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15th amendment
United States v. Reese, which upheld a federal law prohibiting persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms -
heller v. D.C.
Heller v. District of Columbia.The Supreme Court struck down provisions of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 as unconstitutional, determined that handguns are arms for the purposes of the Second Amendment, found that the Regulations Act was an unconstitutional ban, and struck down the portion of the Regulations Act that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock. -
will v. marry
Williams v. State of Maryland, cases challenging a similar concealed carry permit scheme in Maryland. -
K v. C
Kachalsky v. Cacace, a case in which the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a New York law prohibiting the issuance of a concealed carry permit unless the applicant can demonstrate that good cause exists to issue the permit. -
Kwong v. Bloomberg
Kwong v. Bloomberg, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $340 handgun licensing fee for a license valid for three years imposed by New York City. -
J v. T
Justice v. Town of Cicero, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a local law requiring the registration of all firearms. The court declined to review that decision, leaving law enforcement with an important tool to keep track of guns in their communities -
Wrenn v. District of Columbia
This cases challenges the constitutionality of the District’s regulations regarding the issuance of concealed carry permits. Similar to California law, the District requires that a CCW applicant show a specific need for a permit and a general self-defense interest is not enough to meet this burden -
Pena v. Lindley
This case presents a Second Amendment challenge to the California Unsafe Handgun Act, which requires that all handguns must meet certain safety requirements before they may be sold within the State -
Bauer v. Harris
This case involves a Second Amendment challenge to the use of the $19 Dealer Record of Sale fee imposed by the State of California on the sale of all firearms to fund the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS), which is used to disarm individuals who have previously purchased a firearm -
friedman v. city of highland park
Friedman v. City of Highland Park, stemmed from a local ordinance in the city of Highland Park, Illinois, that banned assault weapons. defined as any semi-automatic firearm that accepts large-capacity magazines and possesses a number of specialized features.
