Search results for District Of Columbia V. Heller

DOJ Targets D.C. AR-15 & Suppressor Bans as Second Amendment Civil Rights Violations

The Justice Department’s amended complaint against Washington, D.C., targets the city’s AR-15 and suppressor bans as violations of the Second Amendment — and frames enforcement of...

Second Amendment Roundup: U.S. Supports Rehearing in D.C. Magazine Ban Case

The issue is whether the invalid magazine ban infects the registration-licensing convictions.

D.C. Gun Laws Failed Again at the Washington Hilton

The Washington Hilton attack exposed the same hard truth gun-control advocates refuse to admit: strict gun laws do not stop determined attackers. California’s background checks and...

Second Amendment Roundup: How a Fake Citation Misled Courts to Uphold "Sensitive Place" Gun Bans

The Second Circuit’s Misunderstanding of Founding-Era Law on Going Armed

Harmeet Dhillon: Semiautomatic Rifles Like the AR-15 'Are Protected by the Constitution'

During a video posted to X on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon stressed that semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 "are protected by the Constitut...

Maryland High Court Limits Montgomery County Gun Carry Restrictions

The Supreme Court of Maryland ruled on April 28 that Montgomery County overstepped its authority with large portions of a local firearms ordinance, handing gun rights plaintiffs a...

DOJ Challenges Denver's 'Assault Weapon' Ban and Colorado's Magazine Limit

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues that both laws violate the Second Amendment by banning arms in common use for lawful purposes.

Second Amendment Roundup: Virginia Bans "Assault Firearms"

The General Assembly tests the courts to see what it can get away with.

NSSF Vows Legal Challenge if Maryland Bans Striker-Fired Handguns

The National Shooting Sports Foundation says it will sue Maryland if Governor Wes Moore signs legislation that would ban an entire class of popular handguns, citing the Supreme Cou...

Harmeet Dhillon: SCOTUS Will Rule AR-15s 'Legal All over America'

On Tuesday, Just The News published an interview with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon in which she predicted that the Supreme Court would rule AR-15s ar...

The Second Amendment, Guns on Private Property, Guns in Parks, and "The Fifth Element"

From today's Second Circuit decision in Christian v. Keane, in an opinion by Judge Joseph Bianco, joined by Judge Eunice Lee… The post The Second Amendment, Guns on Private Propert...

Denver Tells DOJ to Back Off — Assault Weapons Fight Goes Federal

On May 5, 2026, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston didn’t hold back. Facing a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice that threatened legal action unless the city dropped enforcement of...

Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

The First and Tenth Circuits conflict on whether “cooling-off” periods violate the text of the Second Amendment.

Post-Bruen Gun Rights Cases Put Public Carry, NFA Rules & AR-15 Bans in Focus

The 2025–2026 Supreme Court term and related lower-court litigation could define the next phase of post-Bruen Second Amendment law, from public carry and prohibited-person restrict...

SAF Seeks Supreme Court Review in ‘Sensitive Places’ Case

SAF and partners asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review Novotny v. Moore, challenging Maryland’s “sensitive places” carry restrictions. Despite Bruen affirming public carry rights,...

Showdown: DOJ vs. Denver's Assault Weapons Ban

The city of Denver, Colorado, was one of the first states to enact a so-called “assault weapons ban.” And now the federal Department of Justice is fighting back, suing the city ove...

New Second Amendment Appeal Request Lands On Supreme Court’s Doorstep

by Ryan Meilstrup at CDN - The Supreme Court received a petition Wednesday that could have the justices debating concealed carry laws just four years after deciding a landmark cas...

Virginia's New 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Plainly Unconstitutional, a Federal Lawsuit Argues

Three Second Amendment groups say the law violates the right to own arms in common use for self-defense and other lawful purposes.

'Shall Not Be Infringed': DOJ Now Suing to Overturn Denver Rifle Ban

High Stakes Machine Gun Case Could Finally Settle Decades-Long Constitutional Battle

by Eric Heigis at CDN - In Federalist 51, James Madison recognized the “great difficulty” of self-governance: “[Y]ou must first enable the government to control the governed; and...

Massie Tells Senate the Second Amendment Exists to Thwart Tyranny

Testifying before the Senate, Rep. Thomas Massie defended the Second Amendment as a safeguard for liberty and tied that principle to live policy fights, including national constitu...

D.C. Court Grants En Banc Rehearing in Benson Magazine Ban Case

The D.C. Court of Appeals has granted rehearing en banc in Benson v. United States, vacating its earlier opinion and setting up a full-court fight over the District’s magazine ban...

Pirro’s Office Won’t Defend D.C. Magazine Ban, But Still Wants Benson’s Convictions to Stand

Tyree Benson is asking the D.C. Court of Appeals to strike a new filing from Pirro’s office after the government said it would no longer defend the District’s magazine ban while st...

Lawsuits Challenging Spanberger’s Virginia ‘Assault Firearms’ Gun Grab Pour In

With semi-automatic gun bans and magazine caps popping up in more states, it will likely fall to the high court to stop the assault on Second Amendment rights.