Responding to Joseph Blocher’s analysis on Take Care,several scholars have proposed an alternative constitutional basis for a federal concealed carry reciprocity mandate (Volokh Conspiracy).
The fact that raising the issue of ownership of semiautomatic weapons in a confirmation hearing caused the nomination to be put on hold is a sad development. DOJ officials indicated they cannot regulate sales of gun bump ammunition stocks absent Congressional guidance, but momentum for gun control is quickly waning in Congress.