"Tomorrow We Should Do More" and Other Reasons Gun Rights Folk Mistrust President Obama
Obama's announcement today uses public mass gun murder to buttress irrelevant policies, with vague promises of "more."
Gun Control
Obama Wants to 'Remove the Stigma' of Mental Illness While Expanding the List of Former Patients Barred From Owning Guns
The president seeks to encourage psychiatric treatment while increasing the likelihood that it will result in the loss of Second Amendment rights.
We Are Way More Scared of Government Than Guns
President Obama's urgency on gun control is at odds with what people are really worried about.
You Know Less Than You Think About Guns
The misleading uses, flagrant abuses, and shoddy statistics of social science about gun violence
New York Legislators Propose Another Unenforceable Ammunition Limit
Purchases would be limited to twice a weapon's capacity every 90 days.
2015: The Year in Gun Politics
Public murders committed with guns are used to try to drive gun policy, even though gun policy is powerless to prevent them.
Simpleminded Gun Control
Like the president, Hillary Clinton assumes we can identify mass shooters before they strike.
Is America's Military Interventionism an Extension of Its Gun Culture?
Tyler Cowen makes a fascinating but wanting argument.
Good News, Americans! Cars Are Now Killing as Few People as Guns!
The numbers don't justify the outrage and fear.
Democrats Say Guns Owned by Millions of Americans Are Good Only for Mass Murder
The Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 covers guns with lethal features like threaded barrels and folding stocks.
Rep. Thomas Massie and 14 Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Case Regarding Barring Distribution of 3D Weapon Printing Files
Massie's brief argues State Department claiming powers to halt speech related to 3D weapon printing that the relevant law does not, and cannot, give.
To Keep Your Second Amendment Rights, 'Show You're Not a Problem'
Why are avowed civil libertarians so eager to abandon due process and the Bill of Rights?
Does the Libertarian Support for Gun Rights Lead to U.S. Foreign Policy Adventurism?
A response to Tyler Cowen
Threatening Cherished Gun Rights Confirms Americans' Worst Fears Without Improving Safety
Gun controllers advocate the imposition of laws that have already failed on people who won't obey them, to address crimes already decreasing in prevalence.
Don't Even Think of Taking Kurt Russell's Guns
The libertarian acting legend stands up for self-defense.
Cutting Constitutional Corners Won't Save Us From Terrorists
No-gun zones like the one in effect where the San Bernardino shooting took place are not only unconstitutional but also an invitation to disaster.
Autonomous Terrorism Calls for Autonomous Defense
Unlike Obama's gun control proposals, armed citizens can stop mass shooters who are invisible until they strike.
What Kind of People Are on the Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Anyway?
Over one-third of the 680,000 suspected terrorists have "no recognized terrorist group affiliation."
Which Watchlist Would They Use to Deny Gun Rights? And Are They Even Confined to a List?
You don't have to be a gun-lover to be worried about the vagueness of the language.
For Gun Control Supporters, Japan's High Suicide Rate Is Much Less Interesting Than Its Low Homicide Rate
A Vox post about Australia highlights declines in suicide, a subject that a post about Japan does not even mention.
What If We Talked About Dogs the Way We Talk About Firearms?
How mangled terminology impairs America's gun debates
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear 2nd Amendment 'Assault Weapons' Case, Clarence Thomas Files Sharp Dissent
Justice Thomas faults his colleagues for "relegating the Second Amendment to a second-class right."
Obama Wants to Ban 'Assault Weapons' but Does Not Know What They Are
The category has no meaning except through legislation.
Beware Simplistic Solutions to Mass Shootings
Tougher gun controls didn't help in California.
San Bernardino Shooting Investigated as "Act of Terrorism"
A perfect storm for the policy agendas of gun grabbers and Muslim bashers, of right-wing and left-wing statists.
How Background Checks and an 'Assault Weapon' Ban Failed in San Bernardino
Two of President Obama's favorite gun control solutions did not prevent this week's massacre.
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.
