A Statistician Reconsiders Her Support for Gun Control After Looking at the Data
If only politicians were so open to contradiction by reality.
Gun Control
A Massacre Is Not an Argument
The Las Vegas attack does not strengthen the case for all the usual gun control ideas.
Did Bump Stocks Make the Las Vegas Shooting Deadlier?
The accessories, which are legal and widely available, sacrifice accuracy for speed.
If You Think Trump Is a Fascist, You Should Oppose Gun Control
Don't combine an authoritarian president with a disarmed populace.
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
Anti-gun activists are pushing for a crackdown in the wake of the Vegas shooting. That's understandable but wrong.
Automatic Weapons Are Already Heavily Regulated and Gun Control Laws Don't Work
Laws aren't the solution you're looking for to crimes like the massacre in Las Vegas.
How to Stop Post-Tragedy Panic Syndrome: Podcast
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch on the Las Vegas shooting, Trump's Twitter rage at Puerto Rico, and the Jones Act.
Outrage at Las Vegas Massacre Does Not Mean Agreeing With Nick Kristof About Gun Control [Updated]
As usual, the policies pushed in response to a mass shooting have little or nothing to do with it.
Updated: Las Vegas Mass Shooting Biggest in U.S. History, Gunman I.D.'ed as Stephen Paddock
Resist "grotesque urge to immediately transform all human tragedies into a political agenda."
Stossel: NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns-even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
Republican-Appointed Judge Backs Gun Control Law, Says 'Firearms Regulation Requires Ample Deference' from Courts
Is gun control a political thicket that unelected judges should not enter?
In Major Win for 2nd Amendment Advocates, Federal Court Blocks D.C. from Enforcing Conceal-Carry Restriction
"The Second Amendment erects some absolute barriers that no gun law may breach."
Oregon Cracks Down on Gun Rights in the Name of Suicide Prevention
A newly passed bill in the state would let cops and judges decide who can exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Federal Judge Stays California Confiscation of Magazines Holding More than 10 Rounds
This confiscation, even beyond Second Amendment concerns, amounts to an unconstitutional taking of personal property.
In Light of the Philando Castile Shooting, Should You Tell That Cop You Have a Gun?
Ten states and D.C. say you must.
Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch Blast SCOTUS for Refusing to Hear Major Second Amendment Case
"I find it extremely improbable that the Framers understood the Second Amendment to protect little more than carrying a gun from the bedroom to the kitchen."
Report on 'Children' Killed by Guns Hypes Accidents, Which Are Rare and Declining
Most gun-related deaths among minors are homicides, and four-fifths involve teenagers.
London Bridge Terror Attack Shows Value of Responsible Gun Ownership
Responsible gun ownership could prevent terrorism.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
The Progressive Left Devours Its Own [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Andrew Heaton, Katherine Mangu-Ward, & Matt Welch on terrorism, climate change, Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Evergreen, and more.
Carry a Gun—Without a Permit
If you have to ask permission, it's a privilege, not a right. And maybe you shouldn't bother to ask.
Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Second Amendment Case?
SCOTUS may soon decide whether or not to hear arguments in Peruta v. California.
Trump Took a Break from Fearmongering to Approve Good Gun Rights Bill
Due process protections preserved for those getting Social Security benefits.
Citing Judicial Deference, Conservative Federal Judge Upholds Maryland 'Assault Weapons' Ban
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson urges judicial minimalism in Second Amendment case.
4th Circuit Upholds Maryland's 'Assault Weapon' Ban
The appeals court says the prohibited guns and magazines are outside the scope of the Second Amendment.
The House Passes a Gun Measure Supported by the ACLU and Mental Health Advocates. Media Hysteria Ensues.
Bad reporting, and bad attitudes, make a sensible move to prevent the government from discriminating against certain Social Security recipients seem like sheer madness.
Federal Judge on Trump's SCOTUS Short-List Issues Major 2nd Amendment Decision
Judge Diane Sykes strikes down Chicago gun range restrictions.
Federal Government Files for Certiorari to Supreme Court Over Its Loss in Second Amendment Case Binderup
The consolidated case overturned the application of U.S. Code 922(g)(1) in two cases where the convicted criminals' crimes were not serious enough to deny them Second Amendment rights, according to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
For Those Who Say All Gun Buyers Should Be Screened, the Data Don't Matter
Whatever the numbers are, they supposedly support the case for universal background checks.
2016: The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a candidate or a cop.
The Cannabis Exception to the Second Amendment
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
If You Care About the Second Amendment—And Incredibly Terrible Reporting That's Biased Against Guns—Support Reason!
Yesterday's terrifying non-shooting at Ohio State exemplifies how the media is anti-gun and anti-freedom.
A Resounding Vote Against Due Process and the Second Amendment
Washington's new law authorizing court-ordered disarmament is even worse than California's.
Philadelphia Eagles Cut Josh Huff After He Defends His Right to Bear Arms
Huff was expected to remain on the team after his arrest, but was cut after pointing out many athletes carry guns.
Gun Control Is Tax-Subsidized Marketing for Illegal Submachine Guns
If you want people to make their own automatic weapons, just restrict legal access to firearms of all sorts.
Public Support for "Assault Weapon" Ban Hits All-Time Low
Past and present history give no reason to believe there'd be any public safety benefit to such a ban.
Clinton's Constitutional Contempt
While Trump does not know what the Constitution says, his opponent doesn't care.
Clinton's False Assurances About Her Respect for the Second Amendment
The Democratic nominee says "there's an individual right to arms" but does not think it includes handgun ownership or self-defense in the home.
Judge Rejects Lawsuit Blaming Gun Sellers for Sandy Hook Massacre
The case founders on its extravagant definition of negligent entrustment.
Pennsylvania State Trooper Suing To Get Right to Bear Arms in Private Capacity Back
Prohibited by federal and state law from owning a firearm because of a previous involuntary commitment.
