Virginia Man Shoots an Active Robber in Store, Is Arrested Himself
The store owner thought his employee acted in reasonable defense of property and self. The police disagreed.
Gun Rights
Will Pandemic Fears Grease the Way for Authoritarian Gun Controls?
Lawmakers are peddling restrictions on self-defense and other rights to a frightened public.
Will COVID-19 Kill the Constitution?
Politicians and the public are alarmingly willing to violate civil liberties in the name of fighting the epidemic.
L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Says Gun Dealers Are 'Nonessential.' The Department of Homeland Security Disagrees.
The county's ban on firearm sales is inconsistent with a new federal advisory as well as the Second Amendment.
Do Gun Dealers Count As 'Essential' Businesses That Can Stay Open Under COVID-19 Lockdowns?
Or is the Second Amendment suspended for the duration of the epidemic?
Biden Likens Owning an AR-15 to Falsely Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater
The presidential contender has trouble explaining why the guns he wants to ban fall outside the Second Amendment.
New Jersey Security Guard Arrested for Gun He Has Permit to Carry
When it comes to guns, pretty much nothing is legal in New Jersey, according to their police.
She Said He Said He Saw Demons. Then He Had to Give Up His Guns.
A bizarre Florida “red flag” case shows the importance of safeguards that protect people’s Second Amendment rights.
Bloomberg's Constitutionally Oblivious Gun Battles
The presidential candidate’s gun control platform, like his defense of "stop and frisk," sacrifices civil liberties on the altar of public safety.
Virginia's Thwarted 'Assault Firearm' Ban Illustrates the Folly of Trying to Distinguish Between Good and Evil Guns
Legislators who approved a bunch of other gun control bills could not agree on what features make a firearm intolerable.
New Data Suggest Florida Cops Have Broad Power to Take Away People's Second Amendment Rights
In Broward County, judges almost never reject police petitions for gun confiscation orders.
Michael Bloomberg's Claim About 'Children' Killed by 'Gun Violence' Is Off by 73%
Such inflammatory exaggeration seems designed to avoid a substantive discussion of the presidential candidate's gun control proposals.
Virginia's Pending 'Red Flag' Law Includes Improvements but Still Falls Short of Due Process
The bill's requirements for "emergency" orders are loose, and it does not give respondents a right to a court-appointed lawyer.
Panic About Peaceful Protest Reveals Gun Controllers' Bigotry
Erroneous predictions of violence at the Richmond rally conflated civil libertarians with militant racists.
No 'Insurrection' or Violence at Virginia Gun Rights Rally
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Virginia Gov. Northam Smears Gun Control Opponents to Frighten His Base
If politicians are going to paint their opponents as illegitimate, they should be prepared to receive the same treatment in return.
Gun Rights Groups Sue Over Virginia Governor's 'Emergency' Ban
The governor fears a gun-rights rally might turn violent; a judge refuses to stop him from barring weapons from the demonstration.
Colorado Judge Rejects Petition for a Gun Confiscation Order Against a Police Officer
The petitioner, who cited the officer's 2017 shooting of her son, had no standing under Colorado's "red flag" law.
Fiscal Analysis of Colorado's New 'Red Flag' Law Assumes Gun Confiscation Orders Will Be Granted 95% of the Time
Such a high approval rate reflects the threat these laws pose to due process and the Second Amendment.
Although Cannabis Consumers Who Own Firearms Are Federal Felons, Illinois Says They Can Keep Their Guns
The Illinois State Police confirms that people who try newly legal marijuana are not considered "unlawful users" of narcotics.
It's Bill of Rights Day. Do Americans Still Care?
The greatest threat to protections for our freedom may be people's fear that people who disagree with them are exercising their rights.
Bill Would Roll Back Prohibition-Era Gun Rules
The legislation aims to undo the "egregiously unconstitutional registration, taxation, and regulation of short-barreled rifles."
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.
Can Senseless Gun Regulations Be Constitutional?
New York City’s successful defense of its arbitrary restrictions on transporting handguns highlights judicial disrespect for the Second Amendment.
New York City, Which Defended Its Onerous Gun Transport Restrictions As Necessary for Public Safety, Concedes They Weren't
Several justices seem skeptical of the claim that revising the rules after SCOTUS agreed to consider a challenge to them made the case moot.
