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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10876933 · Jun 19, 2026
Held: Section 922(g)(3) is unconstitutional as applied to simple unlawful drug users without individualized dangerousness, but Congress may enact tailored legislation under its Commerce Clause power requiring drug testing or treatment as condition of gun ownership, subject to due process.
…its authority to regulate firearms must be tied to an enumerated power. The Commerce Clause, as originally understood, does not extend to mere possession of a firearm by an individual for self-defense in the home. Therefore, the statute as…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.Res. 826 · Aug 04, 2026
National Shooting Sports Education Grant Act of 2026
…while respecting state autonomy. Section 3. Grant Program. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide funds to states for the development and…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10880241 · Jun 29, 2026
Hawaii's law is constitutional: the Second Amendment does not override state property law requiring owner consent for firearms on private premises.
…onto private land. Second Amendment Fifth Amendment (Due Process and Takings Clauses) Tenth Amendment Federalist No. 46 (Madison on militia and state powers)