Videos tagged with Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms

This video discusses a significant legal victory for gun owners in Texas, where a federal judge ruled against the ATF's pistol brace rule. The ruling, in Mock v. Garland, found that the ATF exceeded its authority and that pistols with stabilizing braces are protected arms under the Second Amendment. The judge emphasized that these firearms are in common use by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, making them unbannable.

This video discusses the critical role of the late Judge Larry Silberman in protecting the Second Amendment, particularly his influential opinion in Parker v. District of Columbia, which laid the groundwork for the landmark Heller v. DC Supreme Court decision. The host, Mark Smith, a constitutional attorney and Supreme Court bar member, highlights Silberman's intellectual contributions, his mentorship of key legal figures like Justice Amy Coney Barrett and advocate Paul Clement, and the ironic twists of fate that shaped his impact on gun rights jurisprudence.