By Paul Huebl In 2022, the United States Supreme Court handed down a landmark Second Amendment decision that should have ended decades of judicial gamesmanship. It did not. Instead, several Democrat-controlled states responded to the Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022), by searching for new ways to obstruct the very right the Court had just reaffirmed. The result has been predictable and disgraceful. Peaceful, otherwise law-abiding Americans continue to face arrest, prosecution, crushing legal expenses, and possible imprisonment for conduct that may be protected by the Constitution. This is not an academic debate. Real people are losing their freedom. What Bruen Actually Decided In Bruen , the Supreme Court held that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense. More importantly, the Court rejected the interest-balancing test t...

Washington, DC — In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the landmark case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen.  The Bruen decision struck down most, if not all, laws that restricted the carrying of concealed weapons in New York State. Additionally, several other gun-related cases that were previously decided contrary to the Second Amendment by various federal circuit courts of appeals are now being reconsidered. These cases involve issues such as so-called assault weapons, magazine capacity limits, waiting periods, age requirements for gun ownership, non-violent felons in possession of firearms, and other related matters. The Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated the previous opinions of the courts of appeals, and remanded the cases back to the lower courts for decisions consistent with the 135-page Bruen ruling. This process has been ongoing for the past two years, and these cases are expected to resurface as the Supreme Court reconv...