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Constitutional Law
Gun Control
Stephen P. Halbrook
Senior Fellow
Areas of Expertise
Constitutional Law
Gun Control
Stephen P. Halbrook
Senior Fellow
Stephen P. Halbrook is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute. He has taught legal and political philosophy at George Mason University, Howard University, and Tuskegee Institute, and he received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and Ph.D. in social philosophy from Florida State University.
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{content}Saving Lives at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon
After School District bans licensed pistols, license holder saves children.
“Sensitive Places” Issue Coming to a Head?
Third Circuit will benefit from latest research tying arms bans with comprehensive security.
Bruen’s Footnote 9 Not a Carve-Out from Text and History
Never has a single footnote in a Supreme Court opinion been so misread to deny Americans their constitutional rights.
5th Circuit En Banc to Rehear Felon Gun Ban Cases
Two cases raise Commerce Clause and Second Amendment issues.
ATF’s “Firearm” and “Frame or Receiver” Rules Invalid
Supreme Court’s VanDerStok decision didn’t resolve the vagueness and Second Amendment challenges.
First Volley of Briefs Filed in Viramontes
AR-15 ban issue attracts filing of 45 amicus briefs in Supreme Court.
The Militia of the Sea
The Marque and Reprisal Clause as Textual Proof of Private Heavy-Arms Ownership at the Founding
$0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis
Northern District of Texas decides that registration requirements for non-taxed NFA firearms are no longer grounded in Congress’ power to lay and collect taxes.
New Jersey Rifle and Magazine Bans Bite the Dust
The Third Circuit takes Second Amendment rights seriously.
Seventh Circuit Decides Barnett
The Seventh Circuit upheld Illinois’ AR-15 ban just days after the Supreme Court agreed to review the same issue.
