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Full-Text Articles in Law
Keep Your Powder Dry And Your Standards High: Protect The Second Amendment's Core With Strict Scrutiny Review, Rebecca L. Trump
Keep Your Powder Dry And Your Standards High: Protect The Second Amendment's Core With Strict Scrutiny Review, Rebecca L. Trump
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Misapplication Of The Lautenberg Amendment In Voisine V. United States And The Resulting Loss Of Second Amendment Protection, Cynthia M. Menta
The Misapplication Of The Lautenberg Amendment In Voisine V. United States And The Resulting Loss Of Second Amendment Protection, Cynthia M. Menta
Akron Law Review
Over the past two decades, Congress has enacted various laws aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence. One such law is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), also known as the Lautenberg Amendment, which prohibits any person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. However, because the Second Amendment has been deemed a fundamental right by the Supreme Court, such a restriction on firearms possession is only permissible if it serves a compelling government interest. Unfortunately, since the Lautenberg Amendment was enacted in 1996, the courts have struggled to interpret its ambiguous terms, which has made it …
Beware The "Terror Gap": Closing The Loophole Between The U.S. Terrorist Watchlist System And The Right To Bear Arms, Elizabeth M. Sullivan
Beware The "Terror Gap": Closing The Loophole Between The U.S. Terrorist Watchlist System And The Right To Bear Arms, Elizabeth M. Sullivan
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Arkansas Open Carry: Understanding Law Enforcement’S Legal Capability Under A Difficult Statute, J. Harrison Berry
Arkansas Open Carry: Understanding Law Enforcement’S Legal Capability Under A Difficult Statute, J. Harrison Berry
Arkansas Law Review
“There seems to us no doubt, on the basis of both text and history, that the Second Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms.”1 Although the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller established a fundamental understanding that individuals have a right to own a gun for personal use, the Court recognized that, as with all fundamental rights, the individual right to keep and bear arms is “not unlimited.”2 A few limits the Court mentioned included “prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of …
Gun Control: Political Fears Trump Crime Control, Clayton E. Cramer, Joseph Edward Olson
Gun Control: Political Fears Trump Crime Control, Clayton E. Cramer, Joseph Edward Olson
Maine Law Review
No matter how draconian, gun control laws are weakly enforced (at least in the United States) and seldom of any significant effect in reducing crime. The kind of citizen who will comply with a gun law is the opposite of the person who will use a gun to facilitate his or her crimes. The problem of weak enforcement is highlighted by a candid interview with the author of the District of Columbia’s 1968 gun registration scheme while the District’s 1975-76 gun ban was under consideration: The problem, [Hechinger] said, is the failure of the mayor and police department to enforce …
Guns On Campus: A Look At The First Year Of Concealed Carry At Texas Universities, Aric K. Short
Guns On Campus: A Look At The First Year Of Concealed Carry At Texas Universities, Aric K. Short
Aric Short
After years of failed attempts, the Texas Legislature passed "campus carry" in 2015. Under the new law, effective in 2016 for four-year institutions, public universities must allow the concealed carry of handguns by license holders on their premises. Texas's campus carry law is unique when compared to other states that allow concealed carry on college campuses: each university is given the flexibility to create weapons implementation plans, including the establishment of limited gun-free zones. The first year of campus carry implementation by Texas universities has been relatively quiet, with generally uniform implementation rules established by colleges across the state. However, …
Arming The Second Amendment - And Enforcing The Fourteenth, William Araiza
Arming The Second Amendment - And Enforcing The Fourteenth, William Araiza
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Guns On Campus: A Look At The First Year Of Concealed Carry At Texas Universities, Aric K. Short
Guns On Campus: A Look At The First Year Of Concealed Carry At Texas Universities, Aric K. Short
Faculty Scholarship
After years of failed attempts, the Texas Legislature passed "campus carry" in 2015. Under the new law, effective in 2016 for four-year institutions, public universities must allow the concealed carry of handguns by license holders on their premises. Texas's campus carry law is unique when compared to other states that allow concealed carry on college campuses: each university is given the flexibility to create weapons implementation plans, including the establishment of limited gun-free zones. The first year of campus carry implementation by Texas universities has been relatively quiet, with generally uniform implementation rules established by colleges across the state. However, …
Arming The Second Amendment—And Enforcing The Fourteenth, William D. Araiza
Arming The Second Amendment—And Enforcing The Fourteenth, William D. Araiza
Washington and Lee Law Review
This Article considers the timely and important question of Congress’s power to enforce the Second Amendment. Such legislation would test the Court’s current enforcement power doctrine, which ostensibly acknowledges a congressional role in vindicating constitutional rights while insisting on judicial supremacy in stating constitutional meaning. Second Amendment doctrine is complex and, importantly, methodologically varied. That complexity and variety would require the Court to perform a more nuanced, granular approach to the enforcement power than it has thus far in the modern era.
