Scholarship Highlight: Sensitive Places, Public Health Emergencies, and Technological Innovation Chris Buccafusco Amy Swearer firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/05/schola…

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/2/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…

Today on the blog: in a guest post, gun historian Robert Spitzer examines historical weapon licensing laws and argues that they were "a ubiquitous regulatory tool from the country’s beginning." firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/histor…

The Firearms Research Center has officially kicked off the 2025 Works-In-Progress (WIP) conference with Duke Center for Firearms Law. Here's an update from FRC Executive Director Ashley Hlebinsky on this year's WIP!

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/9/25 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 6/16/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…

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…

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…

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/23/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/scotus…

Scholarship Highlight: Tiers of Scrutiny, Domestic Violence Prohibitions, and Ghost Guns firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/schola… SMU Dedman School of Law

The Ambitions of History and Tradition—In and Beyond the Second Amendment firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/the-am…

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…

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 6/30/23 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/06/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 7/7/25 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 7/14/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scotus…

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 Brooklyn Law School examines the issue today on the blog... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/what-j…

Scholarship Highlight: Age Restrictions and Michael Bellesiles Seth Barrett Tillman firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/schola…