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Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill—the “bump stock firearms” case—may be more important for what it does not say than for what it does. On its face, Cargill granted a statutory victory to gun owners. Below that, however, 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...
Now that a Republican is in the White House and calling for federal gun control, it’s interesting to note where various gun groups stand now compared to the Obama years when similar unconstitutional measures were proposed. President Trump has announced plans to...
State action could effectively nullify any federal ban on so-called “bump-stocks” by creating “sanctuary states” for firearms and firearm accessories. Last month, Pres. Trump released a memo directing the U.S. Department of Justice to...