New Article: The General Law Right to Bear Arms
with implications for the pending Supreme Court case of United States v. Rahimi
with implications for the pending Supreme Court case of United States v. Rahimi
The appeals court is reviewing an injunction by a judge who concluded that the law is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.
The decision is another rebuke to states that have imposed broad, location-specific limits on the right to bear arms.
"There is no American tradition of limiting ammunition capacity," U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez says, calling the state's cap "arbitrary," "capricious," and "extreme."
The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule
Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief
Debate from the National Constitution Center on the impending Supreme Court case
American and English historical precedents show a robust individual right
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