Gun Myths and the Roanoke Shootings
Time for another round of half-baked statistics.
Gun Control
Should Vester Lee Flanagan Have Been Allowed to Own a Gun?
"I've been a human powder keg for a while....just waiting to go BOOM," said Flanagan.
Is It Really 'Unclear' Whether a Background Check Would Have Stopped a Killer Who Passed One?
The New York Times thinks so.
Policy Responses to the Roanoke Shooting: 1) Mass Disarmament or 2) Mass Disarmament
"Stronger mental health screenings for prospective gun owners" would strip many harmless people of their Second Amendment rights.
The Schumers Need to Rework Their Tired Gun Control Routine
Chuck Schumer and Amy Schumer employ the same old anti-gun rhetoric.
Gun Control Lies
In New York City, you can't even wield a fake gun on TV... unless you're making anti-gun propaganda.
Security Theatre For All: NY Lawmaker Pushes for Metal Detectors Everywhere
"Something has to be done" is generally an indicator of a bad, reactionary policy.
Why John Houser's Psychiatric Record Did Not Block His Gun Purchase
Under current law, the Louisiana theater shooter was properly cleared.
Obama Administration Thinks People on Social Security Who Have Others Handling Their Finances Shouldn't Have Guns
And a federal court continues to violate handgun sellers' First Amendment rights in California
James Holmes Found Guilty on All Counts for 2012 Shooting Spree
Man who opened fire in crowded theater fails with insanity-plea defense.
Bernie Sanders and Gun Rights: More Than Just Electoral Expediency
What Sanders' third-party home had to say about guns in 1972
Why Was Dylann Roof's Gun Purchase Illegal?
Should "unlawful users" of "controlled substances" automatically lose their Second Amendment rights?
Dylann Roof and Background Checks: Not Loopholes, Just Predictable Lack of Bureaucratic Competence
And why should all the millions caught up in the drug war be deprived of Second Amendment rights?
Leland Yee, the Gun-Hating Calif. Pol. Accused of Helping Smuggle Guns, Agrees to Plea Deal
A bizarre scandal, even by political standards.
No, the Supreme Court's Marriage Ruling Doesn't Mean All States Must Recognize Each Others' Gun Carry Permits
The logic may lean that way, but we can't be sure the Court values the Second Amendment's application that strongly.
Martin O'Malley Attacks Bernie Sanders on Guns
A race to check off boxes on the Democratic side
Why Disarming the 'Mentally Ill' Is Not a Sensible Response to Mass Shootings
The dragnet would ensnare many harmless people without having a significant impact on gun violence.
Massacres and Magical Thinking
The urge to "do something" after the Charleston church attack inspires half-baked proposals.
Not Many People Obeying New York State "Assault Weapon" Registration
SAFE Act widely ignored, New York state is forced to admit.
Gun Rights Advocates Don't Just Want Guns in Order to Kill Criminals (Believe it Or Not!)
A much-hyped new Violence Policy Center study grossly misses the point about guns' value in self-defense.
Does Karl Rove Want to Repeal the Second Amendment?
Probably not: "I don't think it's an answer," says the former Bush adviser.
Meet the Press Runs 'Gun Violence' Report After Racist Massacre, Calling the Issue 'Color-Blind'
Meanwhile, Martin O'Malley tries to reposition himself.
Obama Wonders If Dylann Roof, Who Passed a Background Check, Could Have Been Stopped by a Background Check
Why "common-sense gun safety reforms" would not have "prevented what happened in Charleston."
Martin O'Malley on Charleston: Quick to Call for New Gun Laws, Unprepared to Talk About Racism
Catching the candidate off guard
No, Dylann Roof Didn't Arm Himself Through a 'Legal Loophole'
The absence of yet another law that somebody could have ignored just means that you have one legal violation instead of two.
The 2016 Candidates on the Charleston AME Church Shooting
This is relevant to my issues because...
A Frustrated President Wants But Doesn't Expect New Gun Controls
Why the Charleston church massacre isn't likely to lead to stricter gun laws
The Clintons' Disdain for the Second Amendment
"You can't have a bunch of people walking around with guns," Hillary's husband says.
Bill Clinton Says 'You Can't Have People Walking Around With Guns'
The Constitution says otherwise.
San Francisco's Dangerously Intrusive Gun Storage Rule
The Supreme Court misses an opportunity to defend the Second Amendment.
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Major Gun Rights Case, Clarence Thomas Files Sharp Dissent
Petition denied in Jackson v. San Francisco.
Sorry Liberals, Bernie Sanders Is a 'Gun Nut'
A left-wing pundit attacks the Vermont socialist for being insufficiently anti-gun.
New York Resists Court-Ordered Release of 'Assault Weapon' Registration Data
Do the numbers tell us something they don't want to reveal?
Cody Wilson Sues State Department Over Threats About Spreading Digital Gun-Making Files
Free Speech and Right to Bear Arms Both Violated by Keeping Him From Spreading Software that Helps People Make Guns At Home, Wilson insists.
The Impossibility of Gun Control, In One Image
In California, one gun was sold for every 39 state residents just last year.
Forget D.C., States Take Very Different Paths on Guns
Tighter gun laws or looser firearms restrictions? They're both coming to a state near you.
Hillary Clinton on Guns: Not a Big Fan
The presidential candidate, who once supported licensing and registration, says resistance to gun control "terrorizes" the nation.
Trade in Your Old 'Assault Weapon' For a New One, Says Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Thank the nice congresswoman for the new guns!
NJ Gun Laws That Made Man a Felon for a Paperwork Violation 'Need Serious Reform'
The Garden State has littered its law books with the statutory equivalent of booby traps.
Great News: ATF Backs Down (For Now) on Big Ammo Ban
Agency admits "the vast majority of the comments received to date are critical" of the plan
How to Count the Defensive Use of Guns
Neither survey calls nor media and police reports capture the importance of private gun ownership.
Why Not Blame Gun and Drug Laws for Rapper Bobby Shmurda's Legal Troubles?
Because throwing shade at capitalism is easier.
ATF Tries to Ban Common Rifle Ammo As "Armor-Piercing" Despite Its Own Statutory Definition
Gun rights community sees a disturbing ongoing crackdown on common ammo availability via ATF fiat.
