Clinton and Trump agree on a fantasy of presidential power to keep guns out of bad hands in a manner that would be effective, constitutional, and not harass the innocent more than stop the guilty. It can't be done.
'No fly, no buy' rears its unconstitutional head at the debate.
Fear mongering, despite the pretenses, is a bipartisan project.
Gun rights groups argue that the District of Columbia's restrictions on self-defense outside the home violate the Second Amendment.
Citing "a strong link between drug use and violence," the appeals court says it's reasonable to stop patients from buying guns.
Also, demonstrators carried sex toys around UT Austin to protest the law.
Forget stories of restrictive laws; predators have easy access to weapons, but honest people can get into trouble for defending themselves.
Lawsuit insists a combination of restrictions against both open and concealed carry of weapons in the state constitute a Second Amendment violation.
Make love, not liberty? Students urge the state to protect "cocks not glocks" on campus.
The billionaire blabbermouth is right about his Democratic opponent's hostility to gun rights.
But not for long, I bet.
Their platform and their presidential nominee disdain the constitutional right to arms.
Just a string of policies that would waste time and money, create a pointless new class of contraband, and rob many innocents of self-defense.
Activists alienate potential allies in the fight against police abuse by perpetuating myths.
The omission is consistent with Hillary Clinton's disdain for the right to armed self-defense.
A governor cannot and should not simply suspend laws.
The police got militarized to fight drugs. If you thought the drug war was racist, how do you think the gun war will look?
The Bullet Button Reloaded disables the magazine release until the rifle is opened.
Voters will have 16 other issues to consider Election Day.
One bill the California governor signed will require uncompensated destruction, sale, or confiscation of existing peacefully owned magazines with a capacity of larger than 10.
Not looking to go hard on themselves, just on your rights
The Supreme Court rules 6-2 in Voisine v. United States.
The Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act relies on an FBI standard we are not allowed to know.
The Orlando massacre shows the folly of fighting a decentralized terrorism model with centralization.
If the government can take away our natural rights to travel and self-defense, can other fundamental rights be far behind?
Still shamelessly exploiting emotions without regard to the dangerous consequences.
Susan Collins' Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act still flouts due process, but for fewer people.
Their arbitrariness lets them pass constitutional muster while paving the way for broader gun control
Feinstein's bill would affect hundreds of thousands of people, not just suspected terrorists.
Prohibitions have a long history of stumbling over people's unwillingness to obey. This time won't be any different.
Two bills to restrict "terror watchlist" people from getting guns, two to strengthen federal background check system in general, all fail to garner needed 60 votes in Senate. Sen. Rand Paul angers some Second Amendment activists by voting for one of the terror suspect bills.
What the historical evidence says about the Second Amendment and individual rights.
The Senate will soon consider her proposal and two others aimed at stopping "suspected terrorists" from buying firearms.
Violence leads to parade of bad or useless policy proposals.
Yet all sides seem to support one really terrible solution.
Correcting the record about guns and the Constitution.
The modern-day massacres are proof beyond a doubt that the government cannot protect us.
WaPo now: "Assault weapons" are "the gold standard for mass murder."
Department of Homeland Security
More ignorance from the anti-gun left.
Americans should not lose their Second Amendment rights without due process.
Police can't defend every gathering, so the people in attendance must take that task on themselves, with or without legal sanction.
Would it matter if they were?
The Second Amendment's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Matt Welch talks terrorism and the political instinct to control & clench on tonight's Kennedy
Restrictions favored by the president, including a ban on gun purchases by people on "watch lists," are ineffective, unconstitutional, or both.
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