The Court told appeals courts to reconsider their conclusions in light of last week's ruling against New York's restrictions on public possession of firearms.
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The ruling against New York's carry permit policy is a rebuke to courts that routinely rubber-stamp gun restrictions.
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The legislation prohibits firearm sales based on juvenile records and subsidizes state laws that suspend gun rights without due process.
Senators are mulling legislation that would expand the categories of people who are disqualified from owning guns.
If Congress decides to encourage them, it should not overlook the importance of due process protections.
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Although the Arkansas senator claims to be targeting "violent felons," his draconian bill would affect many people who pose no threat.
In the long term, disarmament often leads to mass murder by government.
The administration's slippery terminology illustrates the challenge of distinguishing between "good" and "bad" guns.
An analysis of such crimes suggests the president’s policy prescriptions are unlikely to have a meaningful impact.
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The president implies that anyone who resists his agenda is complicit in the murder of innocents.
Because there is no reliable way to identify future mass shooters, it is inevitable that many innocent people will lose their Second Amendment rights.
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Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead.
While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.
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Two federal appeals courts recently concluded that such age restrictions are unconstitutional.
"There were 19 officers in there," said a police spokesperson. "In fact, there were plenty of officers to do whatever needed to be done."
Why did it take an hour for the police to stop alleged killer Salvador Ramos?
Making schools more like prisons would not appreciably decrease violence.
Neither expanded background checks nor a federal "assault weapon" ban can reasonably be expected to have a meaningful impact on such crimes.
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These three gun controls failed in New York, and there is little reason to think they would work elsewhere.
It's not clear which guns she is talking about, and even Collins does not seem to know.
Predicting violence is a lot harder than people claim in retrospect, and a wider net inevitably ensnares more innocent people.
The vast majority do not have disqualifying records, and "universal" requirements are easily evaded.
The problem is not sneaky entrepreneurs who sell accessories; it's legislators who ban guns based on functionally unimportant features.
The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders.
Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider.
The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled.
Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised.
Out of 27,900 research publications on gun laws, only 123 tested their effects rigorously.
The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety.
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Lawful gun owners should not be forced to jump through hoops just to exercise basic constitutional rights
When governments can de-bank you, you are not really free.
Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom.
Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals.
Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust.
The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.
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Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms.
Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies.
Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government.
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