Biden's False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law
Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies.
Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies.
Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government.
If you want to own a machine gun, it's probably not going to happen anytime soon—even if you make a decent living and have never committed a crime.
After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation.
Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise.
After sweeping last November's elections, Virginia Republicans look to roll back Democratic gun laws.
It's bad public policy to leap to the conclusion that we do.
The bills call for reforms that would be nearly impossible to implement and will not prevent a repeat of 2020.
The charge requires proof that James and Jennifer Crumbley knew their son posed a threat and could have prevented the attack through "ordinary care."
Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits.
The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing.
Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment
Eric Adams thinks he can give the police more power to hunt for guns without making innocent minority men the inevitable target.
Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed.
The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense.
The idea that massive government spending, hate speech laws, and gun control will improve America—when they failed horribly elsewhere—is a dangerous myth.
Several groups urging the Supreme Court to overturn New York’s virtual ban on bearing arms emphasize the policy’s racist roots and racially disproportionate impact.
Carrying this archaeologists' accessory in the city's downtown without government permission is now a misdemeanor.
A Supreme Court decision against New York's gun control scheme would be a victory for both criminal justice reform and the Second Amendment.
"Restrictions on guns in public spaces are appropriate to make public spaces safe for democratic participation."
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The agency returns to a research area where it has caused much controversy in the past.
Getting a law passed is not the same thing as getting people to obey.
Eric Adams insists on a double standard that lets former cops like him escape the firearm restrictions everyone else has to follow.
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"The Second Amendment does not exist to protect only the rights of the happy few who distinguish themselves from the body of 'the people' through some 'proper cause.'"
New York's new law seems to conflict with a federal statute that protects manufacturers and dealers from liability for gun crimes.
The fees would be used to reimburse the city for the public costs of gun violence.
It's likely that soon, almost all Americans will be legally able to carry guns.
Cracking down on "rogue gun dealers" and enforcing background checks won't stop criminals from arming themselves.
The anti-commandeering principle serves causes favored by both the right and the left.
The Justice Department's proposal encourages states to take away people's Second Amendment rights based on little more than bare allegations.
David Chipman's obfuscation, like the president's vagueness, is aimed at concealing the illogic of targeting firearms based on their "military-style" appearance.
State legislators across the country are working to weaken the enforcement of federal gun laws by emulating immigration activists.
A new lawsuit challenges Minnesota's law requiring a person be at least 21 years old to carry a handgun.
Such laws arbitrarily prohibit rifles that are commonly used for legal purposes.
Even when states authorize gun confiscation orders, identifying would-be mass shooters is a daunting challenge.
The policies don't accomplish much more than putting money in some gun owners' pockets.
Despite its victory, the State Department is insisting that a court order to allow the files to spread is not yet technically in effect.
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Two years after California banned them, the ATF was complaining that 41 percent of guns they came across in L.A. were the very guns already banned
States had been trying to stop the Feds from loosening their hold on certain software, but the Appeals Court says they don't have that power
Under current law, marijuana users who possess firearms are committing a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
New York, like several other states, limits public carrying of handguns to the favored few.
A new RAND analysis shows how difficult it is to answer basic questions about this rare variety of homicide.
Although police seized the perpetrator's shotgun when he was deemed suicidal, he was never identified as a potential murderer.