Results for: Second Amendment

The 5th Circuit Just Lit the Fuse on the Next Big Second Amendment Fight
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/23/5th-circuit-suppressors-boost-self-defense-now-protected-under-bruen-n2203629
– Fifth Circuit last week ruled that suppressors are protected by the Second Amendment, exactly the opposite of a decision from … Because silencers are used in self-defense "to cast at or strike another," they are Second Amendment "Arms.'" … That's simply not the case, but the anti-Second Amendment, would-be gun-grabbers have never been overly burdened with facts.…
In Wolford Decision Supreme Court Tosses Hawaii's Sweeping Concealed-Carry Restrictions
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/25/wolford-v-lopez-tentative-n2203461
–  This regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about … Amendment rights?" … The Second Amendment, the majority wrote, cannot give way to the "spirit of Aloha" any more than it yielded to the "spirit of the Big…
New: Supreme Court Unanimously Tosses Federal Pot-User Firearm Ban
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/18/new-supreme-court-unanimously-tosses-federal-pot-user-firearm-ban-n2203468
– Hemani, a Second Amendment case concerning the rights of people who use certain drugs. … Hemani under §922(g)(3)’s unlawful user provision is inconsistent with the Second Amendment. Pp. 3–19. … (a) The Second Amendment protects the right of “all Americans” to keep and bear firearms for self-defense, District of Columbia v.…
Trump Pushes National Right to Carry: Major New 2A Win Incoming?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/23/watch-trump-pushes-national-right-to-carry-major-new-2a-win-incoming-n2203648
– This should make Second Amendment supporters a little more cheerful. …  As a matter of "politics is the art of the possible," most of us in the Second Amendment movement would be happy to have option … But much as we would like any gun-grabbing politician being directed to the 2nd Amendment and being told, "No, you won't," this is…
What Does It Mean to Be a Second Amendment Absolutist?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/04/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-second-amendment-absolutist-n2203032
– One of them is, still, to this day, something unique among the nations of the world: The Second Amendment. … The Second Amendment says I should be able to do this. … No, I'll never see a return to the pre-1934 world, back to what I see as the ideal for a Second Amendment absolutist.…
America at 250: What Are the Federalist Papers, and Why Should You Read Them?
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/23/america-at-250-wha…the-federalist-papers-and-why-should-you-read-them-n2203643
– , by Alexander Hamilton.We should note that the way the nation was originally set up, the vice president was intended to be the second-place … The Federalist No. 29, Alexander HamiltonThis was one of the sources of the Second Amendment, although the assembly notion was left … But it is those words: "properly armed and equipped" that are echoed in the "well-regulated militia" preparatory clause of the Second
Spanberger Gets Smacked Down *Again* As Virginia Judge Blocks 'Assault Firearms' Ban
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/25/virginia-judge-issues-prelim-injunction-on-awb-n2203718
– RedState previously reported, a growing number of sheriffs and commonwealth's attorneys have publicly stated they would let the 2nd Amendment … magazine ban in circuit court today. https://t.co/lsceyacqrs— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) June 25, 2026Here's Cam over at Bearing Arms:A second
‘No Kings’ Crowd Gets Wrecked by One Brutally Honest Media Column
https://redstate.com/tladuke/2026/06/15/no-kings-crowd-gets-wrecked-by-one-brutally-honest-media-column-n2203367
– lady who penned this piece goes right for the jugular.As protesters gather for "No Kings" gatherings, rallies and even a First Amendment … While I don't have total figures yet because Donald Trump still has a lot of his second term presidency to go, it seems every couple …  Trump learned during the first term what restrictions he was given, and it seems to me in the second term, he would rather do…
VOA Employee's 15-Month Threat Campaign Against Marjorie Taylor Greene Ends With Prison Sentence
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/19/voa-employees-15-m…st-marjorie-taylor-greene-ends-with-prison-sentence-n2203505
– he and others had stockpiled ammunition and were planning to "come after Greene and her offices and her staff and exercise our SecondAmendment rights and take them all out."…
Donald Trump Made It Official Yesterday in Michigan, and I Hope It Means We Get a Conservative Governor
https://redstate.com/tladuke/2026/06/24/donald-trump-made-it…gan-and-i-hope-it-means-get-a-conservative-governor-n2203673
– DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Strengthen our Brave Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, Defend our always under siege SecondAmendment, and Advocate for the Working Men and Women of Michigan.…
RedState Weekly Briefing: 'No Kings,' No Answers, and No Good Week for Biden
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/21/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2203562
– who penned this piece goes right for the jugular.As protesters gather for "No Kings" gatherings, rallies and even a First Amendment … While I don't have total figures yet because Donald Trump still has a lot of his second term presidency to go, it seems every couple…
