MacDonald: Fifth Circuit 'Suppresses' Earlier 2A Ruling in U.S. v. Peterson

MacDonald: Fifth Circuit 'Suppresses' Earlier 2A Ruling in U.S. v. Peterson

Has the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals taken notice? Congress is working to include Second Amendment protections in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. One of them is the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404), which addresses the excessive, and some would argue unconstitutional, taxation and regulation of suppressors. Little bird, little bird. Back in February of ... Read more Source

Fifth Circuit Court Withdraws Opinion in Suppressor Case - Liberty Park Press

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has withdrawn an opinion that suppressors are not protected by the Second Amendment. (Shutterstock image courtesy Lee Williams) In a stunning move Tuesday, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced it was withdrawing its opinion, issued earlier this year, that firearm suppressors (aka “silencers”) are not protected by the Second Amendment. The case is known as USA v. Peterson. There was no explanat…