Firearm case law in the United States is based on decisions of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Each of these decisions deals with the Second...
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in these cases have been scheduled, but have not, and potentially may not, take place. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court...
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is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Warren Court, the tenure of Chief Justice Earl Warren,...
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decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit invalidating a federal law prohibiting individuals from possessing firearms while under...
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is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Roberts Court, the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts...
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that any regulation of firearms in the United States is presumed unconstitutional unless the state can prove it is rooted in the country's text, history...
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practiced as a means of self-defense. Following the Supreme Court's NYSRPA v. Bruen (2022) decision, all states in the United States were required to allow...
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The following landmark court decisions in the United States contains landmark court decisions which changed the interpretation of existing law in the...
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is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Rehnquist Court, the tenure of Chief Justice William Rehnquist...
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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution challenge to the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). The case is often cited in the ongoing American...
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a list of mass shootings that took place in the United States in 2023. Mass shootings are incidents in which several people are victims of firearm-related...
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victims of firearm related violence. Definitions vary, with no single, broadly accepted definition. One definition is an act of public firearm violence—excluding...
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of political, economic and sociological interest referring to the tens of thousands of annual firearms-related deaths and injuries occurring in the United...
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In the United States, open carry refers to the practice of visibly carrying a firearm in public places, as distinguished from concealed carry, where firearms...
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Haynes v. United States (390 U.S. 85) Haynes v. United States, 390 U.S. 85 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court decision interpreting the Fifth Amendment...
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in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the...
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Justice, represents the federal government in cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Solicitor General is appointed by the President and reports...
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The Firearm Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Under the...
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firearm for individuals previously "convicted in any court" of crimes for which they could have been sentenced to more than one year in prison. The Court...
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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. With the...
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a firearm buys one for an ineligible person. Additionally, the court rejected the request for a strict scrutiny standard of review. United States v....
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Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment. The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the provision to include the power to grant pardons...
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laws in California regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of California in the United States. The gun laws of California...
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Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that certain interim provisions of the Brady...
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Gun politics is defined in the United States by two primary opposing ideologies concerning the private ownership of firearms. Those who advocate for gun...
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mass shootings since 1949 List of rampage killers in the United States List of countries by firearm-related death rate List of countries by intentional...
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction...
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Forensic firearm examination is the forensic process of examining the characteristics of firearms or bullets left behind at a crime scene. Specialists in this...
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United States, 573 U.S. 169 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court found that making arrangements for a straw purchase of a...
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executions in the United States between 1967 and 1977. In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down capital punishment statutes in Furman v...
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