A Second Look at a Controversial Study About Defensive Gun Use
Criminologist Gary Kleck revises his paper on the incidence of the use of firearms for self-protection.
Criminologist Gary Kleck revises his paper on the incidence of the use of firearms for self-protection.
The urge to suppress runs up against targets which have no form, shape, or fixed location, and can be infinitely reproduced.
Oregon is one of a handful states that bans age discrimination against 18-to-20-year-olds by places of public accommodation.
Authorities say Krissy Noble was justified in shooting and killing a home intruder while she was pregnant.
"While not a criminal matter, an order of protection exposes a respondent to an array of restrictions, including severe limitations on his or her Second Amendment rights. A respondent deserves a meaningful due process opportunity to present his or her case."
Why should an athlete be subjected to a nonsensical controversy ginned up by reporters?
Cody Wilson's attorney talks guns, speech, and "Lochner-izing the First Amendment."
Texas, like some other states, allows law-abiding adults who have concealed carry licenses to carry at public universities as well as elsewhere; this was challenged on First Amendment, Second Amendment, and Equal Protection Clause grounds.
How the gun control lobbies nearly tricked Congress into banning millions of ordinary guns.
Officials trying to stop people from sharing information online are still raging against Napster.
The podcast crew takes on the The New York Times' controversial new hire, Trump's trade war escalations, Medicare-for-all, and 3D-printed guns.
As often happens, news reports misunderstand what "stand your ground" laws mean.
Sean Thomas Banks assured the family he was taking them for "safekeeping."
It's never been illegal to make your own firearms.
Three ways of thinking about the problem: 1. Software is like hardware. 2. Software is like instruction manuals. 3. Alexa, read this book and make me a gun.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts President Trump's support for printed gun bans.
But thanks to the internet, it may not matter.
An officer with the Aurora Police Department is on paid leave after confusing an armed homeowner with the intruder he shot and killed.
The Borat comedian's new "Kinder Guardian" videos put lawmakers in cringe-worthy light.
The Ninth Circuit had earlier held -- citing D.C. v. Heller -- that the Second Amendment doesn't secure a right to concealed carry, but the panel now holds that it secures a right to carry openly (though it reserves the possibility that a state might be able to choose whether to allow open carry or to allow concealed carry).
The New York senator is scared that people will build semi-automatic weapons from the comfort of their homes.
Gun owners can now enjoy First and Second Amendment safeguards.
The panel concludes that the district court didn't abuse its discretion in issuing the injunction -- though the decision is non-binding.
An agent who accidentally shot someone while dancing can't be around alcohol, but can keep his gun.
Will widespread private arms rebalance power between individuals and the state? It looks like we're going to find out.
No, says the Illinois Appellate Court.
Once again, lawmakers propose to use the regulatory state to punish people they don't like.
From DIY guns to designer drugs, classic-car parts, and human livers, 3D printing promises a dynamic and uncontrollable world.
Our video is awesome. But nothing in the First Amendment says YouTube has to run it.
We offer how-tos, personal stories, and guides for all kinds of activities that can and do happen right at the borders of legally permissible behavior.
Build a Glock 17 using parts from the internet
Civil debate, whether on Trump/Russia, gun policy, or fungible abortion funding, begins in the workplace.
A Washington Post headline misleads its readers.
"For the safety of students of color"
Data from the FBI's Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2016 and 2017 report; legal civilian gun carriers tried to intervene in 6 out of 50 incidents, and apparently succeeded in 3 or 4 of them.
Self-defense rights need to be a cause in themselves, not just a totem of political tribal identity.
In a politicized environment, getting on the wrong side of regulators can be dangerous. Don't be surprised if banks and insurers cave.
So a federal district court in Illinois held yesterday.
Parkland survivor and pro-gun activist Kyle Kashuv was also punished.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals let a case against gun-sales advertising site Armslist go forward -- and in the process undermined 47 U.S.C. § 230 protection for a wide range of web sites.
Restricting guns-or vans, knives, or planes-won't make the world safer. The Toronto van attack reminds us peril lies in people with bad intent, not with how they get it done.
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