VGVictor Gelfuso

1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Victor Gelfuso

   First Principles: Final thoughts about 'First Principles' (opens the original)

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   All good things eventually come to an end. After nearly six years, 75 columns and more than 60,000 words, it is time to put a pause on my writing on public affairs. Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” I have long believed this column was worth writing and worth reading only if I could put forth my best and highest-level thinking about important public questions. Victor Gelfuso is a graduate of Richfield Springs High School, S

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2. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Victor Gelfuso

   First Principles: SCOTUS gives Second Amendment more firepower (opens the original)

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   Two recent Supreme Court decisions provide more ammunition for constitutional challenges to burdensome firearms restrictions. Four years ago in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the court set forth a two-part test for determining whether firearm restrictions are constitutional. First, the court examines whether the challenged law restricts conduct that is protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment. If it does, the government must demonstrate that the restriction is con

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