Constitutional Rights
Second Amendment Rights
The right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Constitution. We handle matters involving that right, from challenges to restrictions to questions that arise in firearm-related cases.
What the Second Amendment protects
A right with an evolving legal landscape.
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. How far that right extends, and which restrictions are permissible, is an area of law that continues to develop in the courts. We represent people in matters that turn on that right, and we handle the constitutional questions that come up when a firearm is at the center of a case.
The areas we handle
Where Second Amendment questions arise
Restrictions on carrying
Challenges to limits on where and how firearms may be carried in public, an area the courts have actively revisited.
Restrictions on specific groups
Questions about firearm limits applied to particular categories of people, including based on a prior record, a protective order, or age.
Restoration of rights
Paths to restoring firearm rights that were lost, where the law allows.
Constitutional issues in criminal cases
Second Amendment defenses that arise inside a weapons prosecution, where the validity of the underlying restriction may itself be in question.
Charged with a weapons offense?
A criminal weapons charge is a different matter.
If you are facing a criminal charge involving a firearm, that is handled through our criminal defense practice, where the first questions are often about the stop and the search.
Answers
Second Amendment questions we hear
Are all firearm restrictions unconstitutional?
No. The Second Amendment protects an individual right, but the courts recognize that some regulation is permissible. Whether a specific restriction is valid is a developing and fact-specific question.
Can firearm rights be restored?
In some situations, the law provides a path to restore rights that were lost. Whether it applies depends on the specifics of your case, which we can review with you.
Is my situation a criminal case or a constitutional one?
It can be both. A criminal weapons charge is defended through our criminal practice, while a challenge to the validity of a restriction is a constitutional matter. Often the two overlap, and we handle them together.
Talk to us about your case
Let us look at the restriction and your rights.
If your Second Amendment rights are at stake, reach out. You can reach us by phone 24/7.
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