Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Don’t miss the irony. By repealing local discretion, the gun-zones bill doesn’t expand freedom ...

On June 26, 2015, in its 5-4 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the ...

After considering them at 15 consecutive conferences, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up two challenges to gun-control laws in Maryland and Rhode Island. In each case, three justices ...

He noted that AR-15s are legal in 41 of 50 states, with Americans owning an estimated 20 million to 30 million of them. He says there is a strong argument that AR-15s are in “common use” by ...

The gun rights activists challenging the law say the Fourth Circuit disregarded the Supreme Court's landmark 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the late Justice Antonin ...

If passed by the full House on Thursday, attention will focus on whether new Senate President Lawson can get the bill to the Senate floor.

Supreme Court leaves in place Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles. The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun rights cases, one in Maryland and the other in Rhode Island.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large ...

According to the group, short-barreled rifles are widely owned for lawful purposes and therefore deserve protection under the Second Amendment, as clarified by District of Columbia v. Heller and ...

District of Columbia v. Heller, among other cases, found that the Second Amendment was an individual right. McDonald v. City of Chicago found that the Second Amendment applies to the states.

But still, it was an odd position to take, with Kavanaugh even pointing out that in the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case, the high court ruled that "the Second Amendment protects those ...