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Trending @ Rwu Law: Carl Bogus's Post: 'Should We Be Afraid? Absolutely. But Not Only Of Crazed Jihadists...', Carl Bogus
Law School Blogs
No abstract provided.
The Second Amendment Is Not Absolute, Sonja R. West
The Second Amendment Is Not Absolute, Sonja R. West
Popular Media
This article written at Slate.com on December 7, 2015 explains that like many other constitutional rights, the right to possess firearms in the 2nd Amendment, may be regulated by Congress.
Hunting And The Second Amendment, Joseph Blocher
Hunting And The Second Amendment, Joseph Blocher
Notre Dame Law Review
Debates about the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment have traditionally focused on whether it protects the keeping and bearing of arms for self-defense, prevention of tyranny, maintenance of the militia, or some combination of those three things. But roughly half of American gun-owners identify hunting or sport shooting as their primary reason for owning a gun. And while much public rhetoric suggests that these activities fall within the scope of the Second Amendment, some of the most committed gun-rights advocates insist that the Amendment “ain’t about hunting” and that, no matter their heritage and value, such activities are …
The Law Book: From Hammurabi To The International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones In The History Of Law (Sterling), Michael Roffer
The Law Book: From Hammurabi To The International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones In The History Of Law (Sterling), Michael Roffer
Books
The Law Book explores 250 of the most significant legal issues, cases, trials, and events that have profoundly changed our world. Although the heaviest emphasis is on American law it also touches on more than a dozen countries and the European Union, laws relating to Antarctica and Outer Space, and principles of international law. Among the topics it explores are the earliest legal codes, the role of juries, slavery and emancipation, civil rights, Native Americans, copyright, the press and free speech, immigration, censorship and obscenity, the environment, war and international relations, war crimes and trials, the insanity defense, taxation, prohibition, …
Unenumerated Rights And The Limits Of Analogy: A Critque Of The Right To Medical Self-Defense, O. Carter Snead
Unenumerated Rights And The Limits Of Analogy: A Critque Of The Right To Medical Self-Defense, O. Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead
Volokh’s project stands or falls with the claim that the entitlement he proposes is of constitutional dimension. If there is no fundamental right to medical self-defense, the individual must, for better or worse, yield to the regulation of this domain in the name of the values agreed to by the political branches of government. Indeed, the government routinely restricts the instrumentalities of self-help (including self-defense) in the name of avoiding what it takes to be more significant harms. This same rationale accounts for current governmental limitations on access to unapproved drugs and the current ban on organ sales. The FDA …
The Right To Remain Armed, Jeffrey Bellin
The Right To Remain Armed, Jeffrey Bellin
Faculty Publications
The laws governing gun possession are changing rapidly. In the past two years, federal courts have wielded a revitalized Second Amendment to invalidate longstanding gun carrying restrictions in Chicago, the District of Columbia, and throughout California. Invoking similar Second Amendment themes, legislators across the country have steadily deregulated public gun carrying, preempting municipal gun control ordinances in cities like Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Cleveland.
These changes to substantive gun laws reverberate through the constitutional criminal procedure framework. By making it lawful for citizens to carry guns even in crowded urban areas, enhanced Second Amendment rights trigger Fourth Amendment protections that could …
End The Popularity Contest: A Proposal For Second Amendment 'Type Of Weapon' Analysis, Cody Jacobs
End The Popularity Contest: A Proposal For Second Amendment 'Type Of Weapon' Analysis, Cody Jacobs
Faculty Scholarship
The Supreme Court’s recognition of an individual Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense raised many questions about the scope and content of that right. One issue that will become increasingly important in the years ahead, but that has received relatively little attention from scholars and courts, is the question of which “arms” are protected by that right. The Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller purports to lay out a test that asks whether the weapon at issue is in “common use” at the time the case is decided. This article critiques that test, arguing that …
A Reason To Resist: The Use Of Deadly Force In Aiding Victims Of Unlawful Police Aggression, Kindaka Sanders
A Reason To Resist: The Use Of Deadly Force In Aiding Victims Of Unlawful Police Aggression, Kindaka Sanders
San Diego Law Review
Some two and a half years before the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer, the Indiana State Legislature enacted Indiana Code § 35-41-3-2 authorizing the use of force, including deadly force against public servants acting unlawfully against the persons or property of Indiana citizens. The statute, passed in March of 2012, is the first of its kind. It was passed in reaction to the Indiana Supreme Court's decision in Barnes v. State, which abolished the common law right to resist an unlawful arrest. Gun rights groups, most notably the National Rifle Association (NRA), responded in …
Analyzing Second Amendment Challenges: Getting Strict With Judges, Lauren Dwarika
Analyzing Second Amendment Challenges: Getting Strict With Judges, Lauren Dwarika
Touro Law Review
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Let’S Not Forget: We Have A State Interest To Promote, Elias Arroyo
Let’S Not Forget: We Have A State Interest To Promote, Elias Arroyo
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Arming The Good Guys: School Zones And The Second Amendment, Grant Arnold
Arming The Good Guys: School Zones And The Second Amendment, Grant Arnold
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The High Price Of Poverty: A Study Of How The Majority Of Current Court System Procedures For Collecting Court Costs And Fees, As Well As Fines, Have Failed To Adhere To Established Precedent And The Constitutional Guarantees They Advocate., Trevor J. Calligan
Trevor J Calligan
No abstract provided.
