National 2A News

Recently, the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition petitioned the Supreme Court for cert after the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down a ruling inconsistent with rulings out of other US appeals court circuits. This created what is commonly referred to as a “split circuit.” At issue is Delaware’s “assault weapon” and magazine ban case.

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While the “Aloha Spirit” wasn’t invoked in the ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a mixed bag ruling regarding so-called “sensitive places” in cases from Hawaii and California. Some see this as the glass half full while others see it as the glass half empty. Read more and decide for yourself.

A recent ruling by a US District Court judge ruled that an Illinois ban on the legal carry of concealed firearms on public transportation is unconstitutional. The judge’s opinion cites the 2022 Bruen ruling in reaching its conclusion.

Bruen is the SCOTUS gift that just keeps on giving. Most recently, in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, a decision was handed down declaring two provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 922 to be unconstitutional. The court held that a person cannot be disarmed merely because they are a user of marijuana. The door was left open for the potential disarmament of a presently intoxicated person though.

In a state not known as friendly to the Second Amendment in general or our God-given right to self-defense, the Massachusetts Supreme Court just ruled 5-0 that switchblades are protected arms.

In a rare, yet constitutionally-based decision, Judge Broomes of the US District Court for the District of Kansas, dismissed a machinegun possession case on Second Amendment grounds. Reading through the judge’s decision, this may be the best application of Bruen yet.

Yet another judge with a disdain for the Second Amendment and a willful ignorance of the Bruen ruling presides over a gun rights case in federal court.

In a yet unexplained turn of events, the NSSF has refused to allow its Director of Research to testify in a Colorado “high capacity magazine” ban lawsuit brought by the National Foundation for Gun Rights. As a result, NFGR has been forced to withdraw its suit.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) just filed a lawsuit in the state of Florida, challenging the state’s ban on open carry, which dates back to segregation-era laws. One of only a small handful of states that ban open carry, the law is unlikely to pass Constitutional muster.

With oral arguments having been heard over a year ago, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit completely disregards established precedent. The court has ruled that “assault weapons” like the AR-15 fall outside the Second Amendment’s protection. Such willful disregard makes this case a great candidate to be heard by SCOTUS during the 2024-2025 term.