Second Amendment
Everytown Law regularly files amicus briefs defending state and federal gun safety laws against Second Amendment challenges. Our briefs focus on the historical, social science, and doctrinal reasons that common sense gun laws do not violate the Second Amendment.
Roberts v. Suzuki
Defending Hawaii’s prohibition on tasers and stun guns.
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis
Representing the City of Boulder in defending Colorado’s prohibition on large-capacity magazines. The City and County of Denver jointly filed this amicus brief with the City of Boulder.
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York
Supporting New York City, and common sense gun safety laws, in U.S. Supreme Court’s first major Second Amendment case in a decade.
Florida’s $5,000 Fine for Enacting Local Gun Control Laws Struck Down by Judge
A Tallahassee judge has struck down the $5,000 fine that Florida mayors and city council members face if they try to enact municipal gun-control rules...
Why the Gun Lobby’s Favorite Court Decision Is Wrong
Another Federal Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines
Red Flag Laws: Extreme Risk Protection Orders Are Essential and Constitutional
When Sheriffs Refuse to Follow the Law
The Law and Politics of Firearms Regulation in Reconstruction Texas
This law review article discusses firearms regulation in 1870’s Texas and how a series of challenges to the state’s 1871 public carry prohibition indicate that at the time of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment there was no right to carry a firearm in public without a specific need.
The First Congressional Debate on Public Carry and What It Tells Us About Firearm Regionalism
This law review article discusses the first firearm regulation adopted by Congress, a good cause public carry law.
Wilson v. Cook County
Defending Cook County, Illinois’s prohibition on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
Wiese v. Becerra
Defending California’s prohibition on large-capacity magazines.
Flanagan v. Becerra
Defending California’s “good cause” requirement for obtaining a concealed-carry permit and its limitations on open carry.
Worman v. Healey
Defending Massachusetts’s prohibition on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
Libertarian Party of Erie County v. Cuomo
Defending New York’s permitting system and concealed-carry licensing system.
Hatfield v. Sessions
Defending the federal prohibition on felon firearm possession.
Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. Attorney General of New Jersey
Defending New Jersey’s prohibition on large-capacity magazines.
Gould v. Morgan
Defending Massachusetts’ public-carry licensing system.
Kanter v. Barr
Defending the federal prohibition on felon firearm possession.
Culp v. Raoul
Defending Illinois's concealed-carry restrictions on non-residents.
Prohibiting Guns at Public Demonstrations: Debunking First and Second Amendment Myths After Charlottesville
This law review article discusses the history and case law supporting prohibitions on protests. The article argues that prohibiting guns at protests does not violate the Second Amendment.
Johnson v. Lyon
Supporting Michigan’s safe-storage laws in foster homes.
Nichols v. Newsom
Supporting California’s open-carry restrictions.
Sessions v. Binderup
Defending the federal prohibition on felon firearm possession.