In Cargill, SCOTUS Ruled that Words Mean Things and Congress Writes the Laws
By Shelby Baird Smith Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in reining in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) administrative overreach. The Court held in Garland v. Cargill that the agency exceeded its statutory authority by classifying semiautomatic rifles equipped with bump stocks as “machineguns” under the National Firearms Act […]
Anti-Gun Politicians Step Up SCOTUS Attacks As 2A Cases, Election Loom
By Shelby Baird Smith There’s a troubling trend by certain politicians to salt the ground at the U.S. Supreme Court before more significant firearm-related cases can be argued and decided. Politicians are disparaging the justices in an attempt to politicize the Court and delegitimize its decisions, even before arguments are heard. It’s unfolding in the […]