The Good and the Bad in the 666 Bills That Took Effect This Week in Texas
While libertarians will be inclined to applaud some of the new laws, others exemplify familiar conservative excesses.
Gun Rights
The CDC's Framing of Homicide and Suicide As 'Public Health' Issues Provides Cover for Biden's Gun Control Agenda
The agency returns to a research area where it has caused much controversy in the past.
Russian Ammo Ban Hurts Gun Owners, Not Vladimir Putin
Stopping the import of Russian ammo is just pretending to do something noble.
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.
Gun Control Scheme Harms Black and Hispanic New Yorkers, Public Defenders Tell Supreme Court
“New York enacted its firearm licensing requirements to criminalize gun ownership by racial and ethnic minorities.”
Barely Legal Teens Can Legally Buy Guns, Appeals Court Says
Fourth Circuit overturns laws barring licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to 18–20-year-olds.
New York's Next Mayor: Gun Rights for Me, but Not for Thee
Eric Adams insists on a double standard that lets former cops like him escape the firearm restrictions everyone else has to follow.
Government To Blame for Texas Church Shooting That Left 26 Dead, Says Court
Plus: Trump's absurd lawsuits against social media, states take aim at Google app store, and more...
Andrew Cuomo Declares a Gun Violence 'Disaster Emergency' and Signs a Bill That Invites Lawsuits Against Firearm Suppliers
New York's new law seems to conflict with a federal statute that protects manufacturers and dealers from liability for gun crimes.
Why Didn't COVID-19 Kill the Constitution?
We can thank judges who were prepared to enforce constitutional limits on public health powers.
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.
Sixth Circuit Takes Bump Stock Case En Banc
What seems like a gun rights case actually presents some important questions of administrative law.
Biden's Gun Control Plans Won't Do Much To Address Surging Homicides
Cracking down on "rogue gun dealers" and enforcing background checks won't stop criminals from arming themselves.
The Feds Can't Compel States to Enforce Restrictions on Guns or Immigrants
The anti-commandeering principle serves causes favored by both the right and the left.
The Biden Administration's Model 'Red Flag' Law Belies the Justice Department's Avowed Commitment to Due Process
The Justice Department's proposal encourages states to take away people's Second Amendment rights based on little more than bare allegations.
Biden's Nominee to Head the ATF, Who Wants Congress to Ban 'Assault Weapons,' Says He Can't Define Them
David Chipman's obfuscation, like the president's vagueness, is aimed at concealing the illogic of targeting firearms based on their "military-style" appearance.
Missouri Now Refuses to Enforce Certain Federal Gun Laws
Biden's Justice Department has some problems with this.
More Sanctuary States of the Right
Conservative states seeking to protect gun rights are copying the tactics used by liberal immigration sanctuaries.
3 Young Minnesotans Sue the State for Their Right To Bear Arms
A new lawsuit challenges Minnesota's law requiring a person be at least 21 years old to carry a handgun.
Here's Why California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban Is Unconstitutional
Such laws arbitrarily prohibit rifles that are commonly used for legal purposes.
California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban Unconstitutional, Says Federal Judge
Victory for the Second Amendment in Miller v. Bonta. Will the Biden administration pay attention?
Why Didn't California's 'Red Flag' Law Stop the San Jose Shooter?
Even when states authorize gun confiscation orders, identifying would-be mass shooters is a daunting challenge.
9th Circuit Hears Contradictory Arguments on Whether People Aged 18 to 20 Have a Right To Buy Weapons
California insists those under 21 were legally "infants" in Founding Era; plaintiffs insist they were always part of "militia"
The State Department Fought To Allow 'Ghost Gun' Files and Won. Why Is It Still Trying To Remove Them?
Despite its victory, the State Department is insisting that a court order to allow the files to spread is not yet technically in effect.
Joe Biden Wants To Close the 'Boyfriend Loophole.' Here's What That Means.
Plus: Ghost guns, the unintended consequences of criminalizing sex work, and more...
California Already Tried Biden's Ghost Gun Ban. It Didn't Work.
Two years after California banned them, the ATF was complaining that 41 percent of guns they came across in L.A. were the very guns already banned
Gunmaking CAD Files Free To Spread Around the Internet, 9th Circuit Rules
States had been trying to stop the Feds from loosening their hold on certain software, but the Appeals Court says they don't have that power
This 87-Year-Old Republican's Bill Would Restore the Second Amendment Rights of Cannabis Consumers in States That Have Legalized Marijuana
Under current law, marijuana users who possess firearms are committing a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
SCOTUS Will Decide Whether the Right To Bear Arms Extends Beyond Your Doorstep
New York, like several other states, limits public carrying of handguns to the favored few.
A Sanctuary State of the Right
Montana's new law refusing to help enforce federal gun restrictions is similar to liberal "sanctuary cities'" refusal to assist in federal immigration enforcement. Both are protected by Constitution.
Americans Can't Agree About How Often Mass Shootings Occur, Let Alone the Right Policy Response
A new RAND analysis shows how difficult it is to answer basic questions about this rare variety of homicide.
Biden's Plan to Stop Ghost Guns Is Doomed To Fail
"There's this growing gap between what's on paper and what is enforceable in law," says Kareem Shaya, the co-founder of Open Source Defense.
The Indianapolis Shooting Highlights the Shortcomings of 'Red Flag' Laws
Although police seized the perpetrator's shotgun when he was deemed suicidal, he was never identified as a potential murderer.
More Than A Dozen States Are Trying To Nullify Federal Gun Control
Conservative state legislators are taking a page from the playbook of pro-immigration activists and the marijuana legalization movement.
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.
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...
Joe Biden Learns To Love Gun Control by Presidential Fiat
The president's unilateral restrictions are legally dubious and unlikely to "save lives."
The Bump Stock Ban Highlights the Danger of Letting Bureaucrats Invent Crimes
A federal appeals court rejects a highly implausible redefinition of machine guns.
The Media's Obsession With Boulder's Blocked 'Assault Weapon' Ban Defies Logic
The suggestion that the ordinance could have prevented Monday's mass shooting is utterly implausible.
No, It's Not Easier To Get a Rifle Than Vote
This awful gun control talking point won’t go away.
The 9th Circuit Says the Right To Bear Arms Does Not Extend Beyond Your Doorstep
According to the dissent, the appeals court "has decided that the Second Amendment does not mean what it says."
Biden's Gun Control Proposals Make Little Sense As a Response to the Mass Shooting in Boulder
It is hard to see how an "assault weapon" ban or expanded background checks could have prevented this attack.
743 Years and 3 Months. 117 Years. 51 Years. Why Are These Men's Sentences So Long?
For possessing a gun while committing a crime—even when no one is killed—too many defendants are slammed with sentences decades or even centuries longer than justice demands.
Dianne Feinstein's Latest 'Assault Weapon' Bill Is Just As Illogical As All the Previous Ones
As usual, the senator and her allies want to ban guns based on arbitrary distinctions.
The House Just Approved Two Background Check Bills That Would Make an Unfair, Irrational Gun Policy Even Worse
One measure would require checks for nearly all firearm transfers, while the other would increase delays in completing sales.
As the 9th Circuit Takes Another Look at California's 10-Round Magazine Limit, It Should Demand More Than Speculation From the Law's Defenders
The state's ban on "large-capacity magazines" is easy to justify, as long as you assume its benefits and ignore its costs.
Biden's 'Commonsense' Gun Controls Make Little Sense
The policies he favors would arbitrarily limit Second Amendment rights and threaten the industry that makes it possible to exercise them.