Videos tagged with Long Gun Restrictions

This video critically examines the legal basis for "sensitive places" gun restrictions, particularly in New York and New Jersey. It argues that historical laws restricting long guns on "lands" for hunting are not valid analogs for modern restrictions on carrying handguns into "buildings" for self-defense. The speaker, Mark Smith, a constitutional attorney, emphasizes that the burden is on the government to prove a long-standing tradition for such restrictions, and that ambiguities in historical law should favor Second Amendment rights, citing NYSRPA v. Bruen.

This news segment from the NRA-ILA discusses the implications of strict gun control laws in the UK, citing the 2011 London riots as an example of citizens being left defenseless. It also covers an NRA-funded lawsuit challenging ATF demands for federal firearms license holders to report multiple sales of certain long guns in border states, arguing the regulation burdens honest dealers without curbing crime.