Tag: Supreme Court Cases
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A Texas Judge Struck Down the ATF’s Frame and Receiver Rule
in LegalOn August 17, a federal judge in Fort Worth threw out a major piece of the ATF’s ghost gun rule. The ruling came out of Defense Distributed v. Blanche, heard by Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. Defense Distributed is the Austin company known for selling…
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Impact of Gun Law Changes: DOJ’s Position on Buffer Zones
Most of the time, when the federal government weighs in on a Second Amendment case, it’s a friend-of-the-court brief filed months after everyone else has already picked sides. On August 4, the Department of Justice skipped that step entirely and sued a local government directly. That doesn’t happen often, and it’s worth understanding why. How…
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ALPR Technology: Balancing Safety and Privacy
Across thousands of American neighborhoods, a silent technological shift has taken root. Small, solar-powered cameras mounted on utility poles, streetlights, and entrance gates quietly snap photos of passing traffic 24 hours a day. Built by the technology company Flock Safety, these Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) have rapidly become one of the most widely deployed…
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A Historic Defeat for Gun Control: Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey’s Semiauto Rifle and Magazine Bans
On July 17, 2026, the Second Amendment landscape shifted dramatically. In a stunning 10–5 en banc decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s long-standing bans on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds. This ruling in Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) v.…
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The Ghost in the Legal Machine: How a Bogus 1792 “Law” Is Shaping Modern Gun Control
When the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, it radically shifted how courts must evaluate gun control laws. Under the Bruen framework, if a state wants to restrict carrying firearms, it can no longer just argue that the restriction is “good policy.” Naturally, this…
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Legal Tidal Wave: Advances for Second Amendment in 2026
For over a decade, gun rights advocates have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. While the Supreme Court’s landmark Bruen decision in 2022 fundamentally rewired how lower courts must evaluate gun laws, a stubborn handful of federal appellate courts have spent the last few years performing Olympic-level mental gymnastics to keep sweeping state…
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Second Amendment
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Ratified on December 15, 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendments affirms the God given right to use “arms” for defense of self. The…