2nd Amendment
The founder who told Americans we have a right to military weapons
Does the Constitution’s right to keep and bear arms apply to everyone? Or only to law enforcement and the National Guard? Does the right include so-called “assault weapons?” A newly published document from America’s founding offers a clue. When interpreting the...
The meaning of “militia” in the Second Amendment
This is the second article examining contributions to our understanding of the Constitution from the three brand new volumes of the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution of the United States. My first article observed that probably the greatest...
Bipartisan Attacks on the Second Amendment
The House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would expand the national background check system to require almost everyone selling firearms, including private collectors who supplement their incomes by selling firearms at gun shows, to perform...
The Unconstitutional Bump Stock Ban and What to do About it
Today, the Trump administration rolled out its new federal regulation banning bump-fire stocks. Anyone who possesses one of the devices will have 90 days to turn in or destroy it once the final rule is published in the federal register. That is expected to happen this...