Gun Control Lost in Court. Dems Keep Pushing Gun Control Laws Anyway. Why?
Gun rights are back and stronger than ever. But blue states seem to have their heads in the ground as they spam endless unconstitutional proposals.
The DOJ announced a lawsuit against Mongomery County, Maryland Monday in response to a bill that limited where law-abiding citizens could carry. For a moment it felt like déjà vu—haven't we been through this before?
The answer is yes, 47 days ago when the Supreme Court ruled against Hawaii's "vampire" firearm carry bill in Wolford v. Lopez. The DOJ cited Wolford as precedent for its lawsuit.
"The Second Amendment does not allow local governments to ban law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms in public places as they go about their daily lives," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.
The legislation, Bill 23-26, prohibits law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms at thousands of locations and creates an arbitrary 100-yard exclusion zone around each location.
Glutton for Punishment
The Left, ever relentless to tell people how to live, continues to impose these carry restrictions despite very clear Supreme Court precedent.
In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that it is every Americans right to carry a firearm in the Bruen decision. The decision further clarified how firearm laws can pass constitutional muster, declaring all laws must fit in the historical context of firearm regulation in the United States.
As a result, firearm laws that restricted where a citizen can carry were struck down or partially struck down in Hawaii, Maryland, New York, and California. States like New Jersey continue to hold onto these unconstitutional laws, but Second Amendment advocates are on the hunt.
"The Court has now made clear that a State cannot circumvent the Second Amendment's protection of the right to public carry through novel locational restrictions any more than it could through restricting carry licenses," said Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) attorney David D. Jensen about the New Jersey law.
Montgomery County Bill 23-26 is not different. It is a local government's blatantly unconstitutional attempt to dictate what its citizens can do. It is in clear violation of the Bruen decision and does not reach constitutional muster.
Why It Matters
- Conservatives are winning on gun rights by a landslide thanks to the Trump administration's Second Amendment Civil Rights Division and a growing body of Supreme Court precedent.
- These victories are working to preserve the rights of millions of Americans by raising the constitutional bar for firearm legislation. For the first time in years, the federal government is acting in its proper role—not as a regulator of constitutional rights, but as their protector.
- Elections have consequences: this shift stands in stark contrast to the Biden administration, which relied on executive power and regulatory agencies like the ATF to advance its gun control agenda.
The Takeaway
The right to life is fundamental to American freedom—and so is the right to defend your life. It's up to us to defend the Second Amendment so the next generation can inherit a safe and prosperous republic.
Blue states will continue pushing anti-firearm laws that are plainly unconstitutional. But with each legal challenge, those laws will be struck down, strengthening Second Amendment precedent and further securing the right of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves.
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