SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/18/25

This new guest post by Brazilian attorney Antonio Pedro Machado @apmachado0 compares the local dynamics of firearms regulation in the United States and Brazil - summarizing work presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/@uwyo_firearms

In a new guest post today, K. Alexander Adams evaluates the impact of different regulatory approaches on gun theft - summarizing a paper he presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/ @uwyo_firearms

2025 Firearms Law Works-in-Progress Conference in Laramie, Wyoming @uwyo_firearms

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/11/25

Today on the blog, Prof. Martin Edwards @umlaw1854 examines the Federal Firearm License system for gun sales and how its restrictions may reduce transaction costs - summarizing work presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/ @uwyo_firearms

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/4/25

In a new post today, @ThomasChittum traces the history of firearm silencers and examines why courts have excluded them from Second Amendment protection - summarizing work presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/.@uwyo_firearms; cc @BoydLawUNLV .

Some states have recently mandated gun safety training for all public school K-12 students. How will these classes operate, and might they face constitutional challenges from parents? Center RA Alison Riddoch explores these questions in a new post today.

Today on the blog: Prof. @NatalieNanasi @SMULawSchool evaluates the logic of exempting law enforcement from federal statutes that bar domestic violence offenders from possessing guns, a guest post out of the Center's recent WIP conference w/@uwyo_firearms .

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/28/25

RT @TheRegReview: In a new essay, @AndrewWillinger of @DukeFirearmsLaw argues that by green-lighting ATF serialization and checks for ghost….

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.

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/21/25

Scholarship Highlight: Age Restrictions and Michael Bellesiles @SethBTillman

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.

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/14/25

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.

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/7/25

Litigation Highlight: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California’s “One Gun Per Month” Rule