How a Fake Citation Misled Courts to Uphold “Sensitive Place” Gun Bans

By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
May 5, 2026

My article with the above title has now been published online by the Journal of Law & Civil Governance at Texas A&M. The following is the Abstract:

This article concerns how a fake citation has misled courts to uphold “sensitive place” gun bans. New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen held that the Second Amendment presumptively protects conduct covered by its plain text. A state must justify its restriction by showing it to be consistent with America’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. The original public understanding at the Founding is key to that question.

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“How a Fake Citation Misled Courts to Uphold ‘Sensitive Place’ Gun Bans,” The Volokh Conspiracy, May 5, 2026.