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One federal appeals court ruled that Hunter Biden’s gun charges could proceed this week, while another added support to his Second Amendment argument against them.
One federal appeals court ruled that Hunter Biden’s gun charges could proceed this week, while another added support to his Second Amendment argument against them.
Plus, Top Shot Champion Chris Cheng joins the podcast to discuss his new $100k fundraiser to prevent gun suicides.
The Second Amendment protects the gun rights of at least some convicted felons.
The potential next head of the National Rifle Association has also taken private jets as part of his work with the gun-rights group.
Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the Biden administration’s new rule to restrict firearms exports on the news update.
Plus, Top Shot Champion Chris Cheng joins the podcast to discuss his fundraiser to prevent gun suicide.
The National Rifle Association’s board election results came in this week, and they provide pretty good evidence for how the group’s membership is reacting to its current ordeal.
Plus, law professor Jonathan Adler examines the latest Supreme Court gun case on the podcast.
The Commerce Department is cracking down on civilian firearms exports, including to American allies like Israel and Ukraine.
The Supreme Court has decided to take up another gun case. Although, it’s another one that doesn’t touch on the Second Amendment. This time, the Court will decide if the ATF’s rule restricting unfinished frames and receivers is an unlawful overreach of the agency’s power. Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University, joins the show to give us his insight into this case and the Court’s recent uptick in gun cases. He argued that the Court’s acceptance of two cases challenging ATF administrative power alongside an NRA First Amendment case and an actual Second Amendment case should be read as an increased appetite for gun cases. He noted that the Supreme Court has actually been taking fewer and fewer overall cases in recent years but more and more gun-related ones. He doesn’t think that can be brushed aside, even if most of the cases don’t deal with Second Amendment claims. Still, Professor Adler said he isn’t confident the Court will side with the gun-rights plaintiffs in the so-called ghost gun case. He argued the way they intervened in the lower court case to issue stays on multiple rulings against the ATF should be read as tell for where the justices plan to go on the merits. He said a move like that might be more predictive of intent than most stays issued by federal courts. You can listen to the show on your favorite podcasting app or by clicking here. Video of the episode is available on our YouTube channel. An auto-generated transcript is available here. Reload Members get access on Sunday, as always. Everyone else can listen on Monday. Plus, on the news update, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss an NRA board member pitching Donald Trump Jr. to become the group’s new leader. We also talk about FEC records showing the group continues to be outraised by gun-control advocates, the ongoing permitless carry push in North Carolina, and the continued spread of gun store MCC bans in red states. Audio is here. Video is here.
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