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Senator Chris Murphy Whistles Past the Bruen Graveyard, Predicts ‘Victory After Victory’ for Gun Control

December 4, 2022 by Dan Zimmerman

Senator Chris Murphy believes that the tide is finally turning in favor of the gun safety movement in America. Even as Murphy acknowledges that more work is needed to address gun violence, the prominent Connecticut Democrat maintains that a growing backlash to mass shootings has brought the country to the brink of a sea change … Read more

Amanda Marcotte Tells Us She Doesn’t Understand How the Law Works Without Telling Us She Doesn’t Understand How the Law Works

June 17, 2022 by Grace Stevens

Among the many decisions where the court will likely go full Infowars is New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a challenge to New York’s law requiring people seeking a concealed carry license to demonstrate “proper cause.” Unsurprisingly, the much-ballyhooed conservative commitment to “states’ rights” only applies when states pass laws that the far-right likes. State legislatures controlled … Read more

The Media Dial Up the Hoplophobic Hysteria as the Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision Nears

May 22, 2022 by Dan Zimmerman

Reader Migraine Man writes . . . As the Supreme Court term winds down and each passing week brings us closer to a ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the pearls are being clutched with such ferocity that they risk transitioning into diamonds. The hearty souls at Slate are the … Read more