What's Going On?

By Tyler Yzaguirre, August 20, 2024

The Second Amendment Institute is involved in three federal gun rights cases that are vital to the security and future of our Second Amendment rights. But, do they stand a chance in court? I think so. Here are the cases: Yzaguirre v. DC, Hanson v. DC, and Angelo v. DC.

Filed on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Yzaguirre v. DC argues that a so-called assault weapons ban violates the Second Amendment.

Per the filed complaint, “Despite the Constitution’s unambiguous text and binding Supreme Court precedent the District categorically bans possessing, selling, transferring, purchasing, and receiving, constitutionally protected arms commonly possessed and used for lawful purposes, under pain of criminal sanctions.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation estimates there are 25 Million+ AR-15s in legal circulation.

Yzaguirre v. DC awaits its day in court as we wait for the Judge to set a preliminary hearing date. Even with Heller 1, Heller 2, and Bruen in the books, I think our chances of winning sit at 40% due to the Judge's past rulings and being an Obama appointee. Not worry though, if we lose at the circuit level in the District, we can appeal to the United States Court of Appeals.

Hanson v. DC, which challenges D.C.'s ban on "large capacity magazines" (LCMs), victory chances are pretty high; I'd set the bar at 90% for a 2-1 ruling at the United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit. This three Judge panel includes a Trump appointee, a Regan appointee, and an Obama appointee. During the case, D.C.'s strongest arguments were:

• LCMs are not in common use - which was quickly corrected by the three Judge panel due to 250M+ in legal circulation.
• LCMs are primarily used in crime - again, quickly disproven thanks to our friends at the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Detachable Magazine Report (1991-2021). Read the article here.
• Law-abiding citizens don't need LCMs for hunting or self-defense - again, quickly disproven thanks to the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the fact that our founding documents include the "Bill of RIGHTS" not the "Bill of NEEDS."

Angelo v. DC plaintiffs were denied due to the Obama-appointed Judge's ruling that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue, despite suffering irreparable harm from D.C. by denying us the right to conceal carry on the metro with our valid, concealed carry licenses. We're currently waiting to hear back from the judge with our amended complaint.

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