Young v. Hawaii
No Paradise for Gun-Owners
Hawaii’s open carry permitting scheme is so restrictive that it constitutes a de facto ban.
Second Amendment
MSLF Petitions Supreme Court To Hear Jersey Magazine Ban Case
Mountain States Legal Foundation’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms (CKBA) is asking the United States Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New Jersey’s ban on so-called “large-capacity” firearm magazines, brought by the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs.
ANJRPC v. Grewal
New Jersey's Magazine Ban Misfire
Since 2018, with limited exception, New Jersey has banned the possession of firearm magazines able to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. But these magazines are protected by the Second Amendment and are commonly owned, often as a standard part of guns kept by law-abiding Americans. New Jersey’s ban on these magazines violates the People’s natural right to keep and bear arms, as protected by the Second Amendment. Accordingly, the Center to Keep and Bear Arms filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against New Jersey’s unconstitutional ban.
VIDEO: Biden’s 100 Days of Havoc
MSLF attorneys discuss Biden’s first 100 days in office. It’s a look at his dangerously staffed cabinet, the radical left agenda, and his overwhelming attacks on American liberties and the West.
States Can Resist Biden’s Anti-Gun Laws
Biden’s proposed “red flag law” guidance that has reignited a conversation about states’ powers and what they can do to resist the federal government’s anti-gun actions.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Concealed Carry Case
Firmly establishing the standard by which Second Amendment challenges are decided will affect every Second Amendment case in the nation.
MSLF Vows Legal Response if Boulder Doubles-Down on Gun Rights Violations
Denver, Colorado — April 21, 2021 — Cody J. Wisniewski, Director of Mountain States Legal Foundation’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms, issued the following statement in response to Boulder…
MSLF’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms Files Opening Brief in Closely-Watched Gun Case
– Mountain States Legal Foundation’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms (CKBA) filed its opening brief on Thursday in Syracuse v. ATF. The underlying case implicates how the federal government applies the legal definition of firearms as well as Americans’ liberty to self-manufacture firearms for personal use.
MSLF Undaunted After SCOTUS Declines to Hear Three Important Gun Cases
MSLF Attorney Cody J. Wisneiwski, who runs the Foundation’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to not hear three cases involving Americans who face lifetime gun bans for tax filing violations and other nonviolent offenses:
CKBA Chides Biden for Dodging Congress: Vows Legal Action If Rules Cross the Line
Cody J. Wisniewski, Director of MSLF’s Center to Keep and Bear Arms (CKBA), released the following statement today in response to President Joe Biden’s executive actions related to firearms and…