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Licenses Delayed, Rights Denied: How Six States Are Sabotaging the Second Amendment

By RVL / December 3, 2025
It turns a constitutional right into a government-regulated privilege.

Licenses Delayed, Rights Denied is a scholarly article that informs readers of the means six outlier states use to deny ordinary citizens their rights to keep and bear arms. The article is another excellent example of scholarship by Mark Smith, member of the Supreme Court Bar, distinguished Second Amendment scholar, and host of the Four Boxes Diner on YouTube. He is also a contributor at AmmoLand.com.  The article has been published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy: Per Curiam, Fall of 2025, No. 23.  The six states that are actively working to undermine the Bruen methodology are described as California, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. The article also shows specific examples in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and other jurisdictions. The complete title is: Licenses Delayed Rights Denied: How Contemporary Firearm Carry Licensing Regimes Continue to Violate the Second Amendment.   SEE MORE AT:  https://www.ammoland.com/2025/12/licenses-delayed-rights-denied-how-six-states-are-sabotaging-the-second-amendment/?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap

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