160 ABA Journal Second Amendment articles.
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…
May 17, 2016 8:12 AM CDT
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…
May 13, 2016 6:15 AM CDT
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…
Apr 20, 2016 11:00 AM CDT
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…
Apr 7, 2016 8:00 AM CDT
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…
Mar 21, 2016 11:34 AM CDT
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…
Mar 8, 2016 5:45 AM CST
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…
Feb 9, 2016 6:15 AM CST
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…
Jan 21, 2016 2:00 PM CST
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…
Jan 7, 2016 1:20 PM CST
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…
Jan 5, 2016 7:06 AM CST
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…
Dec 16, 2015 6:15 AM CST
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…
Dec 10, 2015 12:59 PM CST
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…
Dec 9, 2015 1:50 PM CST
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…
Nov 18, 2015 1:35 PM CST
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…
Jun 8, 2015 11:35 AM CDT
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