Municipal firearm regulations can be invalidated if they conflict with state preemption laws or if they are found to burden conduct protected by the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.
November 12, 2024
high
legal
General legal principle illustrated by court review of local gun-control ordinances.
In 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to carry a firearm in public and established a constitutional test for evaluating firearms regulations that focuses on the nation's history and tradition of firearms regulation.
January 01, 2022
high
temporal
Supreme Court precedent setting the legal framework used to assess many subsequent gun-regulation challenges.
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment generally protects an individual's right to carry firearms in public for self-defense and that firearm restrictions must be supported by the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation.
2022
high
judicial
Summarizes the Supreme Court's 2022 constitutional standard for evaluating firearm regulations.
The President of the United States has constitutional duties to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, which encompasses safeguarding constitutional rights such as those in the Second Amendment.
high
temporal
Broad constitutional duty of the President related to protection of constitutional rights.