Court Opinions
June 14, 2024
Garland v. Cargill, 602 U.S. ____ (2024) Holding: The BATF misclassified "Bump Stocks" as machine guns. |
June 23, 2022
N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n. v. Bruen, 142 S.Ct. 2111 (2022) Holding: The Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual's right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home. Accordingly, discretionary ("may issue") statutes for the issuance of concealed carry licenses violate the Second Amendment. In order for a gun control law to be constitutional, it must be "consistent with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation." | ||||
June 28, 2010
McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010) Holding: The Second Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. |
February 24, 2009
United States v. Hayes, 555 U.S. 415 (2009) Holding: "Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence," as that term is used in the Gun Control Act of 1968, means any misdemeanor assault or battery offense where the defendant and victim shared a "domestic" relationship, regardless of whether such relationship is an element of the offense. | ||||
June 26, 2008
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) Holding: The Second Amendment protects, on federal territories and lands, an individual, not collective, right to keep and bear arms. |
June 21, 2024
U.S. v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. ____ (2024) Holding: 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which makes it a felony for a person who is subject to a domestic violence restraining order to possess firearms and/or ammunition, was not invalidated by the Supreme Court ruling in N.Y. Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen. | ||||
| United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939) |
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May 15, 1939
United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939) Holding: The federal prohibition of transporting a short-barreled shotgun across state lines does not violate the Second Amendment. |
