Complete List of Academic Blog Posts and Essays about Firearms Law, Gun Policy, and the Second Amendment

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The following table provides a comprehensive, structured catalog of academic blog posts and online essays regarding firearms law and policy authored by Professor Dru Stevenson (South Texas College of Law Houston), formatted specifically for easy data extraction and analysis.

Duke Center for Firearms Law: Second Thoughts Blog

Title Blog / Website Date Subtopic Link
In the End, Vullo Prevails Against the N.R.A. Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog March 5, 2026 First Amendment & Regulation Link
Restoration of Gun Rights and Measuring Individual Dangerousness Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Jan. 7, 2026 Rights Restoration Link
Initial Public Comments on Federal Gun Rights Restoration Miss the Mark Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog May 21, 2025 Rights Restoration Link
Gun Rights and Disqualifying Convictions “Set Aside” Under State Law Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog April 30, 2025 Rights Restoration Link
Thoughts on United States v. Warner and Restoration of Rights Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog (cross-posted on Wyoming Forum) April 11, 2025 Rights Restoration Link
State v. Curry – Defining a 'Crime of Violence' for Unlawful Firearm Possession Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog (cross-posted on Wyoming Forum) Jan. 31, 2025 Statutory Interpretation Link
‘Incompetent to Stand Trial’ & Reporting to NICS Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Dec. 20, 2024 NICS & Mental Competency Link
What Did the Cargill Opinion Really Say? Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog July 12, 2024 Supreme Court & Bump Stocks Link
What Questions Should We Expect During Oral Arguments in Garland v. Cargill? Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Feb. 14, 2024 Supreme Court & Bump Stocks Link
Upcoming Oral Arguments in the Bump Stock Case: What to Expect Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Feb. 9, 2024 Supreme Court & Bump Stocks Link
California’s New Excise Tax on Guns & Ammunition Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Oct. 27, 2023 State Taxation Link
The American Bar Association’s Resolution Concerning Guns on College Campuses Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Aug. 25, 2023 Campus Carry & ABA Link
The Gun Industry and the New Anti-Boycott Laws Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Aug. 4, 2023 Industry Regulation Link
A Founding-era Analog for Modern Serial Number Requirements Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Feb. 10, 2023 Historical Analogs Link
Is it Unethical for Judges to Conduct Independent Historical Research? Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Jan. 25, 2023 Judicial Ethics Link
Assault Weapon Bans, Grandfathered Guns, and Market Prices Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Aug. 12, 2022 Assault Weapons & Economics Link
Synthesizing Bruen, Heller, and NFIB v. OSHA: The Relevance of the Original Version of the Second Amendment Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog July 27, 2022 Constitutional Interpretation Link
The Original Version of the Second Amendment: Religiously Scrupulous of Bearing Arms Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog July 19, 2022 Constitutional History Link
Second Amendment Protections and the Court’s Marginal Deterrence Analysis Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog June 17, 2022 Deterrence Theory Link
Von Lossberg v. State: State Liability for Gun Suicides & the Background Check System Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog June 8, 2022 State Liability & Suicides Link
Do Mass Shootings Benefit Gun Companies? Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog June 3, 2022 Economics & Mass Shootings Link
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Federal Firearm Prohibitions For Aliens Unlawfully Present Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog May 27, 2022 Federal Prohibitions & Immigration Link
Guns and Banks: New Laws & Policies Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog April 7, 2022 Finance & Banking Policies Link
Range v. Lombardo – Is the Third Circuit’s Approach to As-Applied Challenges Too Messy? Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Oct. 8, 2021 As-Applied Challenges Link
Sir John Clonvowe & Social Norms of Bearing Arms in 1391 Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Sept. 29, 2021 Historical Norms Link
The Ayres/Vars Proposal for Unlawful Possession Removal Petitions Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog July 28, 2021 Unlawful Possession Removal Link
Thoughts on Greer v. United States Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog June 25, 2021 Supreme Court Decisions Link
Sixth Circuit Breaks from Other Circuits and Invalidates the Bump Stock Ban Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog April 5, 2021 Bump Stocks Link
New ABA Resolution: Opposition to Guns in Polling Places Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog March 28, 2021 Polling Places & ABA Link
Bump Stock Ban Litigation Developments Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog March 11, 2021 Bump Stocks Link
Michigan Legalizes Marijuana, Loses Its “Permanent Brady Permit” Status With ATF Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog March 18, 2020 Marijuana & ATF Permits Link
“Text, History, and Tradition” as a Three-Part Test Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog March 11, 2020 Constitutional Tests Link
Firearm Policy and Alcohol Abuse Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Feb. 26, 2020 Policy & Alcohol Abuse Link
Legal Marijuana & Gun Possession Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Feb. 19, 2020 Marijuana & Prohibitions Link
Does the Number of Guns Matter? Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Dec. 19, 2020 Gun Density & Statistics Link
New Decision in a (Very) Old Case: City of Gary v. Smith & Wesson Corp Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Dec. 13, 2020 Municipal Litigation Link
New NICS Case: Snyder v. United States, Part II Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Nov. 27, 2019 NICS Cases Link
New NICS Case: Snyder v. United States, Part I Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Nov. 26, 2019 NICS Cases Link
New Case: Powell v. State of Illinois Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Oct. 14, 2019 State Law Litigation Link
Firearms Law Workshop Mini-Symposium, Part I: Going Gunless Duke Center for Firearms Law Second Thoughts Blog Aug. 20, 2019 Policy Proposals Link


Other Sites and Journals

Title Blog / Website Date Subtopic Link
Going Armed to a Protest The Forum (University of Wyoming Center for Firearms Research) Feb. 16, 2026 Protests & Armed Carry Link
Supreme Court Leans on Loper Bright to Protect ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule Bloomberg Law April 7, 2025 Ghost Guns & Supreme Court Link
Fifth Circuit Rejects Probationer’s As-Applied Second Amendment Challenge to Felon-in-Possession Law: United States v. Giglio Wyoming Firearms Research Center Forum Feb. 21, 2025 Felon-in-Possession Laws Link
Fifth Circuit Upholds Another Federal Gun Law – § 922(n) Wyoming Firearms Research Center Forum Feb. 14, 2025 Federal Prohibitions Link
Going Gunless: A Modest Proposal The Hollow Point #3 Feb. 2025 Policy Proposals Link
The “Natural Law” Concurrence in Range III – Felons & Firearms Wyoming Firearms Research Center Forum Jan. 14, 2025 Felon-in-Possession & Jurisprudence Link
As-Applied Challenges to the Felon-in-Possession Law: Range III Appellate Advocacy Blog Jan. 6, 2025 Felon-in-Possession Laws Link
United States v. McIntosh: Firearms, Sentencing Guidelines, and Kisor Deference Wyoming Firearms Research Center Forum Dec. 30, 2024 Sentencing Guidelines Link
NRA’s Free Speech Argument Aims to Cripple Regulatory Powers Bloomberg Law March 11, 2024 First Amendment & Regulation Link

This collected bibliography reflects years of ongoing legal scholarship and commentary on the Second Amendment, spanning multiple platforms including the Duke Center for Firearms Law and the Wyoming Firearms Research Center. 

Note: All the posts listed in these tables are authored by Professor Dru Stevenson at South Texas College of Law Houston.


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