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160 ABA Journal Second Amendment articles.

Second Amendment includes right to buy and sell arms, 9th Circuit says in zoning case

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms includes a right to buy and sell guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.

The 2-1 decision by the San…

Full appeals court considers Maryland’s assault weapons ban

An en banc federal appeals court on Wednesday considered what standard judges should use to evaluate Maryland’s ban on 45 assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Maryland Assistant Attorney General Matthew…

Trial date set for Sandy Hook lawsuit against gun companies

A Connecticut judge has set a tentative trial date for a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting against the gun manufacturers that created the…

Suit claims cops conspired to cover up murder of lawyer, a Second Amendment advocate

A lawsuit filed by the estate of a Connecticut lawyer claims police officials in Redding dragged their feet in approving his concealed carry permit, then conspired to cover up his…

Supreme Court cites Second Amendment in stun-gun decision, says state court misapplied Heller

Massachusetts’ top court contradicted Second Amendment precedent in the reasoning it used to uphold a ban on stun guns, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a per curiam…

Assault-weapons case gets rehearing by full 4th Circuit

A full federal appeals court will reconsider a three-judge panel decision last month giving a boost to gun-rights advocates.

The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted rehearing…

4th Circuit requires strict scrutiny of assault-weapons ban, says it’s not ‘a rubber stamp’

A federal appeals court has ordered a Baltimore judge to apply strict scrutiny when evaluating Maryland’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court…

Texas courthouse gun bans are being reconsidered based on state AG’s opinions

Recent opinions by the attorney general of Texas has officials in charge of courthouses around the state rethinking gun bans.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has written several recent opinions…

Are zoos exempt under new Texas open-carry laws?

Can Texas zoos ban visitors from bringing guns on the property? Some zookeepers there hope so, but it may be unclear under recent state legislation.

The question centers around two…

Obama executive action will define who qualifies as a gun dealer required to do background checks

Updated: After failing to persuade Congress to require background checks for all gun purchases, President Barack Obama has announced that he will take executive action that would classify more gun…

Judge didn’t have the authority to rule in Second Amendment case, appeals court says

A federal judge didn’t have the authority to rule when he found a Washington, D.C., gun law likely violated the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The error…

Connecticut governor plans executive action to ban gun sales to those on terrorist watch list

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy says he plans to sign an executive order banning people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying guns in the state.

Malloy, a Democrat, said at…

Woman who shot at tires of fleeing shoplifting suspect gets 18 months of probation

A woman was sentenced to 18 months of probation Wednesday for shooting at the tires of a shoplifting suspect fleeing a Home Depot store in suburban Detroit.

Charged with a…

Told to give up gun after shooting alleged burglar, disabled tenant sues landlord

A former Maine lobsterman has sued his landlord, after shooting an intruder at his government-subsidized Rockland apartment earlier this year and being told he must give up his gun or…

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to gun lockup law; dissent sees Second Amendment double standard

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider a challenge to a San Francisco law that requires handgun owners to keep their weapons locked up or disabled while they are…

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