2nd Amendment
The McDonald Case Was an Originalism Failure
Perhaps the most significant and long-lasting legacy of Donald Trump’s presidency will be his appointments to the United States Supreme Court. Supporters of candidate Trump expressed excitement over the opportunity for a Republican President to appoint a jurist...
We Can’t Ignore the “Militia” Clause of the Second Amendment
by Ryan McMaken,ย Mises Institute While many defenders of private gun ownership recognize that the Second Amendment was written to provide some sort of counterbalance against the coercive power of the state, this argument is often left far too vague to reflect an...
How Heller Botched the Second Amendment
Ask any gun enthusiast about the basis or origins of our right to keep and bear arms, and many will undoubtedly bring up the landmark case District of Columbia et al. v. Heller, decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2008. This case is touted as the vindication...
All Guns Should Be “Undetectable” to the Government
The Second Amendmentโs text isnโt hard to read, and it takes all sorts of legal somersaults to get around the โshall not be infringedโ part. So, it is confusing and ironic when a national gun rights lobby like the National Rifle Association (NRA) comes out in favor of...