Professor Royce Barondes recently had an article accepted for publication in the Texas Review of Law & Politics. In the article, he examines contemporary jurisprudence holding a person who has a prior felony conviction is not “virtuous” and, thus, has forfeited his or her rights under the Second Amendment. The article surveys the circumstances in which contemporary courts have relied…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Cites Professor Barondes’ Research
Last year, Professor Royce Barondes presented an article at a symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Terry v. Ohio. The article examines whether reasonable suspicion a person is armed is, by itself, sufficient to justify a Terry stop.Prof. Barondes concluded not, writing, “[I]t would allow a manifestly unacceptable range of ordinary activity to, by itself, justify Terry stops.” Prof. Barondes…
Professor Barondes Comments About Firearms Rules for Foster Parents in Missouri
A recent article in the St. Louis Record quotes Professor Royce Barondes concerning Missouri administrative rules restricting firearms possession by foster parents. A Kansas City couple is challenging the regulations in litigation filed last month in Federal…
Professor Barondes Testifies Before Missouri Senate Committee
On Jan. 28, Professor Royce Barondes testified before the Missouri Senate’s Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. He addressed how existing and proposed legislation concerning expungement of crimes affects firearms rights. The committee is chaired by Senator Tony Luetkemeyer, ’09, one of Professor Barondes’ former…
Idaho Law Review Publishes Article by Professor Barondes
Professor Royce Barondes recently published his article, “Conditioning Exercise of Firearms Rights on Unlimited Terry Stops,” in the “Terry v. Ohio at 50” Symposium Edition of the Idaho Law Review. In the article, he examines an issue percolating in the lower courts: whether reasonable suspicion a person is armed is, by itself, sufficient to initiate a Terry…