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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

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

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Last year, the justices rejected a gun rights claim in another case from Texas and ruled that a man charged with domestic violence can lose his rights to have firearms.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

His social media and daily podcast often shared clips of him debating people on issues such as gun rights, climate change, faith and family values.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2025

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