The Georgia Case Against a School Shooter's Father Treats an Inattentive Parent As a Murderer
The charges, which could send Colin Gray to prison for the rest of his life, are part of a broader attempt to criminalize parental failures.
The charges, which could send Colin Gray to prison for the rest of his life, are part of a broader attempt to criminalize parental failures.
"A couple million times a year, people use guns defensively," says economist and author John Lott.
Often, the best thing for lawmakers to do is nothing.
The case is another example of stretching criminal laws to hold parents accountable for their children's violence.
If you want something done right, do it yourself. That includes protecting family, friends, and neighbors.
Does the Second Amendment allow the government to ban guns in common use for lawful purposes?
The decision shows that the Supreme Court has forced judges who like gun control to respect the Second Amendment anyway.
The party's neglect of the issue is consistent with its domination by Donald Trump, who pays lip service to the Second Amendment but has never been a true believer.
Some crimes linger in public memory and some crimes fade away. The Columbine massacre didn't just stay with us—it created a script for future murders.
Legislators are taking a page from constitutionally dubious state laws that make carry permits highly impractical to use.
Several justices seemed troubled by an ATF rule that purports to ban bump stocks by reinterpreting the federal definition of machine guns.
In some sense, the case seemed to hinge on what prosecutors wished the law said, not on what it actually says.
Michigan jurors are considering whether Crumbley's carelessness amounted to involuntary manslaughter.
"Responding officers should have immediately recognized the incident as an active shooter situation," the report found.
Criticism of the state’s "yellow flag" statute is doubly misguided.
It's unlikely to stop would-be shooters, but it certainly would allow more innocent people to be locked up with little recourse.
Pence suggested executing mass shooters in "months, not years," but that would remove crucial procedural protections—and not just for those who are obviously guilty.
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Government officials have neither the right nor the credibility to stand in the way.
A demand letter states that the Uvalde school district is infringing on Adam Martinez's First Amendment right to criticize the government.
Mass shooters typically do not have disqualifying records, and restrictions on private gun sales are widely flouted.
A federal lawsuit notes that the new law draws arbitrary distinctions and targets guns in common use for legal purposes.
It took years to break our society; we’ll be a long time making repairs.
Judges and prosecutors accused James and Jennifer Crumbley of negligent behavior despite the fact that school officials at the time reached many of the same judgments.
But DEI administrators' statements have always been pointless and generic
The president seems to have forgotten his concession that such laws leave murderers with plenty of options that are "just as deadly."
The researchers identified 662 cases involving threats to multiple victims, but they concede that it's likely "there are many more threats than completed events."
The law is hard to defend on logical, practical, or constitutional grounds.
The year’s highlights in buck passing feature petulant politicians, brazen bureaucrats, careless cops, loony lawyers, and junky journalists.
Texas law allows police to withhold records of suspects who were never convicted. Police abuse it to hide records from families, reporters, and lawyers investigating deaths in custody.
If an order had been issued, it would have expired months before the attack unless police successfully sought an extension.
The state made it a felony to carry handguns for self-defense in "any place of worship or religious observation."
Fearmongering about mass school shootings leads to some dumb, privacy-threatening ideas.
Yes, according to a growing body of research, says criminologist Adam Lankford.
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The Texas gubernatorial candidate's interpretation reflects his assumption that opponents of "assault weapon" bans don't care about murdered schoolchildren.
Recent polling suggests that Americans are starting to recognize that such laws make no sense.
No, these rifles are not "the weapon of choice in most mass murders."
New body cam footage shows Ruben Ruiz heading toward the classroom to rescue his wife, but other officers stopped him.
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Taking personal responsibility turns out to be a better idea than putting faith in the state.
Only you can be relied upon to protect you and your loved ones. Ignore anybody who claims otherwise.
The Supreme Court unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's ban.
The answers underline the limitations of laws that aim to prevent this sort of crime by restricting access to firearms.
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The gun control policies under discussion are fundamentally ill-suited to prevent mass shootings.
The legislation prohibits firearm sales based on juvenile records and subsidizes state laws that suspend gun rights without due process.