How To Protect Americans Without Destroying the 2nd Amendment: Podcast
Nick Gillespie talks with National Review's Robert VerBruggen about the Texas church shooting.
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What We Know So Far About the Texas Church Shooting
26 people have been killed at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Rapid-Fire News Cycle Leaves Bump Stocks Behind
So, too, have the politicians who said they really, really wanted a ban on the firearm accessory.
Thomas Massie's Four Arguments Against (and One for) a Bump Stock Ban
The leader of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus explains why prohibiting the suddenly notorious gun accessories is rash and dangerous.
Your Bipartisan Bump Stock Ban Has Arrived
The bill, sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats, would ban much more than just bump stocks.
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.
Should You Be Able to Buy Birth Control—or a Tank—Over the Counter? [Podcast]
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch on why government-mandated birth control and the NRA both suck.
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.
ACLU Now Against First Amendment, Conservatives Against Second Amendment?
Today in the news: up is down, left is right, cats are dogs
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.
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.
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.
Gun-Toting Lefties Show Up at Phoenix Rally, Too Bad the ACLU Probably Won't Be Defending Their Speech Rights
The John Brown Gun Club uses the Second Amendment to underline their First Amendment rights.
Can a Court Arbitrarily Conclude That 'Security' Overrules the First Amendment?
Company asks the Supreme Court to hear its case for being allowed to put 3D printing plans for guns on its website.
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.
Florida Judge Strikes Down Part of Stand Your Ground Law
A Miami judge says defendants bear the burden of proving self-defense, but criminal justice reformers and the NRA say it's the government's job.
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.
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.
Disturbing Video Released of Fatal Police Shooting of Philando Castile
Seven seconds after Castile told a police officer he had a legal gun, he was shot seven times.
Carrying a Gun Does Not Justify Detention, Indiana Supreme Court Says
Since possessing a firearm in public may be perfectly legal, more is required for a police stop.
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.
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?
Trump Defends Due Process
The president signs a bill overriding a Social Security rule that would have arbitrarily nullified Second Amendment rights.
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.
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.
Weaponized Drones and the Second Amendment
Do Americans have a constitutional right to own and use armed drones for self-defense?
The Cannabis Exception to the Second Amendment
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
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.
Defense Distributed, of 3D-Printed Gun Fame, Requests Rehearing on Denial of Its Injunction Against the State Department for Crushing Its Free Speech Rights
Is hosting a file that instructs a 3D printer how to make a plastic gun such a threat to national security that the First Amendment must take a back seat?
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.
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?
Clinton's Constitutional Contempt
While Trump does not know what the Constitution says, his opponent doesn't care.
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.
