What gun-related initiatives might be on ballots across the country this November? Read on for more detail in today's post, including a novel state constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by the Oklahoma legislature. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/firear…

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 4/15/24 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/scotus…

The final post in our series reporting on recent 4th Circuit en banc oral arguments examines a challenge to Maryland's public carry permitting system and the Supreme Court's use of First Amendment precedent in Bruen.
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Part 2 of our report on recent 4th Circuit en banc arguments examines the question of 'common use' as to guns with removed or damaged serial numbers. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/fourth…

Today on the blog: the 1st post in a series on the 4th Circuit's 3 recent en banc oral arguments in Second Amendment cases addresses an ongoing challenge to Maryland's ban on certain semiautomatic rifles. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/fourth…

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 4/8/24 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/scotus…

In a new post today, Repository manager Ethan Margolis sheds light on the particular challenges associated with unearthing historical gun regulations in state and municipal archives - the Repository contains over 2,100 illustrative examples of such laws firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/locati…

Scholarship Highlight: Historical Age Restrictions, Legislative Silences, and Judicial Role Morality firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/schola… Robert Spitzer

.Duke Center for Firearms Law’s Prof. Joseph Blocher examines the relationship between press freedom, violence, and public discourse and highlights the importance of the press in preserving a healthy democracy bit.ly/4cN1S94

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 4/1/24 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/04/scotus…

Earlier this month, Profs. Darrell Miller and Andrew Willinger discussed Bruen and the future of Second Amendment jurisprudence and highlighted their recent Essays in DLJO.

Watch their discussion here: dlj.law.duke.edu/2024/03/dlj-du….

🧵I am a bit shell-shocked still. Last night I had the privilege of teaching more 'students' (159) in my guns webinar than I have in 9 years of Sociology of Guns seminars at Wake Forest University. Another 250+ will be getting a link to a recording of the webinar today. I'm so grateful. 1/5

.Duke Center for Firearms Law Exec Dir Andrew Willinger: Fourth Circuit rulings on three Second Amendment cases this week will help shape the post-Bruen landscape 🔗 bit.ly/4amvubm