Interesting article on an aspect of the Tiahrt Amendment
I knew that the Amendment bans release of gun trace data to cities seeking to sue firearms dealers, but I didn’t know that it also declares any such data admissible in evidence. This article argues that the latter restriction, as applied to State courts, is unconstitutional. I wonder, however, whether the fact that the restriction pertains to data originating in Federal investigations, with an allegation that its release might compromise those investigations, doesn’t make this more of a “necessary and proper clause” case than a commerce clause case
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Interesting article on an aspect of the Tiahrt Amendment
