wolford-v-lopez-scotus-oral-argument-hawaii-carry-private-property/SCOTUS Hears Wolford v. Lopez — Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' Is on Life SupportThu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPBS News Weekend Is Off the Air — and That's a Win for the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-19-pbs-news-weekend-corporation-public-broadcasting-defunded-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-19-pbs-news-weekend-corporation-public-broadcasting-defunded-second-amendment/PBS News Weekend Is Off the Air — and That's a Win for the Second AmendmentMon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTSheriff Judd Lays Out Why Sanctuary Cities Are the Real ICE Problemhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-18-sheriff-judd-ice-sanctuary-cities-second-amendment-immigration/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-18-sheriff-judd-ice-sanctuary-cities-second-amendment-immigration/Sheriff Judd Lays Out Why Sanctuary Cities Are the Real ICE ProblemSun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-16-olc-memo-five-second-amendment-rights-beyond-postal-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-16-olc-memo-five-second-amendment-rights-beyond-postal-ban/The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media MissedFri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Declares 18 U.S.C. § 1715 Unconstitutional — and It's a Bigger Deal Than You Thinkhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-15-doj-olc-memo-18-usc-1715-usps-handgun-mailing-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-15-doj-olc-memo-18-usc-1715-usps-handgun-mailing-unconstitutional/DOJ Declares 18 U.S.C. § 1715 Unconstitutional — and It's a Bigger Deal Than You ThinkThu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Machine Gun Ban's Achilles' Heel — United States v. Wilson Opens the Doorhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-14-wilson-fifth-circuit-machine-gun-ban-922o-enumerated-powers/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-14-wilson-fifth-circuit-machine-gun-ban-922o-enumerated-powers/The Machine Gun Ban's Achilles' Heel — United States v. Wilson Opens the DoorWed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTFederal Judges Make the Case for Nationwide Carry — and Accidentally Make Our Case Toohttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-12-judges-prosecutors-nationwide-carry-cotton-bill-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-12-judges-prosecutors-nationwide-carry-cotton-bill-second-amendment/Federal Judges Make the Case for Nationwide Carry — and Accidentally Make Our Case TooMon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhen the Left Sides With Criminals: What the ICE Backlash Tells Us About the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-10-leftist-officials-side-with-criminals-ice-enforcement-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-10-leftist-officials-side-with-criminals-ice-enforcement-second-amendment/When the Left Sides With Criminals: What the ICE Backlash Tells Us About the Second AmendmentSat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammohttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-09-rhode-v-bonta-trump-doj-amicus-ninth-circuit-ammunition/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-09-rhode-v-bonta-trump-doj-amicus-ninth-circuit-ammunition/Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond AmmoFri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTennessee's Appeal Brief in Hughes v. Lee Gets the History Dead Wronghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-08-hughes-v-lee-tennessee-parks-gun-ban-appeal-brief-errors/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-08-hughes-v-lee-tennessee-parks-gun-ban-appeal-brief-errors/Tennessee's Appeal Brief in Hughes v. Lee Gets the History Dead WrongThu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Maduro Capture Is an Arrest, Not a Kidnapping — and Here's Why That Defense Failshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-08-maduro-indictment-capture-international-law-drug-conspiracy-trial/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-08-maduro-indictment-capture-international-law-drug-conspiracy-trial/The Maduro Capture Is an Arrest, Not a Kidnapping — and Here's Why That Defense FailsThu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Enters Rhode v. Bonta — and Calls California's Ammo Background Check an Unconstitutional Outlierhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-07-rhode-v-bonta-doj-amicus-ninth-circuit-ammunition-background-check/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-07-rhode-v-bonta-doj-amicus-ninth-circuit-ammunition-background-check/DOJ Enters Rhode v. Bonta — and Calls California's Ammo Background Check an Unconstitutional OutlierWed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTPam Bondi Is Not Coming for Your Machine Gun — The Maduro Indictment Explainedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-06-bondi-maduro-indictment-machine-gun-924c-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-06-bondi-maduro-indictment-machine-gun-924c-second-amendment/Pam Bondi Is Not Coming for Your Machine Gun — The Maduro Indictment ExplainedTue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump Arrests Maduro — and the NFA Machine Gun Charge Is Not the Win You Think It Ishttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-04-maduro-arrest-nfa-machine-gun-charge-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-04-maduro-arrest-nfa-machine-gun-charge-second-amendment/Trump Arrests Maduro — and the NFA Machine Gun Charge Is Not the Win You Think It IsSun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNinth Circuit Strikes Down California's Open Carry Ban in Baird v. Bontahttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-03-baird-v-bonta-ninth-circuit-open-carry-ban-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-03-baird-v-bonta-ninth-circuit-open-carry-ban-unconstitutional/Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Open Carry Ban in Baird v. BontaSat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew York's New Mayor Just Declared War on Rugged Individualism — and That Means Your Gunshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-02-mamdani-nyc-mayor-collectivism-second-amendment-threat/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-02-mamdani-nyc-mayor-collectivism-second-amendment-threat/New York's New Mayor Just Declared War on Rugged Individualism — and That Means Your GunsFri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Illegal Alien In-State Tuition — and the Second Amendment Stakes Are Realhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-02-trump-doj-sues-virginia-illegal-alien-instate-tuition-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2026-01-02-trump-doj-sues-virginia-illegal-alien-instate-tuition-second-amendment/Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Illegal Alien In-State Tuition — and the Second Amendment Stakes Are RealFri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Hellerhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-30-doj-knife-rights-bondi-federal-switchblade-act-fifth-circuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-30-doj-knife-rights-bondi-federal-switchblade-act-fifth-circuit/DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With HellerTue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTMcIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission: The First Amendment Answer to Mandatory Social Media IDhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-28-mcintyre-ohio-anonymous-speech-social-media-id-mandates/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-28-mcintyre-ohio-anonymous-speech-social-media-id-mandates/McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission: The First Amendment Answer to Mandatory Social Media IDSun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTJudge Benitez Just Saved California Parents — A Class-Wide Injunction in Mirabelli v. Olsonhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-27-mirabelli-olson-benitez-california-parental-rights-class-injunction/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-27-mirabelli-olson-benitez-california-parental-rights-class-injunction/Judge Benitez Just Saved California Parents — A Class-Wide Injunction in Mirabelli v. OlsonSat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Anti-Gunners Just Proved Our Case: 717 Million 11+ Round Magazines and the End of the 'Unusual' Argumenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-26-nssf-detachable-magazine-report-large-capacity-common-use-heller-caetano/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-26-nssf-detachable-magazine-report-large-capacity-common-use-heller-caetano/The Anti-Gunners Just Proved Our Case: 717 Million 11+ Round Magazines and the End of the 'Unusual' ArgumentFri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTTenth Circuit Locks In Ortega v. Grisham — New Mexico's 7-Day Waiting Period Stays Deadhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-24-ortega-grisham-tenth-circuit-en-banc-denied-new-mexico-waiting-period-act/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-24-ortega-grisham-tenth-circuit-en-banc-denied-new-mexico-waiting-period-act/Tenth Circuit Locks In Ortega v. Grisham — New Mexico's 7-Day Waiting Period Stays DeadWed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Sues DC Over Its AR-15 Ban — The First Affirmative 2A Lawsuit From Bondi and Dhillon's New Civil Rights Sectionhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-23-doj-sues-dc-ar15-ban-first-affirmative-2a-lawsuit-bondi-dhillon/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-23-doj-sues-dc-ar15-ban-first-affirmative-2a-lawsuit-bondi-dhillon/DOJ Sues DC Over Its AR-15 Ban — The First Affirmative 2A Lawsuit From Bondi and Dhillon's New Civil Rights SectionTue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Cleanest Explanation of Bruen Step Two I Have Heard — Professor J. Joel Alicea on Substantive vs. Incidental Featureshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-22-alicea-bruen-methodology-substantive-incidental-features-wolford-federalist-society/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-22-alicea-bruen-methodology-substantive-incidental-features-wolford-federalist-society/The Cleanest Explanation of Bruen Step Two I Have Heard — Professor J. Joel Alicea on Substantive vs. Incidental FeaturesMon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Ninth Circuit Just Vindicated a Professor Who Refused to Read His University's Land Acknowledgmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-21-reges-cauce-ninth-circuit-land-acknowledgment-first-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-21-reges-cauce-ninth-circuit-land-acknowledgment-first-amendment/The Ninth Circuit Just Vindicated a Professor Who Refused