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My California Open Carry lawsuit is now in its 15th year. Donations: gofund.me/29b23d5f Substack: charlesnichols.substack.com
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What are Dangerous and Unusual Weapons?

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By Charles H. Nichols
| AmmoLand Shooting Sports News Verified
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the United States Supreme Court said that the Second Amendment does not protect the right to keep and bear “dangerous and unusual weapons,” it protects only arms in “common use.” In support of its conclusion, the Court cited the following authorities and case law: United States v. Miller, 307 U. S. 174 (1939), at 179. 4 Blackstone 148-149 (1769); 3 B. Wilson, Works of the Honourable James Wilson 79 (1804); J. Dunlap, The New-York Justice 8 (1815); C.
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What are Dangerous and Unusual Weapons?

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By Charles H. Nichols
| Charles Nichols' Substack
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the United States Supreme Court said that the Second Amendment does not protect the right to keep and bear “dangerous and unusual weapons,” it protects only arms in “common use.” In support of its conclusion, the Court cited the following authorities and case law: Neither the Heller opinion nor any of the cited authorities and case law support that conclusion.
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Supreme Court Second Amendment Update 1-17-2025

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By Charles H. Nichols, Jury Clauses
| Charles Nichols' Substack
In my last update, I wrote, “If a cert petition reaches its scheduled conference date without a justice requesting a response, then we know it was placed on the deadlist and never voted on. It was simply denied.” That remains true. Every Second Amendment cert petition that went into last Friday’s SCOTUS conference, where the respondents had either filed a waiver or did not file any response, was denied.
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