Source: txgunrights.org · last verified 2026-07-22
A federal challenge involving TJ Roberts has gained new legal support from three recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The rulings in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections & Public Safety, Wolford v. Lopez, and United States v. Hemani strengthen the arguments that the Necessary and Proper Clause cannot be transformed into an independent federal police power, courts must begin with the Second Amendment’s plain text, and registration and licensing cannot be treated as interchangeable.
These decisions may make it considerably harder for the federal government to defend the registration system Congress left behind. The plaintiffs argue that requiring ordinary Americans to register their suppressors or short-barreled firearms would not be merely incidental to collecting taxes from businesses, but rather a major expansion of federal power.
We agree with the plaintiffs that the Supreme Court’s recent rulings strengthen their case and that the government’s burden is becoming clearer. The government must identify a valid constitutional power supporting the remaining registration system and explain why the Second Amendment does not prohibit that system.
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