After Virginia Beach Shooting, a Quick Pivot to Squabbling About 'Silencers' and Trump's Golf Clothes
Plus: Spending bill includes pro-marijuana changes, State Department starts collecting social media accounts of visa applicants, and more...
Gun Rights
Colorado's Growing Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement
What happens when cities and counties have their own ideas about a law that authorizes the seizure of guns from people who are mentally ill?
Does the Second Amendment Secure a Right to Carry Guns in Most Public Places?
The Supreme Court will consider the petition Thursday.
Twitter Gives Conflicting Reasons for Suspending User Who Tweeted Links to 3D Gun Plans After Sen. Bob Menendez Asked Them To
The senator asked for a private business to squash a citizen's communication, and they did it, though they don't say they did it for him.
Even Legal Visitors to U.S. Can Be Denied Second Amendment Rights
So says the Ninth Circuit, treating legal visitors as subject to the same reduced protection as that applied to illegal aliens.
76 Shots, 2 Cops, and a Deadly Chase Through a Residential Neighborhood
The officers won't be charged, but the DA thinks their actions were "alarming and irresponsible."
What Will Drugs Be Like After Prohibition? Q&A with Hamilton Morris
The host of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is already exploring what a post-prohibition world is going to look like.
Hamilton Morris Is Changing the Way We Talk About Drugs
The host of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is exploring what a post-prohibition world will look like.
In 2018, 55 U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Were Killed by Attackers
In contrast, police killed nearly 1,000 people last year.
What's Wrong With Licensing Gun Owners?
Cory Booker’s plan would unjustly deprive peaceful Americans of the fundamental right to armed self-defense.
Cory Booker's Microstamping Mandate Would Amount to a Ban on New Handgun Models
The Democratic presidential candidate promises to fight for a design requirement that is not currently feasible.
Cory Booker Wants Mandatory Federal Licenses for Prospective Gun Owners
And that's just one of the measures outlined in his new gun control proposal.
When Gun Control Is Censorship
New Defense Distributed chief Paloma Heindorff on making guns, fighting lawsuits, and life after Cody Wilson
Armslist Not Liable for Allowing Searches for Private-Seller Gun Ads
So the Wisconsin Supreme Court held yesterday, reversing a Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision.
Colorado's New 'Red Flag' Law Illustrates the Pitfalls of Disarming People Based on Their Future Behavior
The process for obtaining "extreme risk protection orders" that take away people's Second Amendment rights is rigged against gun owners from the outset.
First Amendment Challenge to L.A.'s Requirement That Contractors Disclose Ties to NRA
Just filed yesterday, and I think it should prevail.
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy Wants To Raise Gun Permit Fees by 2,000 Percent
But most gun crimes are carried out with out-of-state firearms.
If Congress Does Not Change Federal Gun Laws, Kamala Harris Promises, She Will Do It by Presidential Fiat
The California senator claims she could impose "near-universal background checks" and close the "boyfriend loophole" without new legislation.
The Second Amendment in Public Housing
The East St. Louis Housing Authority stipulates to allowing residents to possess guns.
The ACLU Defends Gun Owners' Constitutional Rights, Except for the Second Amendment Right to Own Guns
The organization objects to gun restrictions only if they impinge on other constitutional provisions.
High School Suspends 2 Students for Posting Gun Range Photos on Snapchat, ACLU Files Suit
"Sharing our completely legal weekend activities on Snapchat should not result three days of in-school suspensions," Cody Conroy told Reason.
The NRA Is Right About the Violence Against Women Act
The House version of the reauthorization bill includes new gun restrictions that sweep too broadly.
Gravity Knives, Bump Stocks, and Lawless Law Enforcement
New York cops and the president arbitrarily turn legal products into contraband.
Here Is Why a Federal Judge Nixed California's Ban on 'Large Capacity Magazines'
The Second Amendment covers magazines holding more than 10 rounds, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez says, because they are commonly used for lawful purposes.
In New Zealand, a Democracy Turns Against Itself
Under pressure, democracies have a nasty habit of acting like panicked crowds.
Donald Trump's Bump Stock Ban Turns Peaceful Gun Owners Into Felons by Fiat
The ban, which took effect this week, usurps congressional authority by rewriting an inconvenient law.
Right to Possess Stun Guns in N.Y., Right to Carry Them in Illinois
Two Second Amendment wins late last week.
New Zealand's Sweeping New Gun Ban Would Be Unconstitutional in the U.S.
The government is prohibiting "military-style semi-automatics" and redefining them to include most guns with detachable magazines.
Indiana Teachers Say Cops Shot Them with Airsoft Bullets During Active Shooter Training
How does shooting teachers with pellet guns make anyone safer?
Fight the Soft Totalitarianism of Social Media Cooperation with Government
With big tech helping government officials to control the sharing of information, we need to support alternatives to undermine their censorious efforts.
Sen. Menendez Calls for Twitter to Stop Spreading Software That Can Help Make Weapons
Press release from Jersey senator asks Twitter to censor specific user @ivanthetroll12.
Lawsuit Against Suppliers of the Rifle Used in the Sandy Hook Massacre Will Proceed
The Connecticut Supreme Court rejects an absurdly broad definition of "negligent entrustment" but allows a claim based on "unfair trading practices."
The U.S. Must Stop Supporting War in Yemen, Says Senate
Plus: a Rand Paul add-on makes sure measure doesn't inadvertently authorize new wars, Dick's stores are dropping guns, campus art controversy, and good 8A news
Florida Bill Would Make It a Crime for Minors to Post Pictures of Guns on Social Media
Clearly unconstitutional, of course.
Popular Defiance Will Kneecap Gun Laws in New Mexico, As It Has in Other States
Following the lead of their rebellious constituents, local officials say they won't enforce despised rules.
Here Is What's Wrong With the Gun Control Bills the House Is About to Pass
Two bills dealing with background checks would criminalize innocent behavior and unjustly interfere with the exercise of Second Amendment rights.
No, the NRA Is Not Urging Its Members to Assassinate Gun Control Supporters, Culture War
A lame headline provokes even lamer charges of incitement to violence.
Illinois Police Admit That Oversight in a Background Check Allowed a Mass Shooter to Get a Gun
The problem isn't a lack of laws, but poor implementation of those laws.
Community College Bans Pro-Second-Amendment Banner with Picture of Rifles
A clear violation of the First Amendment -- and not even justified under the College's own stated reasons.
One Year Later, Parkland Remains a Stunning Example of Police Incompetence
The mass shooting became a story about gun control. But it's also a story of incomprehensible government failure.
Los Angeles Demanding That City Contractors Disclose Ties to the NRA
But the new ordinance violates the First Amendment, because it tends to deter (and deliberately so) association with an advocacy group.
