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.
Millions of new firearm owners who have lost faith in cops and government will be a tough audience for shopworn gun control schemes.
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.
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.
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Law enforcement betrayed the trust of gun owners who were doing their best to comply with government-mandated confiscation.
"Red flag" laws leave gun owners defenseless.
Posting “Finna be lit” on Snapchat shouldn’t have gotten Nathan Myers thrown out of school.
As of last week, only around 700 weapons had been turned over.
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.
Like America itself, gun owners are a varied bunch whose politics and experiences don't conform to any narrative.
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