These US Supreme Court Rulings Could Completely Upend Gun Control

The Supreme Court has taken up multiple firearms-related cases for this term.

United States Supreme Court Justices pose for their official portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Multiple U.S. Supreme Court cases that will be decided this term could completely change U.S. gun laws, including  “bump stock” modifications and whether individuals accused of domestic violence violations can legally possess a firearm.

In all, the rulings could affect hundreds of thousands of lawful gun owners, felons, those under domestic violence protection orders, and the nation’s most prominent pro-Second Amendment group.

Cargill Versus Garland

Perhaps the most prominent case is Cargill v. Garland, which asks whether a bump stock device is a “machine gun” following the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) having issued a ban on the devices in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017. Authorities alleged that the shooter, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, used the devices during the rampage.