Gun Control Returns to the Supreme Court
The justices will hear oral arguments today in a major Second Amendment case.
Rhode Island's Stun Gun Ban Challenged in Federal Court
Rhode Island is one of only two states that still prohibit civilian stun gun and Taser ownership.
California's Restrictive Gun Laws Still Can't Prevent Shootings
Instead of reducing the dangers posed by criminals, California's gun restrictions have increased the threat posed to decent people by the law itself.
Colorado's Large-Capacity Magazine Ban Is a Colossal Failure
Can't buy it? That's okay, you can easily get the pieces to build one yourself.
SCOTUS Declines To Intervene in Lawsuit Blaming Gun Maker for Sandy Hook Massacre
The plaintiffs now have to prove that Remington's advertising was not only "unfair or deceptive" but "a proximate cause" of the attack.
Biker Gang Leader's DIY Guns Are Part of a Predictable Prohibition Story
From Australia to Massachusetts, illegal gun makers step in to supply what legal markets aren’t allowed to produce.
What Is a 'Well Regulated Militia,' Anyway?
The Founders liked militias, but they also liked an armed citizenry. To them, the two ideas were inseparable.
If Confiscating 'Assault Weapons' Is a Gimmick, So Is Banning Them
Beto O’Rourke’s scheme would be an ineffectual attempt to enforce arbitrary distinctions.
Tennessee Will Now Let Felons Possess Guns, but Only if the Guns Are More Than 120 Years Old
A change in Tennessee’s definition of a firearm allows for felons to own a gun provided it was manufactured before 1899.
States Are Depriving Innocent People of Their Second Amendment Rights
"Red flag" laws leave gun owners defenseless.
5 Misconceptions Promoted by Democrats During Their 'Gun Safety Forum'
The presidential contenders hyped the "epidemic" of gun violence and the threat posed by school shootings while perpetuating myths about "assault weapons," background checks, and the Second Amendment.
Defending San Francisco's Anti-NRA Resolution, City Officials Say It Was Nothing but Meaningless Bluster
Although San Francisco's supervisors urged city officials to punish contractors with ties to this "domestic terrorist organization," they say they did not really mean it.
Joe Biden Plans To Ban and Register 'Assault Weapons' but Won't Say What They Are
The presidential contender says the 1994 ban made mass shootings less lethal, even though the guns it tolerated were "just as deadly."
Ted Cruz's Gun Control Bill Would Encourage Enforcement of Restrictions That Make No Sense
The Texas senator wants to beef up a background check system that unjustly and irrationally deprives people of their rights.
Here Are the Problems With the Attorney General's Plan To Expand Background Checks for Gun Buyers
It would not do much to protect public safety, but it would magnify the injustice of existing restrictions on gun ownership.
Sandy Hook Promise Ad Hypes the Danger of School Shootings, Fostering Irrational Fears and Bad Policies
Official responses to these extremely rare crimes are grossly disproportionate in light of the risk they actually pose.
Vicious Scapegoating Is the Whole Point of Beto O'Rourke's Gun Grab
The "assault weapons" that the presidential contender wants to confiscate are not especially deadly, but the symbolism of that policy is poisonous.
This Awful House Bill Would Promote Gun Confiscation Without Due Process
The bill would make the criteria for federal grants loose enough to accommodate even the worst "red flag" laws.
Lawsuit Argues That San Francisco's Anti-NRA Resolution Violates the First Amendment
Going beyond criticism, the resolution would punish the NRA and its supporters by cutting off contractors with ties to the group.
San Francisco's Anti-NRA Policy Could Be Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has said the First Amendment protects government contractors against termination based on their political views.
A Suspiciously Selective, Logically Shaky Analysis of Mass Shooting Data Claims the Federal 'Assault Weapon' Ban 'Really Did Work'
The law's impact on weapon choice cannot plausibly account for reductions or increases in fatalities.
Does the Texas Shooting Show That 'Universal Background Checks' Are a Good Way to Prevent Mass Murder?
The policy is unenforceable and poorly tailored to the problem it is meant to address.
Walmart's Ammo Sales Decision Doesn't Violate the Second Amendment. But the Government Ordering Them To Stop Selling Ammo Would.
Defenders, and enemies, of gun access need to get used to their fight being more cultural than political.