Gun Control
Congress, Obama Each Reach for New Gun Laws in Wake of San Bernardino
As usual, none of the piggybacked proposals would have affected the tragedy, even if you believe laws are unbreakable.
Bernie Sanders Wrong About 'Epidemic' of Gun Violence, Demands Gun Control
San Bernardino shooting brings out Sanders' inner gun restrictionist.
How Guns Helped Secure Civil Rights and Expand Liberty
Firearms played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Obama Calls for 'Stronger Background Checks' to Prevent Mass Shootings
Responding to the San Bernardino attack, the president says more people should arbitrarily lose their constitutional rights.
California Gun Laws: An Overview
California is a state with a complicated set of gun laws, including universal background checks and "assault weapon" bans.
Should Anyone Accused of a Crime Lose His Second Amendment Rights?
The New York Times complains that Robert Dear owned guns despite "run-ins with the law."
Obama Insists 'We Have to Do Something' About Mass Shootings but Can't Say What or Why It Would Work
"Enough is enough" is not a policy.
Databases: Violating the Rights of Muslims and Gun Owners
Something else Donald Trump and Democrats have in common
The Inevitable Collision Between Black Lives Matter and Gun Control
Or, what in hell is any Michael Bloomberg group doing anywhere near regular BLM-related phone calls?
The Disturbing End of San Francisco's Last Gun Shop
High Bridge Arms, founded in the mid-1950s by Olympic shooter Bob Chow, shuts down rather than give local police its customer list.
The Strange Convergence of Pro-Lifers and Gun Controllers
Inside the emotion-fueled politics of Planned Parenthood and school shootings
Why Did San Francisco's Last Gun Shop Close Its Doors?
High Bridge Arms gun shop refused to handover customer information to police.
San Francisco Wanted Info on Gun Owners. This Gun Shop Refused.
High Bridge Arms, founded in the mid-1950s by Olympic shooter Bob Chow, shuts down rather than give local police its customer list.
California Lt. Gov. Takes Detour on Pot, Embraces More Gun Control
Triggers coming gun fight.
Hillary Clinton and Gun Buybacks
There's little chance of Australia's model coming to the states.
Gun Control and Immigration Restrictions Are Enemies of Liberty
The major political parties both push policies that endanger our most basic liberties.
Does Hillary Clinton Want Your Guns?
The Democratic presidential candidate thinks Australia's mass confiscation of firearms "is a good example."
Post-Newtown "Assault Weapon" Laws in Connecticut, New York Upheld
Second Circuit finds "intermediate scrutiny" of laws impacting Second Amendment allows full ban of certain weapons to pass constitutional muster.
Hillary Clinton Willing to Look Into a Second Amendment-Less America, Like Australia
These anti-gun positions haven't traditionally done the Democratic Party much good.
Jury Says Gun Store Should Pay $5 Million for Selling Straw Buyer a Pistol
A teenager used the gun to shoot two police officers.
Link Between State Gun Laws and Fatal Shootings Not as Simple as It Seems
About that National Journal gun chart…
Friday A/V Club: What the Gun Debate Looked Like in 1967
Black Panthers, hunters, and "nuts with guns"
The More You Politicize Guns the Weaker Your Case Becomes
For the liberal, every societal problem has a state-issued remedy waiting to be administered.
Here It Comes: Wash Post Writer Calls for "A Gun-Free Society"
Despite continuing declines in gun violence, Fred Hiatt says enough is enough.
4 Reasons 'Universal Background Checks' for Gun Buyers Are a Bad Idea
An expanded requirement would be ineffective, unjust, and unenforceable.
Hillary's Gun Proposals Assault the Constitution
Clinton wants to make gun manufacturers financially liable for misuse of their products and require background checks for all gun transfers.
People Magazine Wants You to Bug Your Representatives for More Gun Laws; What do the People Think?
Not what People wants them to think.
How to Create a Gun-Free America in 5 Easy Steps
Guns - and the Second Amendment - won't just disappear.
Hillary Clinton's Simple-Minded Gun Control Ideas
Like the president, the presumptive Democratic nominee assumes we can identify mass shooters before they strike.
Why Was There a 12-Year Gap in the Gun Debate?
What happened to gun control from 2000 to 2012? Funny you should ask...
Washington Post Fact Checker Calls Obama's Statement About 'Gun Laws' and 'Gun Deaths' Misleading
Talking about mass shootings, the president cited data on suicides.
Yes, the Second Amendment Protects Individual Rights
What The New Yorker gets wrong about guns and the Constitution.
With 3D-Printed Guns Beyond Control, DIY Nukes Are the Chic New Concern
Increasingly sophisticated homemade guns are so entrenched cops fear their use by organized crime, so now let's fret over desktop weapons of mass destruction.
Hillary Clinton Reacts to Gun Tragedies with Old Policy Proposals
More background checks, more assault weapon bans, more suits against gun makers and sellers, and expanding group of people to whom gun ownership bans apply.
Oregon Killer's Father Says No One Should Own So Many Guns
How would the government enforce a limit on the number of firearms people may possess?
The New York Times Explains Why Neither Psychiatry Nor Background Checks Can Stop Mass Shooters
Their profile is shared by many people who never kill anyone.
Ending Gun Violence: Common Sense Versus Magic
The only defender guaranteed to be present at any attack against you is you.
U.S. Airstrikes Hit Afghan Hospital—Bombardment Lasted Nearly an Hour
Last week President Obama asked us to compare terrorism to gun violence. Maybe we should.
First Report on Oregon Shooter's Guns: Legally Obtained
Obama's talk of common-sense gun safety laws don't seem to apply to this tragedy.
Bernie Sanders Responds to Oregon Shooting: More Gun Control, More Mental Health, Less Violence in Media
Wants less shouting, more good policy.
Obama's Empty Gun Control Promise
Any attempt to stop would-be murderers from buying guns is bound to be overinclusive, underinclusive, or both.
Obama Talks Earnestly of Simple Laws that Could Have Prevented Oregon Shooting, Names None
How can we know simple gun safety laws would help when we know nothing about circumstances of how the killer got the gun?
Is 'Youth Gun Carrying' a Public Health Threat?
The answer, like the frequency of youth gun carrying, may vary from state to state.
