Your Bipartisan Bump Stock Ban Has Arrived
The bill, sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats, would ban much more than just bump stocks.
Gun Rights
Why is YouTube Deleting Bump Stock Videos?
The video hosting website falls prey to a hysteria.
Repealing the 2nd Amendment Won't Make Gun Bans Any Easier
If you strip away legal protections for rights valued by millions of Americans, you're just going to make them angry to no good end.
The NRA's Phony Concession on Bump Stocks Invites a Real Ban
Prohibiting the accessory used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock will require new legislation.
Overcoming Confirmation Bias on Guns
Confirmation bias is one of the great obstacles to making the practical case for liberty.
A Prospective Bump Stock Ban Shows How Disconnected Gun Control Politics Is From Reality
The device's ineffectiveness and unpopularity make it an easy sacrifice.
A Liberal War on Guns Is Not the Answer to Mass Killings
It'll eviscerate not just the Second Amendment, but much of the Constitution
What Gun Control Advocates Get Wrong
The misguided call to "repeal the Second Amendment."
How the Second Amendment Helped Civil Rights Activists Resist Jim Crow
A response to New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and his call to "repeal the Second Amendment."
Republicans Get Behind Gun Control in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
Get your bump stocks while you can.
Vegas Mass Shooting—Where Gun Control Meets Reality: Podcast
Reason's Jacob Sullum talks about making effective policy in the wake of tragedy.
No, the Post-9/11 Response to Terrorism Is Not a Good Model for Gun Policy
Gun control advocates don't seem to realize they are making the case against their push.
A Statistician Reconsiders Her Support for Gun Control After Looking at the Data
If only politicians were so open to contradiction by reality.
A Massacre Is Not an Argument
The Las Vegas attack does not strengthen the case for all the usual gun control ideas.
Did Bump Stocks Make the Las Vegas Shooting Deadlier?
The accessories, which are legal and widely available, sacrifice accuracy for speed.
If You Think Trump Is a Fascist, You Should Oppose Gun Control
Don't combine an authoritarian president with a disarmed populace.
This Is the Time To Defend the Second Amendment and Less-Strict Gun Control
Anti-gun activists are pushing for a crackdown in the wake of the Vegas shooting. That's understandable but wrong.
Automatic Weapons Are Already Heavily Regulated and Gun Control Laws Don't Work
Laws aren't the solution you're looking for to crimes like the massacre in Las Vegas.
How to Stop Post-Tragedy Panic Syndrome: Podcast
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch on the Las Vegas shooting, Trump's Twitter rage at Puerto Rico, and the Jones Act.
Outrage at Las Vegas Massacre Does Not Mean Agreeing With Nick Kristof About Gun Control [Updated]
As usual, the policies pushed in response to a mass shooting have little or nothing to do with it.
Trump on Las Vegas Shooting: "An Act of Pure Evil"
The president offered condolences, federal law enforcement assistance.
Updated: Las Vegas Mass Shooting Biggest in U.S. History, Gunman I.D.'ed as Stephen Paddock
Resist "grotesque urge to immediately transform all human tragedies into a political agenda."
D.C. Circuit Won't Reconsider Decision Upholding the Right to Be Armed in Public
The vote confirms a split that invites the Supreme Court to settle the issue.
Reality Contradicts Study Linking Movie Guns to Fatal Firearm Accidents
As guns proliferated in movies, accidental gun deaths and violent crime fell dramatically.
The Times Thinks Deregulation Is Meddling If It Helps Religious People or Gun Owners
The paper says loosening rules "runs counter to the Trump administration's less-is-more credo about government meddling."
Does Anti-Pot Prejudice Explain NRA's Reluctance to Condemn Philando Castile Shooting?
The organization's spokesperson seems to think Castile's cannabis consumption is relevant, but it's not clear why.
Stossel: NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns-even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
Republican-Appointed Judge Backs Gun Control Law, Says 'Firearms Regulation Requires Ample Deference' from Courts
Is gun control a political thicket that unelected judges should not enter?
In Major Win for 2nd Amendment Advocates, Federal Court Blocks D.C. from Enforcing Conceal-Carry Restriction
"The Second Amendment erects some absolute barriers that no gun law may breach."
Judge: Campus Carry Doesn't Hurt Free Speech
University of Texas at Austin professors claiming guns on campus have a chilling effect.
NRA Breaks Its Silence on Philando Castile Shooting
Spokeswoman Dana Loesch calls the incident "a terrible tragedy that could have been avoided." But by whom?
Oregon Cracks Down on Gun Rights in the Name of Suicide Prevention
A newly passed bill in the state would let cops and judges decide who can exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Federal Judge Stays California Confiscation of Magazines Holding More than 10 Rounds
This confiscation, even beyond Second Amendment concerns, amounts to an unconstitutional taking of personal property.
In Light of the Philando Castile Shooting, Should You Tell That Cop You Have a Gun?
Ten states and D.C. say you must.
Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch Blast SCOTUS for Refusing to Hear Major Second Amendment Case
"I find it extremely improbable that the Framers understood the Second Amendment to protect little more than carrying a gun from the bedroom to the kitchen."
NRA-TV Host: Cop Who Killed Philando Castile 'Screwed Up Big Time'
"Yanez walking away from this case a free and clear man is just wrong," says Colion Noir.
The NRA Shuns a Second Amendment Martyr
Philando Castile died because he exercised his right to bear arms.
Report on 'Children' Killed by Guns Hypes Accidents, Which Are Rare and Declining
Most gun-related deaths among minors are homicides, and four-fifths involve teenagers.
Blame the Shooter, Not the 'Rhetoric'
The New York Times shamefully-and stupidly-ties yesterday's shooting to...an old Sarah Palin ad?
GOP Lawmakers Attacked in Shooting at Virginia Baseball Practice. Update: Shooter Identified
A gunman opened fire on a practice game outside of Washington, D.C., this morning.
Podcasting Star Ben Kissel Is Running For Brooklyn Borough President!
The co-host of Last Podcast on the Left talks about Millennial libertarians, gun rights in New York City, and our fascination with serial killers.
London Bridge Terror Attack Shows Value of Responsible Gun Ownership
Responsible gun ownership could prevent terrorism.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
The Progressive Left Devours Its Own [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Andrew Heaton, Katherine Mangu-Ward, & Matt Welch on terrorism, climate change, Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Evergreen, and more.
