Utah Sen. Mike Lee has unveiled a new bill that would allow individuals who can lawfully possess a firearm to carry a handgun in all 50 states, without the need for a state-issued permission slip. Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act would be a huge change to federal law, which at the moment leaves the right to carry
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While passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated the $200 tax stamp on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and other National Firearms Act (NFA) items, many in the firearms community are pushing further. Lawsuits have been filed and federal legislation introduced to completely eliminate the NFA, which is now, technically, a tax
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This article breaks down a discussion between Second Amendment attorneys Mark W. Smith and Stephen P. Halbrook on the legal gaps in the post-1986 machine gun ban. They show how 18 U.S.C. § 922(o) allows possession “under the authority of” a state, while the ATF’s regulation adds a narrower “for the benefit of government” rule.
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From Comments: “If the gov’t sees MJ users the same as drunkards (who aren’t barred the possession of arms) then it seems the Fed just made the case for removing 4473 Item 21f.” Are regular marijuana users the modern equivalent of “habitual drunkards” at the Founding? What about someone who regularly takes a sleep gummy?
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In Benson v. United States, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals—not to be confused with the federal United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit—ruled that Washington, D.C.’s ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds is unconstitutional. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court in D.C.,
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