All Articles tagged District of Columbia v. Heller

• General
  March 23, 2015 EDT
  THE CONTINUING BATTLE OVER THE SECOND AMENDMENT
  Allen Rostron

  This article provides an updated look at the ongoing battle over the Second Amendment in the lower courts.

• General
  March 23, 2015 EDT
  THE HISTORY OF FIREARM MAGAZINES AND MAGAZINE PROHIBITIONS
  David B. Kopel

  This article details the history of magazines and of magazine prohibition.

• General
  March 23, 2015 EDT
  NEW YORK’S NOT SO “SAFE” ACT: THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN AN ALICE-IN-WONDERLAND WORLD WHERE WORDS HAVE NO MEANING
  Stephen P. Halbrook

  This note states that arguments that seek to justify the SAFE Act reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of the basic nature of the right to keep and bear arms.

• General
  May 13, 2014 EDT
  THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN-POLITICS, THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND THE COUNTRY‘S CONTINUED WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE INNOCENT LIVES FOR “FREEDOM”
  John J. Phelan IV

  This note analyzes the flaws in the now-expired Assault Weapons Ban and proposes that a new assault weapons ban be enacted without the fundamental weaknesses of the initial ban.