How to Stop Mass Shootings Without Violating the Second Amendment: Designing Regulations to Prevent Acts of Mass Violence That Pass the 6:3 History and Tradition Test

Authors

• Robert D'Alessandro, Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Abstract

The article proposes that states can constitutionally implement ammunition possession limits to reduce mass violence by aligning such laws with the "history and tradition" test established by the current Supreme Court. It argues that modern caps on ammunition are analogous to early American gunpowder restrictions, which were enacted for public safety to prevent catastrophic explosions in populated areas.

Disciplines

Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Law | Law and Society | Second Amendment

Recommended Citation

Robert D'Alessandro, How to Stop Mass Shootings Without Violating the Second Amendment: Designing Regulations to Prevent Acts of Mass Violence That Pass the 6:3 History and Tradition Test, 32 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 289 (2026).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol32/iss2/2