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Today I filed an amicus brief in Duncan v. Beccaria, a challenge to a California statute confiscating almost all magazines over 10 rounds. Last summer, a federal district court issued a temporary injunction against the confiscation statute. The case is now before a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The amicus brief mainly addresses the standard of review. The Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller categorically forbids the prohibition (or confiscation) of arms that… [read post]

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[David B. Kopel] The Million Mom March: Mass Mobilization Against Guns

22 Mar 2018, 8:04 pm by David B. Kopel

By 1999, she had transitioned to a one-day-per-week job as a publicist for David Letterman, living in [read post]

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Kopel on The Right To Arms in Nineteenth Century Colorado @SturmCOL

24 Apr 2017, 9:54 am by Christine Corcos

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Kopel on The Right To Arms in Nineteenth Century Colorado @SturmCOL

24 Apr 2017, 9:54 am

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[David B. Kopel] Deerfield, Illinois, gun confiscation law is blocked by state court

13 Jun 2018, 11:43 am by David B. Kopel

Yesterday a firearm and magazine confiscation ordinance in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield was blocked on by a temporary restraining order. The Lake County Circuit Court held that the ordinance violates a state preemption statute. The court's opinion is attached to this post. Procedural history: The Deerfield ordinance was enacted on April 2, 2018. Its effective date would have been June 13, today. Two lawsuits have challenged the oridinance. One was supported by the National Rifle Association.… [read post]

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[David B. Kopel] Can Governments Ban Gun Stores? Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case

9 Feb 2018, 2:25 pm by David B. Kopel

Can a county prohibit all new gun stores within its jurisdiction? That question is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, in a petition for certiorari. Today I filed an amicus brief arguing that the Court should grant cert. The case began several years ago, when Alameda County forbade John Teixeira and his partners to open a gun store anywhere within the jurisdiction of the county. The plaintiffs are represented by Alan Gura (winning attorney in District of Columbia v. Heller, and many other… [read post]

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Bringing Expertise to the Gun Debate

4 Nov 2018, 9:30 pm by Series of Essays

Jacobs, a professor at the New York University School of Law; David B. [read post]

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