Topic
Second Amendment
Gun rights, firearms regulation, and the evolving constitutional landscape — from Heller and Bruen to red flag laws and mass shooting policy.
12 courses · 22 briefs
The Second Amendment remains one of the most actively litigated areas of constitutional law. The Supreme Court's decisions in Heller, McDonald, Bruen, and Rahimi have fundamentally reshaped the legal framework for firearms regulation, replacing means-end scrutiny with a historical-tradition test that courts are still learning to apply.
These courses and briefs cover the full spectrum of Second Amendment law — from the constitutional text and its historical context to modern policy debates over red flag laws, assault weapons bans, concealed carry, and the intersection of gun rights with domestic violence protections.
Courses
12 on-demand CLE courses on this topic
65:50Pseudoscience and Dubious Forensics
53:44Mass Shootings: Which Gun Laws Work
58:24Hate Speech and the First Amendment
31:11Gun Rights under Rahimi & Cargill
1:03:36Outer Space – Rights & Resources
30:10A Race to the 2nd Amendment
37:33Red Flag Laws & Domestic Violence Orders
57:48Deadly Force as Self Defense
1:03:28Injustice by Forensics
56:12Gun Law after Bruen
1:02:33Poor People Science & Wrongful Convictions
32:17Police Technology - From Body Cameras to Facial Recognition
Briefs
22 legal briefs on this topic
15:28GUN MAKERS'IMMUNITY
PLCAA & Gun Manufacturer's Immunity
Prof. Jody Madeira · Indiana Maurer Law
How the PLCAA shields gun makers and sellers from lawsuits, and the exceptions victims have used to sue.
11:221.1K viewsBUMP STOCKS:GARLAND v.CARGILL
Garland v. Cargill (on Bump Stocks) Explained
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
Why the Supreme Court said a bump stock is not a "machinegun" under federal law, and what Congress can do.
19:244.1K viewsU.S. v.RAHIMI
U.S. v. Rahimi Explained
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
Why the Supreme Court upheld disarming people under domestic violence orders, and how it refined Bruen.
13:231.8K viewsMENTALILLNESS &GUN RIGHTS
Mental Illness and Gun Rights
Prof. Jody Madeira · Indiana Maurer Law
Who federal law disarms for mental health reasons, how red flag laws differ, and how rights are restored.
12:551.2K viewsGUNS ANDDOMESTICVIOLENCE
Restricting Guns in Cases of Domestic Violence
Prof. Jody Madeira · Indiana Maurer Law
How federal and state law disarm domestic abusers, the boyfriend loophole, the stalking gap, and Rahimi.
9:30SECONDAMENDMENTORIGINALISM
The Second Amendment & Originalism
Prof. Jake Charles · Pepperdine Caruso Law
What originalism means, how it shaped Heller and Bruen, and the main arguments for and against it.
11:03ARE GUNLAWSRACIST?
Are Gun Laws Racist?
Prof. Darrell A. H. Miller · UChicago Law
From the Black Codes to the Mulford Act: how race shaped American gun laws and what that history means today.
15:37737 views1ST v. 2NDAMENDMENT
1st v. 2nd: What Happens When Amendments Collide?
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
Is carrying a gun speech? Can protests be gun-free? How courts handle clashes between speech and gun rights.
11:071.5K viewsWHICHWEAPONS AREPROTECTED?
What Weapons Get 2nd Amendment Protection?
Prof. Jake Charles · Pepperdine Caruso Law
Common use, "dangerous and unusual," stun guns, and the open question of AR-15s under the Second Amendment.
10:42548 viewsFIREARMPREEMPTIONLAWS
Firearm Preemption Laws
Prof. Darrell A. H. Miller · UChicago Law
How states block local gun rules, what punitive preemption adds, and what gun sanctuaries can and cannot do.
6:001.1K viewsGUNBACKGROUNDCHECKS
Gun Background Check Law Explained
Prof. Jake Charles · Pepperdine Caruso Law
Who must run a gun background check, what NICS screens for, and why many private sales are exempt.
11:0574K viewsFELONGUN BANS:LEGAL?
Are Felon Gun Bans Constitutional?
Prof. Jake Charles · Pepperdine Caruso Law
Civic virtue or dangerousness? How courts weigh lifetime gun bans for people with felony records after Bruen
7:333.2K viewsMcDONALDv. CHICAGO
McDonald v. City of Chicago Explained
Prof. Darrell A. H. Miller · UChicago Law
How the 2010 case applied the Second Amendment to state and local governments through incorporation
9:21969 viewsGUN LAWSAT THEFOUNDING
Gun Laws at the Founding
Prof. Darrell A. H. Miller · UChicago Law
Militia rules, gunpowder storage, and the Statute of Northampton: why 18th-century gun laws matter today
8:30828 views2ND-CLASSRIGHT?
Is the 2nd Amendment a 2nd Class Right?
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
Do courts give the right to bear arms less respect than other rights? What the record shows.
8:59843 viewsGUN-FREEZONES:THE LIMITS
The Limits of Gun-Free Zones
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
Right after Bruen, a look at what makes a place sensitive enough to ban guns, and why it is hard to say
13:324.3K viewsDC v.HELLER
DC v. Heller Explained
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
The 2008 case that recognized an individual right to keep a handgun at home, and the limits it described.
7:333.5K viewsTEXT,HISTORY &TRADITION
Text, History, & Tradition Test
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
How Bruen replaced the two-part framework for gun laws, and why history can be hard to apply
12:4520K viewsNYSRPA v.BRUEN
NYSRPA v. Bruen
Prof. Jake Charles · Pepperdine Caruso Law
How the Supreme Court recognized a right to carry in public and replaced balancing with a history test
16:001.2K viewsGUNS INSENSITIVEPLACES
Sensitive Places under the Second Amendment
Prof. Joseph Blocher · Duke Law School
Where can guns be banned? How courts use history and analogy to decide which places are sensitive.
8:5613K viewsState Laws Restricting Vaccine Mandates
Prof. Dorit Reiss · UC Law San Francisco
How states limit vaccine requirements by government agencies, businesses, and private employers
3:14705 viewsVOTERINTIMIDATION
What is voter intimidation?
Suraj Patel · Attorney
Threats at the polls, armed officials, and lies about when to vote: what counts as voter intimidation.
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