Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics on how the NYC Subway shooting will impact that U.S. Supreme Court case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Bruen that deals with New York's May Issue concealed handgun...
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Virginia Switches sides on Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
With Virginia switching sides, there are now 27 states that back striking down New York's May Issue requirements for concealed carry, and only 17 states and the District of Columbia that support keeping the "proper cause" requirement before permits are issued. A copy...
Transcript of Supreme Court Oral Arguments for New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
The impact of this case has a chance to go much farther than just whether people need to provide a “good reason” for being able to protect themselves and their families.
State of New York Relies on Past Racist Court to argue for Discretionary Concealed Handgun Laws where people must provide a “good reason” to obtain a permit, other issues
The State of New York has put in its response in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case that will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 3rd. The New York state response brief starts off making this point: “In 1897, this Court said that it...
Other Amicus Briefs in the upcoming Supreme Court Case Of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that Cite the CPRC’s Work
There are a couple additional briefs in the upcoming Supreme Court Case Of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that cite the CPRC's research (we had already shows one from the states of Arizona and Missouri). All the briefs are available here. Our...
The Crime Prevention Research Center’s Amicus Brief on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
The CPRC has put together an Amicus brief on the concealed carry case that will be heard by the Supreme Court in October. It is available to read here. All the briefs are available here.
Amicus Brief from Arizona and Missouri in the Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen cites Dr. Lott’s work
A complete copy of this Amicus brief by the state Attorney Generals for Arizona and Missouri in the Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen is available here. The Supreme Court will hear the case in October, and it addresses...
Democrats announce plans to pack the federal Circuit and District Courts
While President Biden's commission on what changes should be made to the US Supreme Court has gotten the most attention, Democrats are also promising to increase the number of federal Circuit and District court judges --- also known as packing the courts. Trump was...
At Fox News: Supreme Court fight over Kavanaugh got lots of attention, but most federal court action is elsewhere
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on the fact that even if Trump is president for two terms, Democrats will still control most of the lower courts. His latest piece starts this way: Republicans are ecstatic and Democrats are livid about Brett Kavanaugh’s...
Hillary Clinton wants to restrict carrying concealed handguns, apparently she also wants to overturn Heller and McDonald Supreme Court decisions
Hillary Clinton has previously spoken out on restricting people being able to carry permitted concealed handguns on May 6, 2014: “We’re way out of balance. I think that we’ve got to reign in what has become an almost article of faith that anybody can have a gun...