Part II quickly recaps the Court’s Enforcement Clause jurisprudence. It concludes that its most recent enforcement power cases …
Militias, Muskets, And Machine Guns? The Third Circuit Furthers Inapplicability Of Second Amendment Protection To Machine Gun Possession In United States V. One Palmetto State Armory, Peter J. Adonizio Jr.
Militias, Muskets, And Machine Guns? The Third Circuit Furthers Inapplicability Of Second Amendment Protection To Machine Gun Possession In United States V. One Palmetto State Armory, Peter J. Adonizio Jr.
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Gun Control To Major Tom: An Analysis Of Failed Gun Regulations And The Terrorist Watchlist, Paolo G. Corso
Gun Control To Major Tom: An Analysis Of Failed Gun Regulations And The Terrorist Watchlist, Paolo G. Corso
University of Massachusetts Law Review
As a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Security Branch, the Terrorist Screening Center maintains the Terrorist Watchlist, a central database for identifying individuals known or suspected to engage in terrorism or terrorist activities. Subsumed under the Terrorist Watchlist is the No Fly List, which prohibits individuals from boarding commercial aircrafts in and out of the United States. Placement on either list presumes named individuals as a potential threat to U.S. national security, yet there is no restriction preventing them from legally purchasing firearms. Following a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub in June of 2016, which was …
The Second Amendment & Private Law, Cody Jacobs
The Second Amendment & Private Law, Cody Jacobs
Faculty Scholarship
The Second Amendment, like other federal constitutional rights, is a restriction on government power. But what role does the Second Amendment have to play—if any—when a private party seeks to limit the exercise of Second Amendment rights by invoking private law causes of action? Private law—specifically, the law of torts, contracts, and property—has often been impacted by constitutional considerations, though in seemingly inconsistent ways. The First Amendment places limitations on defamation actions and other related torts, and also prevents courts from entering injunctions that could be classified as prior restraints. On the other hand, the First Amendment plays almost no …
Federalism Implications Of Non-Recognition Of Licensure Reciprocity Under The Gun-Free School Zones Act, Royce De R. Barondes
Federalism Implications Of Non-Recognition Of Licensure Reciprocity Under The Gun-Free School Zones Act, Royce De R. Barondes
Faculty Publications
The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) criminalizes firearms possession within 1000 feet of an elementary or secondary school in a State unless the possessor "is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located" (or one of a few other exceptions applies). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has in correspondence opined licensure through reciprocity does not make one so licensed by the State.
School zones covered by the act are ubiquitous. Were the ATF's interpretation adopted, large swaths of many States' non-rural areas would be prohibited zones for non-residents who carry …
The Second Amendment And Gun Control, Erwin Chemerinsky
The Second Amendment And Gun Control, Erwin Chemerinsky
Erwin Chemerinsky
No abstract provided.
