Our thoughts ahead of Monday's oral arguments in United States v. Hemani firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/02/hema...

8 new cert petitions involving 2A issues this week and several 2A cases listed for 3/20 conference - read about them here. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/02/scot...

Check out our weekly update on all things 2A at the Supreme Court. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/02/scot...

On Thursday, CA3 upheld dismissal of challenge to NJ's prohibition on the distribution of computer code that allows the printing of ghost guns to residents who are not registered or licensed as gun manufacturers. Ps claimed code was protected speech; CA3 said no. www.njoag.gov/wp-content/u...

Check out this week's developments in Second Amendment law before the Supreme Court. Seven new cert petitions raising 2A claims, and some updates on pending petitions re: LCMs and semiautomatic weapon bans. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/02/scot...

Congrats to our co-founders Joseph Blocher and Darrell Miller for being two of the nation's top-cited scholars in Supreme Court briefs, according to an article by @scotusblog.com www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/how-...

Reminder that abstracts for the CFL/FRC annual WIP conference are due by Friday, February 20, 2026. The conference will be held at Duke Law this year from May 28-29. Instructions here: firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/01/of-i...

The 3rd Circuit will reconsider whether to uphold a New Jersey law that broadly restricts carrying guns at a variety of 'sensitive places' including parks, hospitals, libraries, museums, beaches, zoos and casinos. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/46ty0gg

Oral arguments in Koons v. NJ AG happening before the 3d Circuit en banc this morning. Discussing sensitive places. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_oT...

New cert petitions raising 2A issues were filed in the Supreme Court last week. Most are felon-in-possession challenges. Read our coverage of those cases, and other recent developments, here. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2026/02/scot...

On Friday, we co-hosted our annual symposium with the William & Mary Law Review to discuss Challenging Gun Industry Immunity. Thanks to everyone, particularly our student organizers, who made the event a success. t.co/9NNSwiNHMA

Top 10 Posts of the Year for 2025 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/12/top-...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 12/16/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/12/scot...

Announcing the Center’s New Executive Director firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/12/anno...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 12/9/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/12/scot...

Litigation Highlight: Fifth Circuit Addresses Interplay Between Prohibited Statuses firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/12/liti...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 12/2/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/12/scot...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 11/25/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/scot...

Can the Right to Bear Arms Be Waived? firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/can-...

Does the Supreme Court's Hemani case, addressing the federal ban on unlawful drug users possessing guns, present problems under the canon of constitutional avoidance? Read on for more today on the blog... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/shou...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 11/18/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/scot...

How did early American public carry licensing laws actually operate? Read on for more today on the blog, including an interactive database of 116 licensing rules enacted between 1866 and 1935... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/an-i...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 11/11/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/scot...

Today on the blog: how the Supreme Court's Wolford case implicates questions about 1st Amendment protection of speech on private property and why the justices should consider those comparisons. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/wolf...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 11/4/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/11/scot...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 9/9/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/scot...

Today on the blog: the Center's undergraduate summer research assistants describe their experience digging into historical weapons regulation, enforcement, and historical context firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/a-mu...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 9/2/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/09/scot...

Guest author Margaret Groban analyzes the recent First Circuit oral argument in a case challenging Maine's new 72-hour waiting period law for gun purchases... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/liti...

Today on the blog: after the Supreme Court's March decision upholding federal regulation of ghost guns, how have states sought to address the issue and why are constitutional arguments becoming more prominent in challenges to ghost-gun laws? firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/how-...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/25/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/scot...

Today: in the final guest post from our works-in-progress conference hosted w/ the Wyoming Firearms Research Center, Leo Bernabei argues that First Amendment doctrine can and should inform Second Amendment law even post-Bruen. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/our-...

Of interest to firearms scholars: Apply now for the CFM Early-career Fellowship and the ARES Emerging Experts Fellowship, which support promising researchers in arms history. See the link for more details... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/now-...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/18/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/scot...

This new guest post by Brazilian attorney Antonio Pedro Machado compares the local dynamics of firearms regulation in the United States and Brazil - summarizing work presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/the Wyoming Firearm Research Center. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/fede...

In a new guest post today, K. Alexander Adams evaluates the impact of different regulatory approaches on gun theft - summarizing a paper he presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/the University of Wyoming Firearms Research Center firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/beyo...

2025 Firearms Law Works-in-Progress Conference in Laramie, Wyoming firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/2025...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/11/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/scot...

Today on the blog, Prof. Martin Edwards examines the Federal Firearm License system for gun sales and how its restrictions may reduce transaction costs - summarizing work presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/the Wyoming Firearm Research Center firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/the-...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 8/4/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/scot...

In a new post today, Tom Chittum traces the history of firearm silencers and examines why courts have excluded them from Second Amendment protection - summarizing work presented at our recent WIP conference hosted w/the Wyoming Firearm Research Center firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/08/the-...

Some states have recently mandated gun safety training for all public school K-12 students. How will these classes operate, and might they face constitutional challenges from parents? Center RA Alison Riddoch explores these questions in a new post today... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/an-e...

Today on the blog: Prof. Natalie Nanasi evaluates the logic of exempting law enforcement from federal statutes that bar domestic violence offenders from possessing guns, a guest post out of the Center's recent WIP conference w/ the Wyoming Firearm Research Center firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/unof...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/28/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scot...

In the first post summarizing work presented at the Center's annual works-in-progress conference hosted w/the Wyoming Firearm Research Center in June, Andrew Nell proposes an alternative to the "common use" test for gun bans that looks to national consensus. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/a-po...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/21/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scot...

Scholarship Highlight: Age Restrictions and Michael Bellesiles firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scho...

Gunmakers can be sued in tort when the claim is based on violating state or federal law - does the term "violation" require a separate finding of guilt or liability? Guest author Ryan Gerber @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social examines the issue today on the blog... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/what...

SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 7/14/25 firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/07/scot...

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/inju...