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Concealed Carry
February 29, 2024
Matt Ford
How the Supreme Court Created One Nation Under the Gun
Two years after the high court’s ruling in Bruen, we now live in a world with a constitutional expectation that any firearm is a legal firearm.
May 18, 2023
Matt Ford
Why Does the Second Amendment Only Apply to “Law-Abiding” Gun Owners?
A recent lower court ruling has neatly exposed the Supreme Court’s conservative majority’s funny ideas about the Bill of Rights.
November 3, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Isn’t Gun-Shy Anymore
The court’s first Second Amendment case in over a decade could unwind gun regulations across the country.
October 1, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Rights Case Has Allies Trading Fire
Two liberal interest groups—the ACLU and a coalition of public defenders—have waded into the high court’s upcoming concealed-carry decision, but on opposite sides.
April 26, 2021
Matt Ford
Will the Supreme Court Let Americans Carry Guns for Any Reason?
After a decade of silence on the Second Amendment, the justices are taking up a New York concealed-carry case. The ruling could bring seismic changes to America.
October 1, 2014
Brian Beutler
A Gun-Carrying GOP Congressman Is Outraged a Man With a Concealed Gun Got Near Obama
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