Category: Explainer
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Why are all these cases about “self-defense”?
B.L.U.F. What was supposed to be a short article regarding why we see “self-defense” in so many challenges turned into a 5000-word article covering the opening statements of the NFA hearings in 1934 plus random musings on yelling fire and other historical legal stuff. If you get anything out of this, please at least click…
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United States v. Rahimi Petition for writ of certiorari
Recap Prior to the Bruen opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of United States V. Rahimi. On June 8, 2022, just a few weeks before the Bruen opinion, the Circuit court affirmed Mr. Rahimi’s convection. A federal grand jury indicted Rahimi for possession of firearms in violation of sections 922(g)(8) and…
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Upcoming case events
Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey, 23-1900, (3rd Cir.): the state has requested a stay on the injunction issued against the New Jersey Bruen response legislation. All filings were in by May 30th. We are now waiting to see if the Circuit Court grants cert. If they do, then oral arguments will be scheduled.…
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Why Citations Matter
Our system of law is based on the concept of “Common Law”. What this means, in short, is that the law is the same everywhere it applies. A federal law applies the same way in all parts of the US. A state law applies the same way throughout that state. It also means that how…
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Just What Do All These Legal Cases Mean?
B.L.U.F. — What’s with all these court cases and what does it all mean in the grand scheme of things? How Come We Have To Work So Hard At This? If everything was as it should be, when the Bruen Court issued their opinion all of the states would have looked at the laws they…