67 Cited authorities

  1. District of Columbia et al. v. Heller

    554 U.S. 570 (2008)   Cited 3,419 times   50 Legal Analyses
    Holding it irrelevant to the constitutionality of D.C.'s "handgun" ban that the law allowed citizens the possession of substitutes, like "long guns"
  2. Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida

    517 U.S. 44 (1996)   Cited 5,077 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Congress cannot abrogate state-sovereign immunity under its Article I commerce power, and rejecting the result in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. , 491 U.S. 1, 109 S.Ct. 2273, 105 L.Ed.2d 1, seven years later; the decision in Union Gas never garnered a majority
  3. McDonald v. City of Chicago

    561 U.S. 742 (2010)   Cited 2,248 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Second Amendment applies to the states, through incorporation under the Fourteenth Amendment
  4. Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham

    394 U.S. 147 (1969)   Cited 1,037 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an ordinance that made it unlawful to organize or hold “any parade or procession or other public demonstration” on city streets without securing a permit from the city commission was a prior restraint
  5. Ezell v. City of Chicago

    651 F.3d 684 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 526 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the right to possess firearms "implies a corresponding right to acquire and maintain proficiency in their use"
  6. U.S. v. Marzzarella

    614 F.3d 85 (3d Cir. 2010)   Cited 382 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a federal law banning possession of a firearm with an altered serial number “would pass muster under either intermediate scrutiny or strict scrutiny”
  7. U.S. v. Skoien

    614 F.3d 638 (7th Cir. 2010)   Cited 354 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding constitutional 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which forbids those convicted of crimes of domestic violence to possess a gun
  8. McCoy v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    950 F.2d 13 (1st Cir. 1991)   Cited 496 times
    Holding that "benefit is not the relevant test" in determining that § 514 of ERISA preempts a Massachusetts mechanics' lien statute which would otherwise expand the plan's collection rights
  9. Moore v. Madigan

    702 F.3d 933 (7th Cir. 2012)   Cited 243 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding Illinois licensing scheme for open carry unconstitutional
  10. Kachalsky v. Cnty. of Westchester

    701 F.3d 81 (2d Cir. 2012)   Cited 215 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that although "some form of heightened scrutiny would be appropriate," strict scrutiny was not necessary, and instead applying intermediate scrutiny
  11. Section 922 - Unlawful acts

    18 U.S.C. § 922   Cited 60,065 times   181 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "even before the sale of a firearm, the gun, its component parts, ammunition, and the raw materials from which they are made have considerably moved in interstate commerce"
  12. Section 720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 - Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon

    720 ILCS 5/24-1.6   Cited 877 times
    Defining the crime of "Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon" to include the open carry of a firearm
  13. Section 2C:58-4 - Permits to carry handguns

    N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-4   Cited 159 times
    Allowing licensing authority to deny a Carry Permit application if applicant is disqualified under N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-3(c)
  14. Section 790.06 - License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm

    Fla. Stat. § 790.06   Cited 72 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Defining "concealed weapons or concealed firearms . . . as a handgun, electronic weapon or device, tear gas gun, knife, or billie"
  15. Section 1442 - Carrying a concealed deadly weapon; class G felony; class D felony

    Del. Code tit. 11 § 1442   Cited 69 times
    Designating CCDW not involving a firearm as a class G felony
  16. Section 6109 - Licenses

    18 Pa. C.S. § 6109   Cited 71 times
    Relating to licenses
  17. Section 2923.125 - Application and licensing process

    Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.125   Cited 51 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Setting forth licensing requirements for carrying a concealed handgun
  18. Section 134-9 - Licenses to carry

    Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-9   Cited 46 times

    (a) The chief of police of a county shall grant a license to an applicant to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition concealed on the licensee's person within the State, if the applicant: (1) Satisfies each of the criteria established by or pursuant to subsection (d); (2) Is not prohibited under section 134-7 from the ownership, possession, or control of a firearm and ammunition; (3) Is not found to be lacking the essential character or temperament necessary to be entrusted with a firearm as set

  19. Section 13A-11-73 - [Repealed]

    Ala. Code § 13A-11-73   Cited 36 times

    Ala. Code § 13A-11-73 (1975) Repealed by Act 2022-133,§ 9, eff. 1/1/2023. Amended by Act 2013-283,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2013. Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 14, §175; Acts 1947, No. 616, p. 463, §3; Acts 1951, No. 784, p. 1378; Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 43, p. 336; Code 1975, §13-6-153.

  20. Section 1441 - License to carry concealed deadly weapons

    Del. Code tit. 11 § 1441   Cited 35 times
    Setting forth the standards and proceedings to be employed by the Attorney General in making reciprocity decisions as to out-of-state concealed carry permits