Gun Control

Policy

Hillary Clinton Equates Gun Control Opponents With Terrorists

Jacob Sullum | 6.18.2014 3:19 PM

Policy

When the NRA Opposed Open Carry

Jacob Sullum | 6.17.2014 3:25 PM

Politics

What's a Gun-Loving Liberal to Do?

Caught between the Democrats and the NRA.

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2014 1:01 PM

Policy

The Price of Pot: $45 per Eighth, Plus Your Second Amendment Rights

Jacob Sullum | 6.11.2014 2:32 PM

Policy

The 'Weird' and 'Scary' Open Carry Movement

The NRA's criticism reflects shifting attitudes toward publicly displayed guns.

Jacob Sullum | 6.11.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

The New York Times Redefines Crazy As It Pitches New Gun Restrictions

Jacob Sullum | 5.28.2014 6:25 PM

Politics

Jacob Sullum on Gun Control, Mental Health, and the I.V. Massacre

Matt Welch | 5.28.2014 6:07 PM

Policy

Elliot Rodger and Gun Control's False Promise

The Isla Vista massacre reveals the emptiness of the anti-gun lobby's "real solutions."

Jacob Sullum | 5.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jacob Sullum on the I.V. Massacre, Thaddeus McCotter on Afghanistan, I.J.'s Robert McNamara on Eminent Domain Abuse, Kmele Foster on Reparations, Plus Sexy After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.27.2014 8:29 PM

Politics

Federal Court Upholds D.C. Gun Control, Says 'Judiciary Should Defer to the Legislature'

Damon Root | 5.16.2014 11:46 AM

Policy

It Turns Out Rifles Are Just As Lethal Without Threaded Barrels

Jacob Sullum | 5.13.2014 10:57 PM

Policy

Why Civil Rights and Gun Rights Are Inseparable

A riveting new book restores "the black tradition of arms" to its proper place in American history.

Damon Root | 5.10.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

Pop-Tart Guns Now Legal in Florida Schools

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.9.2014 1:40 PM

Politics

Japanese Man Arrested for Making 3D Printed Gun

Brian Doherty | 5.8.2014 12:26 PM

Civil Liberties

Open Carry of Guns Freaks Out Provincial BloombergView Editors

J.D. Tuccille | 5.8.2014 12:01 PM

Politics

One Man's Loophole Is Another Man's Liberty

Big government tightens its grip on "loopholes." Beware.

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.5.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Major Second Amendment Case

Damon Root | 5.5.2014 9:52 AM

Policy

Relatively Small Social Networks Responsible for Large Portion of Shootings in Chicago, New York City, According to Study, Police

Ed Krayewski | 5.2.2014 1:05 PM

Politics

Pistols Pulled Out

Firearms makers exit California

J.D. Tuccille | 4.30.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Hung Up on 'Stand Your Ground'

The absence of a duty to retreat does not explain the outcome of Michael Dunn's murder trial.

Jacob Sullum | 4.29.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Remains Silent on Major Gun Rights Case

Damon Root | 4.28.2014 10:19 AM

Policy

Go to Heaven, Bloomberg

The meddling ex-mayor thinks he is on a mission from God.

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Gun Case?

The Second Amendment protects the right to armed self-defense. Does that include the right to carry guns in public?

Damon Root | 4.18.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Can 'Enemy of Freedom' Michael Bloomberg Buy a Stairway to Heaven by Targeting Guns?

Brian Doherty | 4.18.2014 12:31 PM

Policy

Gun Rights and 'Justice Stevens' Foolishness'

Damon Root | 4.17.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

No, We Don't Need to 'Fix' the Second Amendment

Damon Root | 4.14.2014 10:27 AM

Politics

Otis McDonald, Civil Rights Hero and Second Amendment Champion, 1933-2014

Damon Root | 4.7.2014 11:25 AM

Civil Liberties

Otis McDonald, R.I.P. (The Man Who Got the Second Amendment Applied to States and Localities)

Brian Doherty | 4.6.2014 2:33 PM

Gun Control

Second Fort Hood Shooting Renews Same Debates over Security, Gun Control, Mental Health

Here we go again

Ed Krayewski | 4.3.2014 10:04 AM

Civil Liberties

New York's Assault Weapons Ban? We Can Design Around That.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.2.2014 8:01 AM

Politics

Why is Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee Not Yet a Household Name?

Scott Shackford | 4.1.2014 11:31 AM

Civil Liberties

Flying Out of NYC, Gun Owners? Not So Fast. The Locals Want To Bust You and Steal Your Firearms.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.31.2014 3:26 PM

Civil Liberties

Armed and Polite

Concealed carry

Ronald Bailey | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Gun Rights for Public-Housing Tenants

Damon Root | 3.21.2014 11:04 AM

Policy

Challenge to Barring Medical Marijuana Licensees from Buying Guns Loses in Federal Court [UPDATED]

Brian Doherty | 3.18.2014 2:23 PM

Policy

'Stand Your Ground' Is Neither New nor Unusual

Jacob Sullum | 3.12.2014 7:13 PM

Civil Liberties

Psycho Door-Kicking Cop Embodies Strong Argument Against Gun Registration

J.D. Tuccille | 3.12.2014 11:06 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The Gun Show, Starring Cody Wilson, Geraldo Rivera, David Keene, Judge Napolitano, Damon Root, Emily Miller, and Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Turned Background-Check Advocate Colin Goddard

Matt Welch | 3.7.2014 7:37 PM

Policy

Case Challenging California's Yolo County Gun Carry Permit Law Brought Back from Dead

Brian Doherty | 3.5.2014 7:45 PM

Politics

Proposed Maryland Law Could Lead to Confiscation Of Guns from Noncomplying Folks with Criminal Records

Brian Doherty | 3.5.2014 7:17 PM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Piers Morgan is Clueless About Guns and Violence

Matthew Feeney | 2.25.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Sen. Markey to Introduce 'Smart Gun' Bill

To prevent "unauthorized" use

Reason Staff | 2.20.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

Snake Kills Man! When Will We Stop Snakes, er, Guns?! Asks Slate

Zenon Evans | 2.18.2014 12:06 PM

Politics

The Right to Carry Concealed Arms is Winning, in One Chart

Nick Gillespie | 2.18.2014 11:44 AM

Concealed Carry

Court Strikes Down California's Concealed Carry Restrictions

Zach Weissmueller | 2.13.2014 5:32 PM

Policy

Court Strikes Down Calif. Rule Requiring 'Good Cause' for Gun Carry Permit

Violation of Second Amendment

Reason Staff | 2.13.2014 4:15 PM