Clearing The Smoke From The Right To Bear Arms And The Second Amendment, Anthony J. Dennis
Clearing The Smoke From The Right To Bear Arms And The Second Amendment, Anthony J. Dennis
Akron Law Review
Despite raging battles in Congress, in the press and in state legislatures over gun control, the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, the very source of every U.S. citizen's right to possess firearms, is one of the most ignored and overlooked parts of the American Bill of Rights. Much of what has been said about the Second Amendment is hostile to the very rights so plainly guaranteed in that provision. Law school constitutional law classes frequently study the First Amendment, "close their eyes" to the Second and move immediately on to study the Fourth Amendment. Some have speculated that …
"Your Weapons, You Will Not Need Them." Comment On The Supreme Court's Sixty-Year Silence On The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, Anthony Gallia
"Your Weapons, You Will Not Need Them." Comment On The Supreme Court's Sixty-Year Silence On The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, Anthony Gallia
Akron Law Review
Interpretation of the Second Amendment can be divided into two different schools of thought; individual rights theorists, and collective rights theorists. Individual rights theorists argue that the Second Amendment creates a right in every person to keep and bear arms. Collective rights theorists advance the position that the Second Amendment creates a collective right in the people as a whole. The purpose of this comment is to emphasize the controversy surrounding the Second Amendment and the need for guidance on the issue by the United States Supreme Court. Part II of this article discusses the text of the Second Amendment …
A Preliminary Consideration Of Issues Raised In The Firearms Sellers Immunity Bill, Frank J. Vandall
A Preliminary Consideration Of Issues Raised In The Firearms Sellers Immunity Bill, Frank J. Vandall
Akron Law Review
Snipings, mass-murders by disgruntled employees, children shooting children, and a vast number of spousal murders are everyday news across the country. In the numerous lawsuits brought by individual victims and over 30 cities, it has been alleged that gun manufacturers and sellers have an important role to play in designing guns to be safer and in closely monitoring gun sales. The courts are weighing these issues and have dismissed a large number of individual and city suits for various reasons. As the Senate debates the Bill (S. 659) that shields those in the gun trade from liability, several issues need …
Questioning The Necessity Of Concealed Carry Laws, William J. Michael
Questioning The Necessity Of Concealed Carry Laws, William J. Michael
Akron Law Review
The State of Ohio recently became the thirty-seventh state to pass some form of concealed carry legislation, under which persons may carry concealed firearms. Given the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, such legislation appears unnecessary since individuals have a constitutional right to carry firearms.
In this article, I argue that the Second Amendment’s text guarantees an individual’s right (not a state’s right or a “collective” right) to keep and bear firearms. Part I of this article contains that argument. If the text is binding—and I believe it is—further analysis regarding whether the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right …
Is Widespread Gun Ownership Worth The Price Of More Violence?, John J. Donohue
Is Widespread Gun Ownership Worth The Price Of More Violence?, John J. Donohue
John Donohue
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Gonzales V. Raich: How To Fix A Mess Of "Economic" Proportions, Gregory W. Watts
Gonzales V. Raich: How To Fix A Mess Of "Economic" Proportions, Gregory W. Watts
Akron Law Review
The Note examines the history, evolution, elements, and application of the Commerce Clause doctrine. Part II, Sections A through C, concentrate on the history of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Commerce Clause, focusing extensively on Wickard v. Filburn, which the majority in Raich held controlling, and United States v. Lopez and United States v. Morrison, which the dissent would have held as controlling. Part II, Sections D and E, provide an overview of the Controlled Substances Act, whose constitutionality was challenged as applied in Gonzales v. Raich, and the Compassionate Use Act of California, which led to the conflict …
Statutory Misinterpretations: Small V. United States Darkens The Already Murky Waters Of Statutory Interpretation, Michelle Schuld
Statutory Misinterpretations: Small V. United States Darkens The Already Murky Waters Of Statutory Interpretation, Michelle Schuld
Akron Law Review
Part II of this Note will examine the background of this issue by exploring the history and purpose of the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the circuit split arising over the interpretation of the words “any court” under § 922(g)(1). Part III will focus on Small v. United States in detail, including the underlying facts, procedural history, and majority and dissenting opinions. Part IV will analyze this decision and argue that the majority misused canons of statutory interpretation to reach an interpretation that is contrary to the plain meaning of the statute. The section will also discuss the majority’s …
Lawsuits Against The Gun Industry: A Comparative Institutional Analysis, Timothy D. Lytton
Lawsuits Against The Gun Industry: A Comparative Institutional Analysis, Timothy D. Lytton
Timothy D. Lytton
I argue that the tort system can complement the efforts of either institutions such as markets, legislatures and administrative agencies to make public policy. Solving complex social problems typically requires the cooperation of several policymaking institutions, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. My examination of lawsuits against the gun industry reveals that the tort system can and should play an active policymaking role in reducing gun violence.
