Bruen Methodology

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A Biden Appointee Wrote the Opinion Striking Down New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — and It Changes the Supreme Court Fight

19:22 News Analysis

7/18/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

A Biden Appointee Wrote the Opinion Striking Down New Jersey's AR-15 Ban — and It Changes the Supreme Court Fight

The En Banc Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey's Semi-Automatic Rifle and Magazine Bans

16:45 News Analysis

7/17/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The En Banc Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey's Semi-Automatic Rifle and Magazine Bans

Justice Barrett's Wolford Footnote Is About to Take Down New Jersey's AR-15 Ban

18:19 News Analysis

7/11/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Justice Barrett's Wolford Footnote Is About to Take Down New Jersey's AR-15 Ban

The Supreme Court's 6-3 Campaign Finance Ruling Doubles as a Second Amendment Blueprint

16:37 News Analysis

7/10/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Supreme Court's 6-3 Campaign Finance Ruling Doubles as a Second Amendment Blueprint

The Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Arms — and Then Affirms the Conviction Anyway

14:18 Legal Analysis

6/19/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Arms — and Then Affirms the Conviction Anyway

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

18:10 Legal Analysis

5/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:47 Legal Analysis

5/19/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

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

Bill Cassidy Loses His Primary — and the BSCA Betrayal Finally Gets Its Bill

19:50 News Reaction

5/18/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Bill Cassidy Loses His Primary — and the BSCA Betrayal Finally Gets Its Bill

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

20:30 Legal Analysis

5/18/26 Second Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

18:44 Legislative Analysis

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

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

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

19:33 Case Analysis

4/13/26 Second Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

18:27 Case Analysis

4/9/26 Eleventh Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

19:44 Case Analysis

4/8/26 Eighth Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

18:14 Case Analysis

4/6/26 First Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

14:18 News Reaction

4/5/26 Federal Second Amendment

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

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

19:26 Legal Analysis

3/26/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

18:48 Legal Analysis

3/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

The Wait Is Over: Clement & Murphy Force the Supreme Court's Hand on Magazine Bans

15:43 Legal Analysis

3/11/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Wait Is Over: Clement & Murphy Force the Supreme Court's Hand on Magazine Bans

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

18:57 Legal Analysis

3/11/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

DC Declares Emergency After Court Strikes Its Magazine Ban — and the Panic Is Justified

19:30 Legal Analysis

3/10/26 Federal District Second Amendment

DC Declares Emergency After Court Strikes Its Magazine Ban — and the Panic Is Justified

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

14:56 News Reaction

3/10/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

16:00 Legal Analysis

3/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

15:48 Legal Analysis

3/8/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:45 Legal Analysis

3/6/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

20:05 Legal Analysis

3/5/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

18:42 News Reaction

3/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

20:44 Legal Analysis

3/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

Florida Concedes: Non-Violent Felons Cannot Be Categorically Disarmed

18:56 News Reaction

2/21/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Florida Concedes: Non-Violent Felons Cannot Be Categorically Disarmed

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

19:28 Legal Analysis

2/20/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:42 Legal Analysis

2/19/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:33 Legal Analysis

2/17/26 Third Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

18:38 Legal Analysis

2/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:28 Legal Analysis

2/14/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

New Jersey Embarrassed at Third Circuit En Banc — A Ghost Statute and a 2A Reckoning

19:27 Legal Analysis

2/13/26 Third Circuit Second Amendment

New Jersey Embarrassed at Third Circuit En Banc — A Ghost Statute and a 2A Reckoning

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

16:18 Legal Analysis

2/11/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

Koons & Siegel Head to Third Circuit En Banc — New Historical Study Proves Sensitive-Places Bans Require Government Security

18:00 Legal Analysis

2/9/26 Third Circuit Second Amendment

Koons & Siegel Head to Third Circuit En Banc — New Historical Study Proves Sensitive-Places Bans Require Government Security

Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Plaintiffs

18:29 Legal Analysis

2/8/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Plaintiffs

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

19:13 News Reaction

2/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:15 Legal Analysis

2/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:53 News Reaction

2/4/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

Hawaii's Pre-Emptive Retreat: SB3041 Is Just the Vampire Rule With a Neon Sign

17:48 Legal Analysis

2/3/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Hawaii's Pre-Emptive Retreat: SB3041 Is Just the Vampire Rule With a Neon Sign

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — *United States v. Hembree*

19:23 Legal Analysis

2/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — United States v. Hembree

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

19:01 Legal Analysis

1/29/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Ban

17:45 News Reaction

1/28/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ Fires Back at Virginia's Magazine Ban

Trump Administration Stands Up for the Second Amendment — and Gets It Mostly Right

12:59 News Reaction

1/27/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump Administration Stands Up for the Second Amendment — and Gets It Mostly Right

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Black Codes as Second Amendment Precedent in Wolford v. Lopez

16:41 News Reaction

1/25/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Defends Black Codes as Second Amendment Precedent in Wolford v. Lopez

Kipke v. Moore and the Right to Carry at Protests — What the Fourth Circuit Got Wrong

19:38 Legal Analysis

1/25/26 Fourth Circuit Second Amendment

Kipke v. Moore and the Right to Carry at Protests — What the Fourth Circuit Got Wrong

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

16:17 Legal Analysis

1/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:07 Legal Analysis

1/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:33 Legal Analysis

1/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

14:12 News Reaction

1/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:53 Legal Analysis

1/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

19:05 Legal Analysis

1/8/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

16:35 News Reaction

1/7/26 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

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

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Open Carry Ban in Baird v. Bonta

15:17 Legal Analysis

1/3/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California's Open Carry Ban in Baird v. Bonta

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

19:23 Legal Analysis

12/30/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

17:57 Legal Analysis

12/26/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

Tenth Circuit Locks In Ortega v. Grisham — New Mexico's 7-Day Waiting Period Stays Dead

17:29 Legal Analysis

12/24/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Tenth Circuit Locks In Ortega v. Grisham — New Mexico's 7-Day Waiting Period Stays Dead

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

18:06 Legal Analysis

12/23/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

The Cleanest Explanation of Bruen Step Two I Have Heard — Professor J. Joel Alicea on Substantive vs. Incidental Features

13:19 Legal Analysis

12/22/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Cleanest Explanation of Bruen Step Two I Have Heard — Professor J. Joel Alicea on Substantive vs. Incidental Features

History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paid

18:29 Legal Analysis

12/20/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paid

SCOTUS Calls for a Response in Schoenthal v. Raoul — Illinois Has to Defend Its Transit Carry Ban

18:23 Legal Analysis

12/18/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Calls for a Response in Schoenthal v. Raoul — Illinois Has to Defend Its Transit Carry Ban

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

13:44 Legal Analysis

12/17/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

16:20 Legal Analysis

12/17/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

14:21 Legal Analysis

7/17/25 Seventh Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

21:05 Legal Analysis

7/13/25 Tenth Circuit Second Amendment

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

Trump DOJ Lets Landmark 18-to-20 Handgun Ruling Stand — A Precedent-Setting 2A Win

16:12 News Analysis

7/1/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Lets Landmark 18-to-20 Handgun Ruling Stand — A Precedent-Setting 2A Win

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

Coming Soon Legal Analysis

3/21/25 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

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

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

Coming Soon Legal Analysis

7/17/24 Federal Second Amendment

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

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