2A Attorney: Not All Historic Gun Laws Were Created Equal

Summary

The Supreme Court, during oral arguments for Wolford v. Lopez, is debating the historical context and weight of an 1865 Louisiana law that prohibited gun carry on plantations. A 2A attorney and the DOJ argued this law, designed to disarm newly freed slaves, should be disregarded as unconstitutional and an outlier. Gun owners should care as this discussion impacts how historical gun laws, especially those with discriminatory origins, will be interpreted in future Second Amendment cases by the highest court.