to Read His University's Land AcknowledgmentSun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTHistory, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paidhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-20-cockerham-fifth-circuit-felon-in-possession-as-applied-bryan-range-james-ho/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-20-cockerham-fifth-circuit-felon-in-possession-as-applied-bryan-range-james-ho/History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who PaidSat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTCongress Could Revive Letters of Marque and Reprisal — Turning Privately Armed Americans Loose on the Cartelshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-20-mike-lee-letters-of-marque-reprisal-cartels-private-arms/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-20-mike-lee-letters-of-marque-reprisal-cartels-private-arms/Congress Could Revive Letters of Marque and Reprisal — Turning Privately Armed Americans Loose on the CartelsSat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Office of Legal Counsel Just Killed a 28-Year-Old Welfare Loophole for Illegal Alienshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-20-olc-withdraws-1997-prwora-opinion-gaiser-loper-bright/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-20-olc-withdraws-1997-prwora-opinion-gaiser-loper-bright/The Office of Legal Counsel Just Killed a 28-Year-Old Welfare Loophole for Illegal AliensSat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTJudge Hannah Dugan Convicted of Obstruction — and Acquitted on a Second Counthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-19-dugan-split-verdict-obstruction-federal-jury-milwaukee/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-19-dugan-split-verdict-obstruction-federal-jury-milwaukee/Judge Hannah Dugan Convicted of Obstruction — and Acquitted on a Second CountFri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Calls for a Response in Schoenthal v. Raoul — Illinois Has to Defend Its Transit Carry Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-18-schoenthal-raoul-scotus-cfr-illinois-public-transit-carry-ban-seventh-circuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-18-schoenthal-raoul-scotus-cfr-illinois-public-transit-carry-ban-seventh-circuit/SCOTUS Calls for a Response in Schoenthal v. Raoul — Illinois Has to Defend Its Transit Carry BanThu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTBondi DOJ Sues the Virgin Islands — and Lights the Fuse on Every May-Issue Holdout Lefthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-17-doj-sues-virgin-islands-proper-reason-carry-permit-bondi-dhillon/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-17-doj-sues-virgin-islands-proper-reason-carry-permit-bondi-dhillon/Bondi DOJ Sues the Virgin Islands — and Lights the Fuse on Every May-Issue Holdout LeftWed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTJudge Thapar Just Wrote the Definitive Opinion on Why Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rightshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-17-escobar-temal-sixth-circuit-thapar-the-people-922g5-illegal-aliens-2a/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-17-escobar-temal-sixth-circuit-thapar-the-people-922g5-illegal-aliens-2a/Judge Thapar Just Wrote the Definitive Opinion on Why Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment RightsWed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTWhy Immigration Policy Is Second Amendment Policyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-15-immigration-electorates-second-amendment-bondi-beach/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-15-immigration-electorates-second-amendment-bondi-beach/Why Immigration Policy Is Second Amendment PolicyMon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTBrown University's Gun-Free Zone Turned a Classroom Into a Kill Zonehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-14-brown-university-shooting-gun-free-zone-beccaria/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-14-brown-university-shooting-gun-free-zone-beccaria/Brown University's Gun-Free Zone Turned a Classroom Into a Kill ZoneSun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTFlorida's Open Carry Ban Is Dead: McDaniels, the AG, and a Federal Settlement Finish the Jobhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-13-mcdaniels-florida-open-carry-ban-first-dca-goa-del-toro/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-13-mcdaniels-florida-open-carry-ban-first-dca-goa-del-toro/Florida's Open Carry Ban Is Dead: McDaniels, the AG, and a Federal Settlement Finish the JobSat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThird Circuit Grants En Banc Rehearing in Koons v. Platkin — New Jersey's Sensitive-Places Law Meets a Reconstituted Courthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-12-third-circuit-en-banc-granted-koons-siegel-new-jersey-carry/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-12-third-circuit-en-banc-granted-koons-siegel-new-jersey-carry/Third Circuit Grants En Banc Rehearing in Koons v. Platkin — New Jersey's Sensitive-Places Law Meets a Reconstituted CourtFri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe DOJ's New Second Amendment Section — and Why Personnel Is Policyhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-11-doj-second-amendment-section-created-dhillon-enforcement-policy/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-12-11-doj-second-amendment-section-created-dhillon-enforcement-policy/The