Historical Tradition

24 articles

The Spirit of Aloha Cannot Shrink the Second Amendment — Alito's Wolford Opinion and the DOJ Civil Rights Win

17:06 Legal Analysis

6/26/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Spirit of Aloha Cannot Shrink the Second Amendment — Alito's Wolford Opinion and the DOJ Civil Rights Win

1791, Not 1868: The Second Amendment Question the Supreme Court Refuses to Answer

22:10 Legal Analysis

6/25/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

1791, Not 1868: The Second Amendment Question the Supreme Court Refuses to Answer

Hemani's Quiet Bombshell: 'Pre-Deprivation Process' and the Case Against Red Flag Laws

23:29 Legal Analysis

6/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Hemani's Quiet Bombshell: 'Pre-Deprivation Process' and the Case Against Red Flag Laws

How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fight

22:24 Legal Analysis

6/21/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fight

Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.

12:30 Legal Analysis

6/20/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.

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

Florida's Young-Adult Carry Ban Falls — Eubanks and the Brick-by-Brick Win for 18-to-20-Year-Olds

18:22 Legal Analysis

6/19/26 Eleventh Circuit Second Amendment

Florida's Young-Adult Carry Ban Falls — Eubanks and the Brick-by-Brick Win for 18-to-20-Year-Olds

The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodology

Coming Soon Legal Analysis

6/19/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodology

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in US v. Hemani that Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Falls

18:04 Legal Analysis

6/18/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in US v. Hemani that Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Falls

The Militia Clause Is Not a Mandate for Military Weapons — Curtis v. Katz

19:54 News Analysis

6/17/26 Virginia Second Amendment

The Militia Clause Is Not a Mandate for Military Weapons — Curtis v. Katz

Virginia's Assault-Firearms Brief Gets the State Constitution Wrong

18:57 News Analysis

6/12/26 Virginia Second Amendment

Virginia's Assault-Firearms Brief Gets the State Constitution Wrong

The Supreme Court's Sneaky Important 2A Ruling is a Big Win for Gun Rights

19:09 News Analysis

6/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Supreme Court's Sneaky Important 2A Ruling is a Big Win for Gun Rights

The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebrating

19:45 News Analysis

6/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebrating

Florida's Gun Waiting Period Is Unconstitutional as its Attorney General Uthmeier Concedes

17:02 News Analysis

6/5/26 Eleventh Circuit Second Amendment

Florida's Gun Waiting Period Is Unconstitutional as its Attorney General Uthmeier Concedes

Ninth Circuit's DeBorba Ruling Just Poisoned the NFA Suppressor Fight

19:04 News Analysis

6/4/26 Ninth Circuit Second Amendment

Ninth Circuit's DeBorba Ruling Just Poisoned the NFA Suppressor Fight

Virginia's Ghost Gun Ban Has No Historical Foundation — and America's Founders Would Have Agreed

18:58 Legal Analysis

4/11/26 Virginia Ghost Guns

Virginia's Ghost Gun Ban Has No Historical Foundation — and America's Founders Would Have Agreed

Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Ruling

19:15 Legal Analysis

3/28/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Ruling

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

16:48 News Reaction

3/21/26 Supreme Court Sensitive Places

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

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

12:15 Legal Analysis

3/14/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

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

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

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

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

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

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