The two preeminent federal firearms acts are the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the National Firearms Act of 1934. The Gun Control Act is an exercise of Congress’s power “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian...
Read MoreIn this podcast, Professor Mocsary discusses Bondi v. VanDerStok a case about so-called “ghost guns,” on the Sirius XM Patriot program, Stacy on the Right, on March 28, 2025. Kira Davis guest hosted. [audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-03-31-Grabien-2867916.mp3"][/audio]
Read MoreIn Duncan v. Bonta, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit upheld California’s large-capacity magazine ban against a Second Amendment challenge. Given the Ninth Circuit’s track record on the Second Amendment, that’s not surprising. What was notable came in a dissent from Judge Lawrence...
Read MoreIn Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, the Mexican government is suing several of the most popular American firearm manufacturers in an attempt to hold them liable for violence committed by Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. The Mexican government seeks billions of...
Read MoreOn January 23, the Fifth Circuit released a rather odd decision rejecting an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to the federal law prohibiting felons from having firearms, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), in the case United States v. Giglio. Judge Elrod wrote the opinion for the panel....
Read MoreIn United States v. Quiroz (Jan. 13, 2025), the Fifth Circuit upheld the federal law banning gun purchases/sales for those under felony indictment, as well as the related false-statement-on-background-check law. (For readers wanting a quick rundown about the case, here's an accurate, concise news report)....
Read MoreState v. Curry, a new decision from the Tennessee Supreme Court, provides a good illustration of how complicated it can be to determine whether a felon’s prior conviction was for a “crime of violence,” for purposes of being barred from owning firearms. Justice Roger Page...
Read More“…[H]aving arms for their defence, suitable to their condition and degree, and such as are allowed by law . . . is indeed a public allowance, under due restrictions, of the natural right of resistance and self-preservation, when the sanctions of society and laws are...
Read MoreThe Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a defendant’s sentence that was based on the United States Sentencing Commission’s interpretation of sections of the federal Sentencing Guidelines that relate to firearms and magazines. The case, United States v. McIntosh, No. 23-1899 (3d Cir., Dec....
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