The right of the people to keep and bear arms, enshrined in the Constitution’s Second Amendment, is centered not on hunting or sport shooting but on the natural right of self-defense.

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The U.S. Constitution is ...

The National Rifle Association, best known for advocating for gun rights under the Second Amendment, won an unusual First ...

A consideration of the need to legislatively defend peoples’ right to use Bitcoin, and why this is an unavoidable battle that ...

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, ...

During the Republican primary debate, Vivek Ramaswamy defended his statement about arming Taiwanese citizens, citing the Second Amendment as a deterrent against invasion by foreign autocrats.

In reference to the Second Amendment, he sarcastically said, “Aristocrats warn the commoners that we are unworthy of the liberties our forefathers deeded us,” so the government must control ...

Today's U.S. v. Duarte, written by Judge Carlos Bea and joined by Judge Lawrence VanDyke, concludes that the Second Amendment protects some felons (at least after the end of their criminal ...

Thus, AB 173 does not regulate conduct protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment or impede plaintiffs' ability to purchase, keep, carry, or utilize firearms. Plaintiffs alternatively ...

(Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Courthouse News) LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel Thursday ruled that a blanket prohibition on convicted felons possessing firearms violates their Second ...

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books.

Liebell, Susan P. 2021. Sensitive Places?: How Gender Unmasks the Myth of Originalism inDistrict of Columbiav.Heller. Polity, Vol. 53, Issue. 2, p. 207. Serlin, David ...