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Gun Owners

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Gun Control

Washington's 'Assault Weapons' Ban Will Be as Impotent as Most Gun Laws

Once again, firearm-averse legislators chase after a restriction-averse public.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.28.2023 7:00 AM

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Guns

Credit Cards 'Pause' Efforts To Track Gun Purchases After Pushback

It’s a win for self-defense rights in ongoing campaigns to conscript businesses for political causes.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.13.2023 7:00 AM

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DIY

Jacob Sullum: Why Japanese Gun Control Isn't a Model for America

Senior Editor Jacob Sullum examines how the claim that Japanese gun restrictions account for the country's low violent crime rate isn't as simple as it sounds.

Peter Suderman | 7.15.2022 6:00 AM

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Guns

ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud

The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.11.2022 10:09 PM

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Book Reviews

Less a Powerhouse Than a Parasite

What happened to the NRA?

J.D. Tuccille | 3.27.2022 6:00 AM

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The Right To Bear Arms Is Still a Check on Tyranny

Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom.

Noor Greene | 3.3.2022 10:05 AM

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Gun Control

San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control

Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government.

J.D. Tuccille | 1.31.2022 7:00 AM

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Guns

Shooting the Guns You Can't (Realistically) Own at the Gun Industry's Range Day

If you want to own a machine gun, it's probably not going to happen anytime soon—even if you make a decent living and have never committed a crime.

Stephen Gutowski | 1.26.2022 3:01 PM

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Future

Defending Armed Self-Defense

It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM

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Guns

Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws

Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM

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Criminal Justice

Jury Deliberations Begin in Kyle Rittenhouse Trial After Judge Tosses Gun Charge

Plus: Yale University faces an interesting lawsuit, the ACLU takes a stance on student loan debt, and more...

Robby Soave | 11.16.2021 9:30 AM

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Lifestyle

You Can Build Your Own Rifle

J.D. Tuccille | 10.24.2021 9:45 AM

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Gun Rights

California Will Let 'Violence Prevention' Researchers Know That You Have a Gun

An academic field rife with hostility to private gun ownership now gets to know the address of every California owner of a weapon, a weapon part, or ammo.

Brian Doherty | 9.27.2021 3:52 PM

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ACLU

ACLU Thinks the Second Amendment Is a Threat to the First Amendment

"Restrictions on guns in public spaces are appropriate to make public spaces safe for democratic participation."

Joe Lancaster | 9.23.2021 1:20 PM

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2nd Amendment

Whoops—No Gun Rights for Adults Under 21 After All, Says Court

Plus: ACLU rewrites Ruth Bader Ginsburg, theaters sue over NYC vaccine passports, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.23.2021 9:37 AM

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Guns

Russian Ammo Ban Hurts Gun Owners, Not Vladimir Putin

Stopping the import of Russian ammo is just pretending to do something noble.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.27.2021 7:00 AM

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Guns

Don't Be Surprised if Gun Owners Don't Comply With Gun Control Laws

Getting a law passed is not the same thing as getting people to obey.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.25.2021 7:00 AM

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Guns

A New Case Gives the Supreme Court a Chance To Defend Gun Rights

It's likely that soon, almost all Americans will be legally able to carry guns.

John Stossel | 6.30.2021 11:47 AM

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Gun Control

Biden's Gun-Limitation Schemes Make a Mockery of His 'Unity' Message

The president is picking fights with much of the population and further dividing the country.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.12.2021 8:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

Contrary to What Biden Says, Gun Show Sales Aren't Exempt From Background Checks

Plus: GOP gender policing in North Carolina, marijuana legalization mistakes, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.9.2021 9:30 AM

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Guns

The All-American Arms Dealer

Samuel Cummings built a global weapons empire in Washington, D.C.'s shadow.

Mark Hemingway | 2.27.2021 6:00 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

The ACLU Defends the NRA

David Cole writes in defense of the National Rifle Association

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.26.2020 9:47 PM

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Guns

The Politics of Guns Are Changing. Politicians Need To Catch Up.

Millions of new firearm owners who have lost faith in cops and government will be a tough audience for shopworn gun control schemes.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.26.2020 1:30 PM

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Guns

California Ammunition Raids Put Innocent People at Risk of Police Violence

The state boasts of blocking 754 illegal purchases, but it wrongly tagged 101,047 law-abiding people as prohibited. Any of them could have been targeted.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.10.2020 4:15 PM

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Law & Government

Can Senseless Gun Regulations Be Constitutional? 

Under New York's rules, licensed pistol and revolver owners were not allowed to leave home with their handguns unless they were traveling to or from a shooting range.

Jacob Sullum | 2.22.2020 6:00 AM

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Reason Roundup

No 'Insurrection' or Violence at Virginia Gun Rights Rally

Plus: Clinton says "nobody likes" Bernie, Biden wants Section 230 revoked, Iran takes responsibility for Jan. 8 plane crash, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.21.2020 9:30 AM

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Guns

New Zealand's Mandatory Buyback Program Leaked Gun Owners' Personal Info

Law enforcement betrayed the trust of gun owners who were doing their best to comply with government-mandated confiscation.

Noah Shepardson | 12.4.2019 11:35 AM

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Gun Rights

States Are Depriving Innocent People of Their Second Amendment Rights

"Red flag" laws leave gun owners defenseless.

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2019 6:00 AM

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Guns

Colorado Teen Banned From School for Going Shooting With His Mother

Posting “Finna be lit” on Snapchat shouldn’t have gotten Nathan Myers thrown out of school.

Jay Stooksberry | 9.3.2019 3:00 PM

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Gun Control

Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme

As of last week, only around 700 weapons had been turned over.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.8.2019 12:48 PM

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2nd Amendment

Sheriffs Say They Won't Enforce New Washington Law Raising Gun Purchase Age to 21

The new law says that someone buying a semi-automatic rifle has to be at least 21, pass a stricter background check, take a safety training course, and complete a 10-day waiting period.

Ben McDonald | 7.5.2019 11:00 AM

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Guns

Guns Are for Everybody

Like America itself, gun owners are a varied bunch whose politics and experiences don't conform to any narrative.

Eric B. Hanson | 6.22.2019 6:00 AM

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