Trump Endorses a Ban on Bump Stocks
The once obscure device may not be long for this world.
Gun Control
Will Support for Gun Control Spike After Florida? Probably Not, Even Among Young People.
Since the mid-1990s (and despite mass shootings), popular opinion in favor of gun rights has increased. It's unlikely the Parkland massacre will change that.
Are Libertarian Responses to Mass Shootings Persuasive?: Podcast
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, Robby Soave and Nick Gillespie talk gun violence, immigration politics, Russian electoral interference, and Black Panther.
Supreme Court Won't Review 10-Day Waiting Period for Gun Purchases, Clarence Thomas Dissents
"The right to keep and bear arms is apparently this Court's constitutional orphan."
Are Gun Violence Restraining Orders Consistent With Due Process?
Such orders can easily be used to take away innocent people's Second Amendment rights.
After the Gun Ban
Looking back a few years after hypothetical new restrictions on semiautomatic weapons in private hands, we see a country grown more divided, but no less armed.
'Gun Politics Is Where the Easy Caricature of America's Radicalized Youth Marching Toward Socialism Ends'
Young Americans don't fit into dying 20th-century culture-war tribes.
Greg Gutfeld: How To Stop Mass Shootings Without Gutting the 2nd Amendment
The Fox News host offers good-faith ideas worth engaging.
A Cure for Mass Shootings Doesn't Exist
There are no plausible options that offer more than the faintest prospect of preventing the next massacre.
Disarming 'Individuals With Mental Illness' Would Affect a Quarter of the Population
Even a narrower approach, focused on purported risk, deprives many innocent people of their constitutional rights.
None of These Popular Gun Control Proposals Would Have Prevented the Parkland Shooting
Policies favored by both experts and the public would not have prevented the Florida shooting.
An 'Assault Weapon' Ban Won't Stop Mass Shootings
Congress can't "stop the killing...by changing the law."
No, Trump Did Not Make It Easier for Mentally Ill People to Buy Guns
Shooting revives deliberately misleading talking points about a bad regulation both the NRA and the ACLU opposed.
Lawmakers Should Avoid Rush to Ramp Up Gun Confiscations
California's gun registration program is a mess.
More Cops in Schools Is the Wrong Answer to Mass Shootings
Some pundits want school security to be as pointlessly intrusive as airport security.
Want to Make an Untraceable Handgun at Home? Cody Wilson Can Help.
His Ghost Gunner and 3D printing are destroying the concept of gun control.
Ban on Guns Near Parks Violates the Second Amendment, Illinois Supreme Court Says
The state's 1,000-foot rule made accidental felons out of people carrying firearms for self-defense.
Politicians, Media Freak Out Over Elon Musk's Flamethrowers
Just because something looks like a gun doesn't mean it needs to be regulated like one.
GAO Agents Tried 72 Times, Failed to Buy Guns on the (Normie) Internet
Their attempts on the dark web had a less than 25 percent success rate
If Disqualified Gun Buyers Aren't Dangerous, Maybe They Shouldn't Be Disqualified
Given the arbitrariness of federal criteria for gun ownership, the public safety benefits of background checks are dubious.
House Pisses Off Gun Control Advocates, Opponents With Concealed Carry Bill
The bill dramatically liberalizes concealed carry laws nationwide.
Hawaii, Which Registers Guns and Medical Marijuana Users, Starts Disarming Patients
Citing state law, Honolulu's police chief tells them to turn in their guns.
New Gun Bill Urges Everyone to Obey the Other Gun Bills
The legislation mostly reminds federal agencies to follow the laws already on the books.
Tighter Gun Laws Will Leave Libertarians Better-Armed Than Everybody Else
In a politically polarized America, gun control is destined to be obeyed primarily by its advocates.
Real Common Sense on Gun Control
A false sense of security is worse than no sense of security at all.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Guns
Hint: It's the same way you should talk to them about kidnapping.
Devin Kelley, Cleared to Buy Guns Despite Beating His Wife and Son, Couldn't Get a Carry Permit Because He Beat His Dog
A 2014 animal cruelty charge prevented the Texas church shooter from obtaining a concealed handgun license.
Sen. Feinstein's New Assault Weapons Ban Proposal Is the Perfect, Pointless Response for the 'Do Something' Crowd
We have to do something about mass shootings. This is something. Therefore, we must do this. Or something.
Nicholas Kristof Perfects His Mass Shooting Bait and Switch
The New York Times columnist's irrelevant gun control proposals are now accompanied by snazzy graphics.
Murderers Slip Through the Screen
Politicians have too much faith in background checks and extreme vetting as defenses against terrorism and mass shootings.
How To Protect Americans Without Destroying the 2nd Amendment: Podcast
Nick Gillespie talks with National Review's Robert VerBruggen about the Texas church shooting.
Why Did Texas Church Shooter Devin Kelley Pass Background Checks? [UPDATED]
His conviction for domestic violence legally disqualified him from buying guns.
Rapid-Fire News Cycle Leaves Bump Stocks Behind
So, too, have the politicians who said they really, really wanted a ban on the firearm accessory.
When Judicial Restraint Trumps the Second Amendment
Robert Bork, majority rule, and District of Columbia v. Heller
The NRA's Dangerous Alternative to a Bump Stock Ban
The ATF has no legal authority to restrict the controversial firearm accessory.
Thomas Massie's Four Arguments Against (and One for) a Bump Stock Ban
The leader of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus explains why prohibiting the suddenly notorious gun accessories is rash and dangerous.
Bump Stock Ban Retroactively Criminalizes Possession of Legally Acquired Products
Current owners of newly prohibited devices could go to prison for keeping them.
Your Bipartisan Bump Stock Ban Has Arrived
The bill, sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats, would ban much more than just bump stocks.
Why is YouTube Deleting Bump Stock Videos?
The video hosting website falls prey to a hysteria.
Repealing the 2nd Amendment Won't Make Gun Bans Any Easier
If you strip away legal protections for rights valued by millions of Americans, you're just going to make them angry to no good end.
The NRA's Phony Concession on Bump Stocks Invites a Real Ban
Prohibiting the accessory used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock will require new legislation.
Overcoming Confirmation Bias on Guns
Confirmation bias is one of the great obstacles to making the practical case for liberty.
What Gun Control Advocates Get Wrong
The misguided call to "repeal the Second Amendment."
How the Second Amendment Helped Civil Rights Activists Resist Jim Crow
A response to New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and his call to "repeal the Second Amendment."
Republicans Get Behind Gun Control in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
Get your bump stocks while you can.
Vegas Mass Shooting—Where Gun Control Meets Reality: Podcast
Reason's Jacob Sullum talks about making effective policy in the wake of tragedy.
No, the Post-9/11 Response to Terrorism Is Not a Good Model for Gun Policy
Gun control advocates don't seem to realize they are making the case against their push.
A Statistician Reconsiders Her Support for Gun Control After Looking at the Data
If only politicians were so open to contradiction by reality.