DOJ's New Second Amendment Section — and Why Personnel Is PolicyThu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTThird Circuit Goes En Banc on New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — Before the Panel Even Ruleshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-08-21-third-circuit-en-banc-cheeseman-new-jersey-ar15-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-08-21-third-circuit-en-banc-cheeseman-new-jersey-ar15-ban/Third Circuit Goes En Banc on New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — Before the Panel Even RulesThu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTDOGE Deploys AI to Gut 50+ ATF Regulations — This Is the Deregulation Gun Owners Have Been Waiting Forhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-26-doge-ai-atf-regulations-cut-deregulation-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-26-doge-ai-atf-regulations-cut-deregulation-second-amendment/DOGE Deploys AI to Gut 50+ ATF Regulations — This Is the Deregulation Gun Owners Have Been Waiting ForSat, 26 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTNinth Circuit Strikes Down California's Ammunition Background Check Law — Rhode v. Bontahttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-25-rhode-v-bonta-ninth-circuit-ammo-background-check-unconstitutional/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-25-rhode-v-bonta-ninth-circuit-ammo-background-check-unconstitutional/Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Ammunition Background Check Law — Rhode v. BontaFri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTTrump v. Boyle: SCOTUS Delivers 6–3 Win for Executive Power — and What It Means for Your Second Amendment Rightshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-24-trump-v-boyle-scotus-cpsc-firing-executive-power-humphreys-executor/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-24-trump-v-boyle-scotus-cpsc-firing-executive-power-humphreys-executor/Trump v. Boyle: SCOTUS Delivers 6–3 Win for Executive Power — and What It Means for Your Second Amendment RightsThu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTGun Owners of America Sues to Kill the Prohibition-Era Federal Handgun Mail Banhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-22-goa-sues-usps-handgun-mail-ban-18-usc-1715/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-22-goa-sues-usps-handgun-mail-ban-18-usc-1715/Gun Owners of America Sues to Kill the Prohibition-Era Federal Handgun Mail BanTue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSix Gun Rights Heavyweights File the Best Suppressor Complaint Ever Written — And New Jersey Is the Targethttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-21-padua-v-platkin-new-jersey-suppressor-ban-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-21-padua-v-platkin-new-jersey-suppressor-ban-second-amendment/Six Gun Rights Heavyweights File the Best Suppressor Complaint Ever Written — And New Jersey Is the TargetMon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTCBS CANCELS THE LATE SHOW — And the Second Amendment Is Winning the Culture Warhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-20-cbs-cancels-colbert-late-show-paramount-skydance/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-20-cbs-cancels-colbert-late-show-paramount-skydance/CBS CANCELS THE LATE SHOW — And the Second Amendment Is Winning the Culture WarSun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTNRA v. Vullo — The Second Circuit Just Neutered a 9–0 SCOTUS Winhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-19-nra-v-vullo-second-circuit-remand-qualified-immunity/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-19-nra-v-vullo-second-circuit-remand-qualified-immunity/NRA v. Vullo — The Second Circuit Just Neutered a 9–0 SCOTUS WinSat, 19 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTDOJ Revives 925(c) Rights-Restoration Program — and It Could Affect Millionshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-18-doj-restores-2a-rights-relief-from-disabilities-925c/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-18-doj-restores-2a-rights-relief-from-disabilities-925c/DOJ Revives 925(c) Rights-Restoration Program — and It Could Affect MillionsFri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Biden Pistol Brace Rule Is Dead — Mock v. Bondi Makes It Officialhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-18-mock-v-bondi-pistol-brace-rule-vacatur-oconnor/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-18-mock-v-bondi-pistol-brace-rule-vacatur-oconnor/The Biden Pistol Brace Rule Is Dead — Mock v. Bondi Makes It OfficialFri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSeventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rightshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-17-carbajal-flores-seventh-circuit-922g5-illegal-aliens-2a/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-17-carbajal-flores-seventh-circuit-922g5-illegal-aliens-2a/Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment RightsThu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Federal Law That Says You Can't Buy a Handgun Across State Lines — And Why It's Going to Losehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-16-elite-precision-customs-atf-out-of-state-handgun-ban/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-16-elite-precision-customs-atf-out-of-state-handgun-ban/The Federal Law That Says You Can't Buy a Handgun Across State