“Time Enough” For Scrutiny: The Second Amendment, Mental Health, And The Case For Intermediate Scrutiny, Benjamin A. Ellis
“Time Enough” For Scrutiny: The Second Amendment, Mental Health, And The Case For Intermediate Scrutiny, Benjamin A. Ellis
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Fitting A Gun In A Circle–A How-To Guide: A Comprehensive Look At The Standard Of Review For Gun Regulations Under The Second Amendment, Beth Coplowitz
Fitting A Gun In A Circle–A How-To Guide: A Comprehensive Look At The Standard Of Review For Gun Regulations Under The Second Amendment, Beth Coplowitz
University of Miami Law Review
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment case, the Court held that the right to bear arms is an individual right aimed at self-defense in the home. Two years later, McDonald v. City of Chicago extended this right to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. However, lower courts were left with little guidance on what level of scrutiny to apply to gun regulations. As a result, courts have applied various levels of scrutiny including intermediate scrutiny, strict scrutiny, a two-step inquiry that leads to either intermediate or strict scrutiny, and an undue burden standard. Of …
The “True Man” And His Gun: On The Masculine Mystique Of Second Amendment Jurisprudence, C. D. Christensen
The “True Man” And His Gun: On The Masculine Mystique Of Second Amendment Jurisprudence, C. D. Christensen
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
The Supreme Court’s recent Second Amendment jurisprudence raises serious normative questions for the use of self-defense with a firearm. This jurisprudence also implicates our prevailing social norms with respect to socially constructed and structurally pervasive gender roles. I argue that a peculiarly American conception of masculinity underpins the judicial construction of the Second Amendment’s core purpose as guaranteeing the right to armed defense of one’s self and one’s home. The Court’s recent Second Amendment rulings create an individual protection for gun ownership and incorporate the same against the States. But the Court’s reasoning entangles this protection with an implicit valuation …
Classrooms & Curriculum, Devin Walz, Anh Doan, Cathy Tran, Loraina Galarza
Classrooms & Curriculum, Devin Walz, Anh Doan, Cathy Tran, Loraina Galarza
Collin College Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Student Research Conference
Panel Chair: Lisa Roy-Davis
Papers Presented:
"Should the State of Texas Allow Public Universities and Colleges to Permit Guns on Campuses?" By Devin Walz
"Pets in the Elementary Classroom" by Anh Doan
"Technology Case Study of K-12 Students" by Cathy Tran
Abstract: Technology is an exponentially revolutionizing tool that has pushed all aspects of society to adapt and grow in the time known as the “Information Age”. The way that humans process information, and the speed at which humans can process information, with technology allows humans to grow more efficiently and effectively. Technology is continually designed to become more optimal …
To Have And To Hold: Factors To Consider Before Divorcing South Carolina From The Concealed Weapons Permit Requirement, Joseph D. Spate
To Have And To Hold: Factors To Consider Before Divorcing South Carolina From The Concealed Weapons Permit Requirement, Joseph D. Spate
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Kolbe V. Hogan: Hewing To Heller And Taking Aim At A Standard Of Strict Scrutiny For Comprehensive Firearms Legislation, Brett S. Turlington
Kolbe V. Hogan: Hewing To Heller And Taking Aim At A Standard Of Strict Scrutiny For Comprehensive Firearms Legislation, Brett S. Turlington
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.
Peruta V. County Of San Diego: An Individual Right To Self-Defense Outside The Home And The Application Of Strict Scrutiny To Second Amendment Challenges, Kevin Ballard
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Note will begin by examining the majority’s analysis in Heller. The Heller case, through historical interpretation, analyzed the language of the Second Amendment and settled a long-held dispute about the meaning of its actual language. This same historical analysis was also significant in the Supreme Court’s examination of McDonald, which affirmatively applied the Second Amendment to the States. Peruta used the same methodology as Heller and McDonald.
