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gun rights

American  
[guhn rahyts] / ˈgʌn ˌraɪts /

plural noun

  1. the legal or political right of civilians to own and use firearms (especially within the United States of America).


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Justice Thomas has put his stamp on other areas of the law, notably gun rights in Bruen in 2022 and executive overreach in regulating bump stocks in Garland v.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Dana Bazelon, friend of Slate and fellow at the Quattrone Center at Penn Carey Law School, was front-row at the Supreme Court this week as the justices considered yet another consequential gun rights case.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Immigration, government spending and gun rights were top issues.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The Hemani case is one of two gun rights cases the court agreed to hear this term.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

His lawyers successfully argued for a continuance in the firearms case, citing the fact that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a ruling on gun rights for nonviolent convicted felons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

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