Gun Rights
Carry a Gun—Without a Permit
If you have to ask permission, it's a privilege, not a right. And maybe you shouldn't bother to ask.
Drunk Man Assaults R2D2-Style Security Robot and Gets Arrested
Good thing he didn't mess with a pistol-packing Russian FEDOR robot
Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Second Amendment Case?
SCOTUS may soon decide whether or not to hear arguments in Peruta v. California.
Gun Rights Groups in California Sue to Take Away Some Gun Rights from "Retired Peace Officers"
Exemption for former police and other types of government officials in Gun-Free School Zone Act violates equal protection of the law for other licensed gun carriers, suit argues.
Guns, Privacy, and Freedom Benefit From New Tech Tools
A wave of new technologies is making it easier for us all to flip the bird to regulators and prohibitionists.
Gun-Owning Expert on Logical Fallacies Deploys Them Against Gun Ownership
Psychologist Daniel Levitin describes his decision to keep firearms for self-defense as emotionally satisfying but irrational.
Revisiting Restrictions on the Right to Bear Arms
Does conviction for a crime mean a permanent ban?
Maybe It's Time for Gun Owners and Muslim Advocates to Join Hands
What do gun bans and travel bans have in common?
Trump Defends Due Process
The president signs a bill overriding a Social Security rule that would have arbitrarily nullified Second Amendment rights.
Trump Took a Break from Fearmongering to Approve Good Gun Rights Bill
Due process protections preserved for those getting Social Security benefits.
Citing Judicial Deference, Conservative Federal Judge Upholds Maryland 'Assault Weapons' Ban
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson urges judicial minimalism in Second Amendment case.
Feminism Needs Firearms, Say 'Armed and Fabulous' Women of CPAC
"I should be able to save my own life anywhere, anytime."
4th Circuit Upholds Maryland's 'Assault Weapon' Ban
The appeals court says the prohibited guns and magazines are outside the scope of the Second Amendment.
NRA-Backed Law Violates the First Amendment in the Name of Protecting the Second
The right to armed self-defense is not a license to muzzle nosy doctors.
The House Passes a Gun Measure Supported by the ACLU and Mental Health Advocates. Media Hysteria Ensues.
Bad reporting, and bad attitudes, make a sensible move to prevent the government from discriminating against certain Social Security recipients seem like sheer madness.
"Armed" is Same as "Armed and Dangerous" When it Comes to Police Searches, 4th Circuit Concludes
Opinion from 4th Circuit Court of Appeals implies that exercising your Second Amendment rights means you inherently lose some of your Fourth and First Amendment rights.
Trump's Chicago Crime Slams: Political Posturing, Federal Overreach, or Legit Assistance?
Mayor and president use their bully pulpits to kvetch at each other. Does it even mean anything?
Federal Judge on Trump's SCOTUS Short-List Issues Major 2nd Amendment Decision
Judge Diane Sykes strikes down Chicago gun range restrictions.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Does Gun Rights a Favor
Some of his measures have had the unintended consequence of strengthening gun rights
Federal Government Files for Certiorari to Supreme Court Over Its Loss in Second Amendment Case Binderup
The consolidated case overturned the application of U.S. Code 922(g)(1) in two cases where the convicted criminals' crimes were not serious enough to deny them Second Amendment rights, according to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
For Those Who Say All Gun Buyers Should Be Screened, the Data Don't Matter
Whatever the numbers are, they supposedly support the case for universal background checks.
Weaponized Drones and the Second Amendment
Do Americans have a constitutional right to own and use armed drones for self-defense?
2016: The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a candidate or a cop.
The Cannabis Exception to the Second Amendment
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
If You Care About the Second Amendment—And Incredibly Terrible Reporting That's Biased Against Guns—Support Reason!
Yesterday's terrifying non-shooting at Ohio State exemplifies how the media is anti-gun and anti-freedom.
An AR-15 in Every Home: 3D Gun Printer Cody Wilson on the Right to Resistance, Hacking the Media, and Trump
Wilson sat down with Reason TV to discuss his new memoir "Come and Take It: The Gun Printer's Guide to Thinking Free."
A Resounding Vote Against Due Process and the Second Amendment
Washington's new law authorizing court-ordered disarmament is even worse than California's.
Voters in Washington State Give Judges Power to Violate Gun Owners' Due Process
Gun control initiatives pass in Washington and California, still too close to call in Maine and Nevada.
Don Kates, R.I.P.
Legal scholar laid the groundwork for the modern revolution in sensible Second Amendment jurisprudence.
Philadelphia Eagles Cut Josh Huff After He Defends His Right to Bear Arms
Huff was expected to remain on the team after his arrest, but was cut after pointing out many athletes carry guns.
Eagles' Josh Huff Latest NFL Player with Marijuana Problem
May become a victim of irrational anti-gun sentiments too.
Gun Control Is Tax-Subsidized Marketing for Illegal Submachine Guns
If you want people to make their own automatic weapons, just restrict legal access to firearms of all sorts.
How To Print a Gun at Home: Ronald Bailey Reviews 'Come and Take It' at WSJ
Is plastic gun printer Cody Wilson an 'open source terrorist' or a free speech hero?
Public Support for "Assault Weapon" Ban Hits All-Time Low
Past and present history give no reason to believe there'd be any public safety benefit to such a ban.
Clinton's Constitutional Contempt
While Trump does not know what the Constitution says, his opponent doesn't care.
Clinton Is a Threat to the 2nd Amendment—and the 1st
Her positions on gun ownership and political speech are at odds with the Bill of Rights.
Mike Rowe Wears Trump's Robe, Fights a Drone, and Solves the Labor Shortage
The former 'Dirty Jobs' host makes a successful leap from cable television to social media stardom.
Clinton's False Assurances About Her Respect for the Second Amendment
The Democratic nominee says "there's an individual right to arms" but does not think it includes handgun ownership or self-defense in the home.
Judge Rejects Lawsuit Blaming Gun Sellers for Sandy Hook Massacre
The case founders on its extravagant definition of negligent entrustment.