Next, this Note will argue that, based on the historical analysis in Heller, McDonald, and Peruta, courts addressing the Second Amendment should apply strict scrutiny review …
The Right To Bear Arms... And Lesson Plans, Ryan Saboff
The Right To Bear Arms... And Lesson Plans, Ryan Saboff
Florida A & M University Law Review
This Article will argue that due to the unique characteristics of mass school shootings, including their swiftness, unpredictability, and at times advanced planning and preparation, that American society can no longer simply rely on law enforcement to effectively stop or even prevent future acts of mass violence from occurring on our schools. Rather, legally licensed and armed teachers and school personnel are actually the most effective deterrent to mass school shootings. The primary focus of this Article will be schools kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), as they comprise of the majority of mass shootings in the United States and typically …
Creating Precedents Through Words And Deeds, Harold Krent
Creating Precedents Through Words And Deeds, Harold Krent
All Faculty Scholarship
Book review: Untrodden ground: how presidents interpret the Constitution. By Harold H. Bruff. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. 557 pages. Reviewed by Harold J. Krent
Regulating Gun Rentals, Ira P. Robbins
Regulating Gun Rentals, Ira P. Robbins
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
A machine gun overpowers a nine-year-old girl, erratically spraying bullets and accidentally killing her instructor; a perturbed mother slays her son and then takes her own life; a convicted felon circumvents federal prohibitions to access a firearm to commit suicide; and, perhaps most notably, Navy SEAL war veteran Chris Kyle, focus of the movie “American Sniper,” is murdered while attempting to help another veteran recover from post-traumatic stress disorder. We have all seen the headlines, but we have largely ignored the source of this heartbreak. The ramifications of these examples are not merely cinematic, but also involve families suffering from …
Fear And Firearms, Darrell A. H. Miller
Preface: The Second Generation Of Second Amendment Law & Policy, Eric M. Ruben, Darrell A. H. Miller
Preface: The Second Generation Of Second Amendment Law & Policy, Eric M. Ruben, Darrell A. H. Miller
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
No abstract provided.
Introducing Sts Scholarship To The Gun Policy Debate In United States Society, Caroline Skinner
Introducing Sts Scholarship To The Gun Policy Debate In United States Society, Caroline Skinner
Scripps Senior Theses
The following thesis will merge the field of legal studies with the field
of Science, Technology, and Society, and will focus on issues surrounding the
gun control debate. The goal is to ultimately bring new light to this hot-
button legal topic through the use of STS scholarship. STS tools and theories,
which have previously been absent from most gun control discussions, have
much to contribute to the discourse in terms of motivating the need for gun
control, fully understanding the user-gun relationship, breaking down
misconceptions about the technology and its role in society, and further
understanding the complex societal …
Gun Control Through Tort Law, Richard C. Ausness
Gun Control Through Tort Law, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
I have been asked to respond to an article by Professor Andrew Jay McClurg that recently appeared in the Florida Law Review. In this article, the author, a longtime advocate of firearms regulation, argues that owners and commercial sellers of firearms who negligently fail to secure them against theft should be held liable when persons are killed or injured by firearms used in the commission of a crime.
In the past, believing that existing federal and state laws were inadequate to halt the spread of gun-related deaths and injuries, proponents of stricter gun control measures proposed a number of tort …
Justifying Perceptions In First And Second Amendment Doctrine, Eric Ruben
Justifying Perceptions In First And Second Amendment Doctrine, Eric Ruben
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Public perceptions often motivate policymakers. But what is the role of perceptions in defending regulations challenged as violating constitutional rights? This article explores how First and Second Amendment doctrine answer that question.
First Amendment free speech doctrine deploys categorical rules and balancing tests to determine the constitutionality of speech restrictions seeking to shape various perceptions. The resulting discrepancies, the article contends, can be explained by motive-based theories of First Amendment doctrine.
In the Second Amendment context, how to handle perception-based regulations remains an open question. Some courts have held that firearm restrictions can pass muster if they preserve the public’s …
Gun Rights And The New Lochnerism, Areto A. Imoukuede
Gun Rights And The New Lochnerism, Areto A. Imoukuede
Journal Publications
This Article examines the Supreme Court's recent Second Amendment cases as applications of the same libertarian bias that has undermined constitutional law's fundamental rights doctrine. The concept of a libertarian bias that is based in a New Lochnerism was previously introduced in both The Fifth Freedom and The New Due Process. The analysis here demonstrates that the recently revised doctrine regarding the Second Amendment and gun rights is driven by the current Supreme Court ("Court") hostility towards government regulation in a manner that is akin to what was seen during the Lochner Era. Regrettably, this Article is timely and is …