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14 Dec 2015, 8:35 am by Matt Kaiser
A conviction for an MCDV bars someone from possessing a firearm, but if the conviction is for a crime that is not an MCDV, as Mr. [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 8:29 am by Eugene Volokh
That’s a staggering 199,828 registered firearms dispersed among 19,552,860 people. [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 5:53 am
For example, personalities that have received high scores for “neuroticism” are believed to be generally fearful, so a pro-gun pitch to them would emphasize the use of firearms for personal safety and might include a picture of a burglar breaking in to a home.But those who score high for “openness” or traditional values are more likely to receive a message that promotes hunting as a family activity, perhaps accompanied by an image of a father taking his son duck… [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 1:32 am
The effect of a mandatory death sentence is that upon a guilty verdict, the only punishment available to be meted out is death.The problem with a mandatory death sentence is that the Judge does not have any discretion to take into account the individual circumstances of the convicted person.The judge is prevented from taking into account any aggravating and/or mitigating factors available to the convicted person when deciding on the suitable punishment to be meted out against the convicted… [read post]
13 Dec 2015, 7:52 am by John Floyd
  The appeals court rebuffed this position by pointing out that “states began to regulate private use of machine guns [in] 1927” and the federal government followed suit in 1934 with the National Firearms Act. [read post]
12 Dec 2015, 7:14 am by Michael Pastacaldi
For example, a typical scenario involves a routine traffic stop and search which reveals an unlicensed firearm in the car with four individuals in it. [read post]
12 Dec 2015, 7:14 am by Michael Pastacaldi
For example, a typical scenario involves a routine traffic stop and search which reveals an unlicensed firearm in the car with four individuals in it. [read post]
11 Dec 2015, 5:43 pm by Bob Burns (TSA Blog Team)
Of the 47 firearms discovered, 41 were loaded and 11 had a round chambered. [read post]
11 Dec 2015, 2:37 pm by Kent Scheidegger
We especially recognize the value of penalties established against drug trafficking, as well as those by the Armed Career Criminal Act on felons in possession of a firearm. [read post]
11 Dec 2015, 1:37 pm by CJLF Staff
" While critics of mandatory minimums claim that its use results in disproportionate incarceration of black men for nonviolent crimes, the former officials warn that retroactively altering previously-applied sentencing guidelines would allow thousands of armed career criminals to be released from prison, noting that the proposed legislation would "roll back mandatory minimums for gun crimes like a bar on felons possessing firearms. [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 7:46 pm by Benjamin Herbst
What the robber didn’t realize was that the clerk was armed as well, and unfortunately for all those involved the clerk was forced to use his firearm. [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 5:05 pm by David Kopel
Among the items that are excluded are firearms and ammunition. [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 7:02 am by Matt Kaiser
What if we had a whole federal agency committed to firearms? [read post]
9 Dec 2015, 5:55 am by justia.admin
Gregory McLeod pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. [read post]
9 Dec 2015, 5:30 am
"An Opening for States to Restrict Guns": Today's edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, "To listen to the insistent harangues of many gun-rights advocates, one might imagine that the Second Amendment prohibits almost any regulation of firearms. [read post]