Duke Center for Firearms Law
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SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/28/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scotus…
In a new essay, @AndrewWillinger of @DukeFirearmsLaw argues that by green-lighting ATF serialization and checks for ghost guns, the Court signaled law-and-order concerns trump calls for radical gun deregulation. theregreview.org/2025/07/23/wil…
In the first post summarizing work presented at the Center's annual works-in-progress conference hosted w/@uwyo_firearms in Wyoming in June, Andrew Nell proposes an alternative to the "common use" test for gun bans that looks to national consensus. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/a-posi…
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/21/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scotus…
Scholarship Highlight: Age Restrictions and Michael Bellesiles @SethBTillman firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/schola…
Gunmakers can be sued in tort when the claim is based on a violation of state or federal law - does the term "violation" require a separate finding of guilt or liability? Guest author Ryan Gerber @brooklynlaw examines the issue today on the blog... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/what-j…
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/14/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scotus…
What can recent gun litigation tell us about injunctive relief following the blockbuster Trump v. CASA decision? Read on for more today on the blog... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/injunc…
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/7/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scotus…
Litigation Highlight: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California’s “One Gun Per Month” Rule firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/litiga…
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/30/23 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…
Where does litigation challenging state assault weapon and large-capacity magazine bans under the Second Amendment currently stand in lower courts? See our comprehensive update today on the blog, as the Supreme Court signals it will take up the issue soon firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/an-upd…
The Ambitions of History and Tradition—In and Beyond the Second Amendment firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/the-am…
Scholarship Highlight: Tiers of Scrutiny, Domestic Violence Prohibitions, and Ghost Guns firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/schola… @SMULawSchool
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/23/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the federal ban on possessing guns within 1,000 ft of a school - in a case that raises important questions about gun-free buffer zones, history, and technological change... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/litiga…
The Georgia Supreme Court recently rejected a state constitutional challenge to gun-carry age restrictions and examined how the state's constitutional and legal history impact an originalist approach - read on for more on the blog! firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/georgi…
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/16/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…
Last week, SCOTUS denied review in a major assault weapon ban 2A case with an interesting statement by Justice Kavanaugh suggesting the Court will take up the issue soon after additional appellate decisions. Does that rationale hold up? firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/assaul…
SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/9/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…