Lines — And Why It's Going to LoseWed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe CCW Choke Point: Six Games Anti-Gun States Play to Kill Your Carry Rights After Bruenhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-15-ccw-games-anti-gunners-suppress-2a-rights-bruen/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-15-ccw-games-anti-gunners-suppress-2a-rights-bruen/The CCW Choke Point: Six Games Anti-Gun States Play to Kill Your Carry Rights After BruenTue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Just Gave Trump the Green Light to Gut the Department of Education — 6-3https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-15-mcmahon-v-new-york-scotus-shadow-docket-education-rif/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-15-mcmahon-v-new-york-scotus-shadow-docket-education-rif/SCOTUS Just Gave Trump the Green Light to Gut the Department of Education — 6-3Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Epstein Files Firestorm: How a Trial Lawyer Actually Weighs the Evidencehttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-14-how-to-think-about-jeffrey-epstein-files-doj-memo/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-14-how-to-think-about-jeffrey-epstein-files-doj-memo/The Epstein Files Firestorm: How a Trial Lawyer Actually Weighs the EvidenceMon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Tenth Circuit Hears the Machine-Gun Ban Case That Could Reshape the Second Amendmenthttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-13-us-v-morgan-tenth-circuit-machine-gun-ban-922o/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-13-us-v-morgan-tenth-circuit-machine-gun-ban-922o/The Tenth Circuit Hears the Machine-Gun Ban Case That Could Reshape the Second AmendmentSun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSecond Circuit Tosses Biden DOJ's Election Meme Prosecution — Douglass Mackey Winshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-12-mackey-ricky-vaughn-second-circuit-election-meme-acquittal/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-12-mackey-ricky-vaughn-second-circuit-election-meme-acquittal/Second Circuit Tosses Biden DOJ's Election Meme Prosecution — Douglass Mackey WinsSat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTObama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Restore $820 Million in Anti-Gun Grantshttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-11-vera-institute-v-doj-obama-judge-dismisses-bsca-grants-lawsuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-11-vera-institute-v-doj-obama-judge-dismisses-bsca-grants-lawsuit/Obama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Restore $820 Million in Anti-Gun GrantsFri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSixth Circuit Rules the Government Can't Just Keep Your Guns — Novak v. Federspielhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-08-novak-v-federspiel-sixth-circuit-second-amendment-seized-firearms/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-08-novak-v-federspiel-sixth-circuit-second-amendment-seized-firearms/Sixth Circuit Rules the Government Can't Just Keep Your Guns — Novak v. FederspielTue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSCOTUS Grants 8–1 Stay in Trump v. AFGE — Federal Workforce Overhaul Cleared to Proceedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-08-trump-v-afge-scotus-8-1-stay-federal-workforce-rif/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-08-trump-v-afge-scotus-8-1-stay-federal-workforce-rif/SCOTUS Grants 8–1 Stay in Trump v. AFGE — Federal Workforce Overhaul Cleared to ProceedTue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTNinth Circuit Spanks California's Gun Advertising Ban — Entire Statute Enjoinedhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-07-junior-sports-magazines-v-bonta-california-gun-ad-ban-ninth-circuit/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-07-junior-sports-magazines-v-bonta-california-gun-ad-ban-ninth-circuit/Ninth Circuit Spanks California's Gun Advertising Ban — Entire Statute EnjoinedMon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTGood Guys With Guns Stop a Mass Shooting — and Prove the Sensitive-Places Argument Wronghttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-07-mcallen-border-patrol-shooting-good-guys-with-guns-sensitive-places/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-07-mcallen-border-patrol-shooting-good-guys-with-guns-sensitive-places/Good Guys With Guns Stop a Mass Shooting — and Prove the Sensitive-Places Argument WrongMon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Big Beautiful Bill Just Handed Us the Key to Destroy NFA Registrationhttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-05-big-beautiful-bill-nfa-registration-unconstitutional-silencer-shop-v-atf/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-05-big-beautiful-bill-nfa-registration-unconstitutional-silencer-shop-v-atf/The Big Beautiful Bill Just Handed Us the Key to Destroy NFA RegistrationSat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTBarrett Eviscerates Jackson in Trump v. CASA — And the Second Amendment Stakes Are Enormoushttps://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-02-trump-v-casa-barrett-slams-jackson-universal-injunctions-second-amendment/https://2ablog.com/articles/2025-07-02-trump-v-casa-barrett-slams-jackson-universal-injunctions-second-amendment/Barrett Eviscerates Jackson in Trump v. 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