Reconsidering The Second Amendment: Constitutional Protection For A Right Of Security, 9 Hamline L. Rev. 69 (1986), Donald L. Beschle
Reconsidering The Second Amendment: Constitutional Protection For A Right Of Security, 9 Hamline L. Rev. 69 (1986), Donald L. Beschle
Donald L. Beschle
No abstract provided.
The Second Amendment In The Twenty-First Century: What Hath Heller Wrought?, Patrick J. Charles
The Second Amendment In The Twenty-First Century: What Hath Heller Wrought?, Patrick J. Charles
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Statutory Restrictions On Concealed Carry: A Five-Circuit Shoot Out, Justine E. Johnson-Makuch
Statutory Restrictions On Concealed Carry: A Five-Circuit Shoot Out, Justine E. Johnson-Makuch
Fordham Law Review
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified a citizen’s core Second Amendment right to keep a firearm at home; however, the Court left open the question of how the Second Amendment applies beyond the home. Since Heller, lower courts have struggled to determine the constitutionality of concealed carry laws in light of this new understanding of the Second Amendment.
Many states have enacted laws that restrict a citizen’s ability to obtain a concealed carry permit, and some of the restrictions are not controversial, such as the requirements to be above a certain age and have a …
Does Heller Protect A Right To Carry Guns Outside The Home?, Michael C. Dorf
Does Heller Protect A Right To Carry Guns Outside The Home?, Michael C. Dorf
Michael C. Dorf
No abstract provided.
Lyman Trumbull: Author Of The Thirteenth Amendment, Author Of The Civil Rights Act, And The First Second Amendment Lawyer, David B. Kopel
Lyman Trumbull: Author Of The Thirteenth Amendment, Author Of The Civil Rights Act, And The First Second Amendment Lawyer, David B. Kopel
David B Kopel
Illinois Senator Lyman Trumbull is not well-known today, but he is one of the "Founding Sons" who transformed the nation and the Constitution before, during, and after the Civil War. He wrote the Thirteenth Amendment, the first Freedmen's Bureau Bill, and the Civil Rights Act. He sponsored the first federal statutes which actually freed slaves. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and later as a civil rights attorney, he did more to protect Second Amendment rights--including taking a test case to the U.S. Supreme Court (Presser v. Illinois)--than did any other lawyer or legislator in the century after Jefferson …
A Legal Analysis Of The University Of Maine’S Ban On Firearms Following District Of Columbia V. Heller, Abigail Macdonald
A Legal Analysis Of The University Of Maine’S Ban On Firearms Following District Of Columbia V. Heller, Abigail Macdonald
The Cohen Journal
On April 16, 2007, the deadliest shooting by a single gunman took place on the college campus of Virginia Tech, taking the lives of 33 individuals (Johnson 2007). This event shook America, and yet the next year it was followed by six more shooting deaths at Northern Illinois University (Northern Illinois University 2008) and three more at Louisiana Technical College (BBC News 2008). Many universities around the country have responded to these events by either establishing firearm bans or strengthening and clinging to their existing policies, and the University of Maine is no exception (University of Maine 2004). Yet in …
Carrying The Second Amendment Outside Of The Home: A Critique Of The Third Circuit's Decision In Drake V. Filko, Ryan Notarangelo
Carrying The Second Amendment Outside Of The Home: A Critique Of The Third Circuit's Decision In Drake V. Filko, Ryan Notarangelo
Catholic University Law Review
In D.C. v. Heller, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s inherent right to keep and bear arms for self-defense-most notably, inside the home. Post-Heller, the lower courts are split on the Second Amendment’s protections outside of the home. This Note addresses the Third Circuit’s opinion on that split. In Drake v. Filko, the Third Circuit addressed whether New Jersey’s concealed carry permit law, which requires an individual to demonstrate a “justifiable need” to carry a handgun outside of the home, violated the Second Amendment. The plaintiffs were …
Definitions, Religion, And Free Exercise Guarantees, Mark Strasser
Definitions, Religion, And Free Exercise Guarantees, Mark Strasser
Mark Strasser
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the free exercise of religion. Non-religious practices do not receive those same protections, which makes the ability to distinguish between religious and non-religious practices important. Regrettably, members of the Court have been unable to agree about how to distinguish the religious from the non-religious—sometimes, the implicit criteria focus on the sincerity of the beliefs, sometimes the strength of the beliefs or the role that they play in an individual’s life, and sometimes the kind of beliefs. In short, the Court has virtually guaranteed an incoherent jurisprudence by sending contradictory signals with …
Rwu Law: The Magazine Of Roger Williams University School Of Law (Issue No. 8) (2015), Roger Williams University School Of Law
Rwu Law: The Magazine Of Roger Williams University School Of Law (Issue No. 8) (2015), Roger Williams University School Of Law
RWU Law
No abstract provided.
United States V. Castleman: The Meaning Of Domestic Violence, Emily J. Sack
United States V. Castleman: The Meaning Of Domestic Violence, Emily J. Sack
Law Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.