DOJ Indictment Details Coordinated Antifa Operations in Minneapolis
https://redstate.com/john-doe/2026/06/17/doj-indictment-details-coordinated-antifa-operations-in-minneapolis-n2203426
– Now we maintain a second database that's only current plates. … Sorry but welcome to America 2026 where the Second Amendment is the only thing that's going to keep you f***ing protected from literal…
VA Prosecutor Draws Line in Sand Over Spanberger Gun Ban
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/25/new-va-prosecutor-defies-spanberger-assault-weapons-ban-on-2a-grounds-n2202675
– It's important to remember that, at the time the Second Amendment was written, "well-regulated" meant "properly equipped and trained … Furthermore, the notorious "militia clause" in the Second Amendment is a subordinate clause; it's one of the reasons that the people … They may not be the last.The Second Amendment is in place for a reason.…
America at 250: Why Freedom of Speech Is More Important Than Ever
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/13/why-freedom-of-speech-is-more-important-than-ever-n2203321
– I’d add that there is one other effectual guardian, which is why, when the Bill of Rights was drafted, the Second Amendment followed…
Morning Minute: Pride Month Has Room for Everything...Except Pregnancy
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/25/morning-minute-n2203697
– woman in an Old Navy dress registers to them as a five-alarm political threat.Trending Across Townhall MediaBearing Arms — How SecondAmendment Became Personal for Victor Davis HansonBad people abound.…
Virginia's Rebellion Has Officially Begun
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/05/26/virginias-rebellion-has-begun-n2202728
Amendment is not just an assurance of personal freedoms, but also a safeguard for a community’s ability to defend itself through a … Amendment. … His counterpart in Campbell County, Sheriff Whit Clark said, “I believe that this is an infringement on the Second Amendment rights…
Skinny on SCOTUS: Deadlines, Donors, and District Maps
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/31/skinny-on-scotus-n2202899
– Supp. 3d 574 (WD La.), held that SB8 violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the State appealed to this … compelling reason for race-based districting.Issue: Whether Louisiana’s congressional map, enacted after the State added a second … associational rights sufficient to confer Article III standing.Skinny: The First Amendment chill itself is the injury.…
Morning Minute: FISA? Or FIFA?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/17/morning-minute-n2203428
– comparison to permitting requirements is asinine because the very nature of requiring permits is to limit who can exercise their SecondAmendment rightsHotAir —Britain to Cut Training and Operations in Military, Despite Promising to Increase Defense ReadinessStill,…
Spanberger Signed the Gun Ban, but Virginia Prosecutors Say It Can't Be Enforced
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/03/spanberger-signed…un-ban-virginia-prosecutors-say-it-cant-be-enforced-n2202985
– filed separate challenges.In Spotsylvania County, the Board of Supervisors has already passed a resolution declaring the county a SecondAmendment sanctuary.Republicans don't expect the lower courts to block the law; the Fourth Circuit upheld a similar Maryland ban last…
Second Time Lucky? DC Media's 'Nerd Prom' Rescheduled After Would-Be Trump Assassin Wrecked First One
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/02/whca-announces-new-date-for-dinner-n2202966
– members and their spouses.WHCA president Weijia Jiang, who is also a White House correspondent for CBS News, confirmed that the second … interrupted this year's event, it further clarified the WHCA's mission to advocate for the freedoms that are protected in the First Amendment
Trump Endorses for South Carolina Governor Primary; Nancy Mace Hardest Hit
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/05/29/trump-endorses-fo…th-carolina-governor-primary-nancy-mace-hardest-hit-n2202852
– Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege SecondAmendment.…
RedState Weekly Briefing: Trump Trolls, Virginia Rebels, and ICE Chaos Erupts
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/31/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2202888
– His counterpart in Campbell County, Sheriff Whit Clark said, “I believe that this is an infringement on the Second Amendment rights…
Spanberger Signs AR-15 Ban, Then Immediately Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/05/18/spanberger-gun-grab-n2202459
– The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed lawsuits in both federal and state court; the Second Amendment Foundation joined the NRA … (emphasis added)The governor’s acknowledgment that the law covers common hunting models will likely be cited in Second Amendment challenges … Heller, which recognized the Second Amendment "as encompassing an individual right to bear arms."…
Former Trump Attorney Says Government Targeted Him Over Election Fraud Case
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/28/former-trump-attor…ys-government-targeted-him-over-election-fraud-case-n2202781
– his phone and computers were confiscated and copiedNovember 2022: Jack Smith's team identified Troupis as a targetJanuary 2024: A second … A Dane County judge rejected his motion to dismiss, writing that Troupis had not shown the First Amendment protects forgery.…
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