Results for Second Amendment

  1. Skinny on SCOTUS - Stakes for Hawaii’s Vampire Rule, Clocks for TPS, and No Sharpies for Juries https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/10/01/skinny-on-scotus-late-june-part-1-n2207638
    S. 570, this Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms, with the Amendment’s “central … S. 742, that the Second Amendment right applies equally to the Federal Government and the States through the Fourteenth Amendment, … settling the question whether the Second Amendment embodies a uniform national standard or one that varies from one locale to another.In…
  2. New: 9th Circuit Upholds Hawaii Handgun Permit Deadline https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/22/new-ninth-circuit-upholds-hawaii-handgun-permit-deadline-n2207239
    In the Second Amendment world, well, you win a few, you lose a few. … The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hasn't always been the friendliest towards the Second Amendment and legal gun owners, and now it has … The process for acquiring a handgun, the "keep" portion of the Second Amendment, it certainly seems is being infringed here.…
  3. Skinny on SCOTUS: Pink Slips, Privacy, and Postmarks https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/10/02/skinny-on-scotus-late-june-part-2-n2207647
    As I've mentioned previously, the end of June saw a flurry of activity from the Court, with the second-to-last day producing four decisions … of independent agency leaders (with differing results hinging on the nature of the agency at issue), geofencing and the Fourth Amendment … That necessity led to the Second Bank of the United States, chartered in 1816.…
  4. Skinny on SCOTUS: Green Cards, Government Strings, and ‘See You in Court, Commies!’ https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/09/30/skinny-on-scotus-mid-late-june-n2207551
    S. 600, and the Second Circuit erred in holding otherwise. … Lau sought review in the Second Circuit, which vacated the removal order. … the rule under the Fifth Amendment.…
  5. Blockbuster 2A Win, As Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Fed Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/09/18/blockbuster-win-a…trikes-down-federal-ban-on-interstate-handgun-sales-n2207109
    A major win for the Second Amendment happened with a court ruling released on Friday. … the Second Amendment because the right to keep arms necessarily includes the right to purchase them. … Amendment.…
  6. DOJ: Federal Handgun Ban for 18- to 20-Year-Olds Unconstitutional https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/18/doj-federal-handgun-ban-for-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-n2207091
    Amendment as interpreted by the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. … Amendment. … That's a win for young adults and a win for the Second Amendment, which lays out the primary guideline for issues such as this in very…
  7. Alaska Man Monday: Concealed Carry, Fat Bears, and Moose Hunts https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/21/alaska-man-monday-concealed-carry-fat-bears-and-moose-hunts-n2207151
    Now then: We’ve seen some significant Second Amendment wins on the national level lately. … Alaska’s a pretty Second Amendment-friendly state; even our short-term at-large Democrat Representative Mary Peltola, now running for … directing the district to move forward with the policy only if officials could secure outside funding.That amendment was ultimately…
  8. New: Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution of Pike https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/10/03/tennessee-prison-chief-resigns-after-failed-christa-pike-execution-n2207708
    His departure will come after he oversaw Tennessee’s second failed attempt at lethal injection this year and amid bipartisan calls … The Constitution allows for it; the Fifth Amendment states in part, "nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process…
  9. Skinny on SCOTUS - Time Travel, Skinny Labels, and Ill-Gotten Gains https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/09/28/skinny-on-scotus-early-june-n2207207
    And, to prove the second and third Gingles preconditions, a plaintiff “must provide an analysis that controls for party affiliation … They argued that requiring forfeiture without the opportunity for a jury trial violates the Seventh Amendment. … The court thus held that the Commission does not violate the Seventh Amendment when it issues forfeiture orders without a jury.…
  10. Watch: Japanese Couple Stopped for a Hokkaido Bear. It Filed a Complaint. https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/10/02/watch-japanese-cou…le-stopped-for-a-hokkaido-bear-it-filed-a-complaint-n2207676
    And in Japan there's the added complication: No Second Amendment, meaning that arming yourself against bear attack is very nearly impossible.So…
  11. LAPD Chief Scorches DSA LA Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman After Her 'Fascist Liars' Blast https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/10/08/lapd-chief-scorches…andidate-nithya-raman-after-her-fascist-liars-blast-n2207911
    ICE activity in the city and for cracking down on protesters, who, despite her claims that they were just exercising their First Amendment … “In the second-largest city in America, we expect more than that.”Although Raman falsely claimed that the protesters were only exercising…
  12. No Tax, No NFA: Trump Opts to Let Suppressor and SBR Ruling Stand https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/18/no-tax-no-nfa-trump-now-lets-suppressor-and-sbr-ruling-stand-n2207089
    Early on in President Trump's second term, Congress removed the transfer tax for all but the fully automatic weapons, which would appear … Amendment on what sure looks like an unconstitutional law — and which now has been decided to be just that, after the lifting of the … Amendment.…
