r/gunpolitics • u/Itsivanthebearable • Sep 08 '26

Gun Laws Research centers on Second Amendment

There appear to be two research centers on gun law, Duke Center of Firearms Law and the Wyoming Firearms Research Center. Has anyone browsed their materials? I see Duke has a compilation of historical firearm laws and Wyoming has working papers on various firearm matters.

https://firearmslaw.duke.edu/repository-of-historical-gun-laws

https://firearmsresearchcenter.org/working-papers/

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u/lbroadfield Sep 09 '26

Even a cursory glance through the Duke Center’s blog (https://firearmslaw.duke.edu/secondthoughts) will leave you in little doubt that they have an institutional position you might not care for. The curation of their repository may be affected by their bias.

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u/Itsivanthebearable Sep 09 '26

What about the other?

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u/ClearlyInsane1 Sep 10 '26

The Firearms Research Center in the University of Wyoming’s College of Law is solidly nonpartisan or possibly pro-gun rights. I highly doubt you will find any anti-gun propaganda there. I consider it to be the best source for info from any institution like it.

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u/BlimpLuvr86 Sep 09 '26

I watch every FRC webinar when they first stream. Solid information and starting points for further research. Even a layman can benefit from these materials.