Event Brief
Study Challenges Firearms ‘Sin Taxes’ as Unconstitutional
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Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: A new law review paper published by the Second Amendment Foundation argues that special taxes targeting standard firearms and ammunition violate the Second Amendment under modern Supreme Court precedent. The paper was released Thursday through the University of Wyoming College of Law Firearms Research.
WHO: Konstadinos T. Moros, Second Amendment Foundation (director of legal research and education); University of Wyoming College of Law Firearms Research
WHAT: A law review paper contends that firearms and ammunition “sin taxes” are unconstitutional under current Supreme Court precedent.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: University of Wyoming College of Law Firearms Research
WHY: The paper argues that levies on firearms and ammunition conflict with modern Supreme Court precedent interpreting the Second Amendment.
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