  13. Violent 'Trantifa' Cell Is Active in Alabama, We Must Make Sure Other Red States Aren't Next https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/10/10/trantifa-in-alabama-is-a-thing-and-your-red-state-is-next-n2207979
    These cretinous groups now use our Second Amendment freedoms to plot against law enforcement and the communities in which they live.Pure…
  14. Illinois Assisted Suicide Law Now Paused for Catholic Nuns, Doctors https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/15/illinois-assisted-suicide-law-now-paused-for-catholic-nuns-doctors-n2206945
    Ill Patients Act, the first so-called medical aid in dying law in the Midwest, was set to take effect Saturday, the day after the second … That gag order would seem to violate the First Amendment not only in its interference with the Catholic caregivers' freedom to practice … It appears that this particular gag order was aimed directly at religious healthcare providers.The second restraining order has to…
  15. Hilarious: Trump Demolishes CNN Reporter on 'Ban' on Air at UN https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/09/22/trump-demolishes…whining-about-their-ban-right-to-their-faces-at-un-n2207233
     Second, so much for a "ban" — obviously they're showing there's no real ban on covering the news when they themselves are still … This is evidence there is NO 1st amendment issue at all. https://t.co/BHEFbMLvz4— NWGA Storm Dawg ✝️ (@NWGAStormDawgwx) September 22…
  16. Skinny on SCOTUS: Weed, Waivers, and an Orangutan Walk Into Court https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/09/29/skinny-on-scotus-mid-june-n2207488
    The Second Circuit summarily affirmed.Issue: Does Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act itself give private parties a right … Amendment. … Amendment as applied to someone whom the government seeks to disarm based solely on his regular marijuana use?…
  17. Morning Minute: Cat-Like Reflexes and Mama Bear Instincts https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/10/06/morning-minute-n2207794
    least until they post a mean tweet.PJ Media — The Supreme Court Won't Save 'Let's Go Brandon' From the School CensorsThe First Amendment … MORNING MUSINGWhile Vice President JD Vance and family are traveling in Alaska, we saw a scary moment unfold Monday evening for Second…
  18. Boom: RFK Jr. Torches the Democrat Party in Epic Convention Speech https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/09/10/rfk-convention-speech-n2206776
    , probably only because there IS a 2nd Amendment!" … (@EricLDaugh) September 11, 2026When it came to the First Amendment, they censored Americans who spoke out against COVID tyranny. … "The only right they left unscathed was the Second Amendment," he stated. "And probably because there is a Second Amendment."…
  19. Skinny on SCOTUS: Drawing Lines, Crossing Lines, and Staying in Your Lane https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/09/17/skinny-on-scotus-late-may-n2206940
    judges (respondent here) challenged the policy in federal district court, asserting violations of its members' First and Fifth Amendment … The first motion, arguing actual innocence based on witness credibility, was described by the Second Circuit as “plainly meritless. … The second succeeded only in vacating his firearms conviction based on United States v. Davis, 588 U.…
  20. Rules for Thee, Not for Me: Watch Stelter’s White House Access Flip-Flop https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/19/rules-for-thee-not-for-me-stelters-white-house-access-flip-flop-n2207133
    When he's not practicing for his second career as an actual potato, he doubles as a talking head at CNN, and he's all about the liberal … team was also traveling Friday as the assigned television pool reporters with Vice President JD Vance.The country’s leading First Amendment…
  21. Thousands Sign Up As Iran Stages Mass Volunteer War Parade https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/18/thousands-sign-up-as-iran-stages-mass-volunteer-war-parade-n2207088
    And wouldn't that be a great irony: The remnants of Iran's government inadvertently opening a Second Amendment-like back window for…
  22. Reagan Freed Talk Radio From DC Red Tape. It’s Time to Do It Again. https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/09/18/rea…talk-radio-from-dc-red-tape-its-time-to-do-it-again-n2207039
     Although presented as a safeguard for public debate, the policy gave federal officials extraordinary power to second-guess broadcasters … government policing of broadcasters’ editorial judgment was “antagonistic to the freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment…
  23. Morning Minute: The Miracle(s) of Flight FZ1073 https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/10/01/morning-minute-n2207615
    That was even before the story about having kids with his (second) cousin. … sharing of noncitizens’ taxpayer and Social Security information with immigration authorities, allowing plaintiffs’ APA, First Amendment…
  24. One More Try: Trump Proposes Limiting Census to Citizens, Permanent Residents https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/09/09/one-more-try-trump…ses-limiting-census-to-citizens-permanent-residents-n2206707
     Here's the thing: When the 14th Amendment was written, nobody anticipated two things about our modern world: First, the ease … with which people can now come from anywhere in the world to enter the United States, and second, the massive influx of illegal immigrants … kind of advantage of our taxpayers, that alone would make this worth doing.Enacting this vital reform may take a constitutional amendment…
  25. Morning Minute: Do You Remember? https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/09/21/morning-minute-n2207172
    not "provide a 'get out of history free' card allowing the federal or state government to avoid meeting its burden under Bruen’s second … immigration enforcement/Operation Metro Surge), Judge Katherine Menendez (Minnesota) GRANTS admin's motion to dismiss First and Fourth Amendment…