Recent events such as the student walkout to promote gun control raise the issue of how much credibility we should give to the political views of the young, and victims of crime. At least as a general rule, there is no reason to give those views any special credence.
"Would that be allowed by the administration?"
He "let the American people down and also the citizens of Florida," according to Sen. Chuck Grassley.
"It's about keeping people safe."
Raising the purchase age for guns won't stop mass shooters but will hurt law-abiding Americans.
Sloppy thoughts, sloppy policies.
The foul ups by the Broward County Sheriff's Office don't inspire confidence.
Politicians love to find scapegoats for mass shootings, especially if it lets them exonerate law enforcement and the social welfare state.
Pedantry may be annoying, but sloppy firearms legislation is a lot worse.
This arbitrary category of firearms is not distinguished by rate of fire or muzzle velocity.
Cody Wilson on his war against power, the irreversible course of the 3D-printed gun, and America's Weimar moment
How to make an assault weapon ban look effective: include handgun murders
A look into a more restrictionist future for the Second Amendment.
Australia's lauded 1996 gun buyback also likely had no real effect on its gun death rates.
Trump's embrace of gun control is consistent with his views before he ran for president.
Senators want to use secret, largely unaccountable government watchlists as a justification for denying some citizens' due process.
This from a guy who bemoaned the lack of due process just weeks ago.
Since the accessories are legal, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is helping the president rewrite the law.
El Paso Democrat, trying to change Texas from red to blue, talks about guns, weed, and how we've already got "record safety and security on our border"
The policy, which the company wants Congress to impose on the country, is driven by emotion, P.R., and symbolism, not logic.
The justices have passed up one opportunity after another to clarify the boundaries of the constitutional right to arms.
After missing warning signs, law enforcement and others are now quick to say they need more power to stop the next tragedy.
It's more about sending a message to Congress
Forget the debates over laws that can't make a difference; the heat and noise is really all about political tribes attempting to inconvenience each other.
On today's podcast: Mona Charen gets booed, the gun control debate reignites, public sector unions suck, and Olympic curling is surprisingly awesome.
It is doubtful that the proposed rule would have made a difference in mass shootings.
Rick Scott isn't blazing new ground here.
"I gave him a gun. I gave him a badge. I gave him the training. If he didn't have the heart to go in, that's not my responsibility."
In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting.
Unless crafted carefully, the proposal could set up more standoffs between armed citizens and police.
A screening system can be "comprehensive" without being smart, fair, or effective.
He'd also like everyone to trim their hair so it doesn't touch their ears.
The gun-control consensus that is forming should be particularly troubling to "mentally ill" Americans and skeptics of unrestrained police power.
The president showed empathy, engagement, and leadership in a way that will surprise many of his critics and supporters alike.
Are "gun violence restraining orders" the answer?
The benefits and flaws of policy disputes get sidelined when activist movements adopt kids as human shields.
The president may want to act, but he may need Congress to go along.
The once obscure device may not be long for this world.
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.
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, Robby Soave and Nick Gillespie talk gun violence, immigration politics, Russian electoral interference, and Black Panther.
"The right to keep and bear arms is apparently this Court's constitutional orphan."
Such orders can easily be used to take away innocent people's Second Amendment rights.
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.
Young Americans don't fit into dying 20th-century culture-war tribes.
The Fox News host offers good-faith ideas worth engaging.
There are no plausible options that offer more than the faintest prospect of preventing the next massacre.
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