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Extremism in Action: Oklahoma Declares an Annual Holiday To Honor the Second...

The legislature of Oklahoma wasted state resources on a bill creating a frivolous new annual holiday to be known as “Second Amendment Day” commemorating the Supreme Court’s decision that individuals...

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District of Columbia Circuit Court Rejects Second Amendment Challenge to...

WHAT HAPPENED? Since the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (striking down the District’s decades-old ban on handgun possession and storage requirement), a flood...

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Extreme Ninth Circuit Concealed Weapon Decision Out Of Sync With Other Courts

California has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation and these strong laws have had a significant role in keeping Californians safe. Over the past twenty years, California’s gun laws have...

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Law Center and Attorney General Harris Defend California Law in Pivotal Ninth...

A radical Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision earlier this month put one of California’s key laws in jeopardy. In that case, two conservative judges issued a decision that could potentially...

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Big Second Amendment Victory: District Court Upholds D.C. Firearms...

In a lengthy and well-reasoned decision released earlier today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld every aspect of D.C.’s comprehensive firearms registration program. The...

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Watson v. Lynch: The Second Amendment Does Not Protect the Possession of...

Case Information: Watson v. Lynch, No. 15-2859 (3d Cir. Brief Filed Jan. 28, 2016) At Issue: This case involves a Second Amendment challenge to federal laws that generally prohibit the private...

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Protecting Strong Gun Laws: The Supreme Court Leaves Lower Court Victories...

In the last ten years, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to grant review in at least 88 Second Amendment cases where lower courts upheld gun safety laws. This includes a number of gun lobby-backed...

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