150 firearms you might not be allowed to have
Democrats have introduced legislation to ban 150 specific firearms. Not just “assault rifles” but also certain brands of pistols and shotguns. I’ve posted the complete list after the jump. Those of...
View ArticleShaming and exposing gun owners
A number of newspapers across the country have been using open records laws to get the names of people who are registered owners of firearms and then publishing their names and addresses. Why would...
View ArticleThe state as our therapist
Schools are doing their part against guns by punishing children for playing. George Will recounts some of the latest absurdities, while also making a larger point: The government, through our...
View ArticleThe militia part of the Second Amendment
The Washington Post has a front page story saying that the Second Amendment had always been construed to refer to a “collective” right to own firearms on the part of state militias until 2008 when the...
View ArticleNews & updates
Lots of things have been happening in the news, including some new developments in topics we have discussed earlier. I’ll just pull together some links: Have you seen these men? The FBI has released...
View ArticleRepercussions of the Boston bombings
I suspect that the Boston Marathon bombings may complicate the two big issues facing Congress right now. On gun control, I daresay that when the citizens of Boston and its environs were told to stay...
View ArticleIn Europe, only outlaws have guns
In Europe, owning a firearm is pretty much illegal. But a huge black market has arisen in military-grade weapons, making them easily available to criminals, gang members, and terrorists. Proving the...
View ArticleSupport for gun rights grows
Reversing the trends of the last few decades, a majority of Americans (52%) now say that protecting the right to own a firearm is more important than controlling gun ownership. The question now is why...
View ArticleNew rhetorical strategies for the anti-gun crowd
Opponents of the Second Amendment, inspired by other rapid changes of public opinion, are formulating new ways of framing their arguments against the ownership of firearms: Make gun ownership a public...
View ArticleSocial Security status to block ownership of guns
Today’s gun laws restrict those who cannot manage their own affairs from owning firearms. So the Obama administration is planning to use Social Security to restrict gun ownership. Individuals...
View ArticleObama’s top priority will be gun control
In an interview with GQ magazine, President Obama said that his top priority for his final year in office will be gun control. From Dave Boyer, Obama says gun control to be top issue of final year –...
View ArticleGun control by executive order
President Obama issued a series of executive orders in an attempt to control the possession of firearms. See the provisions after the jump. From Obama gun control order: Here are 8 main provisions |...
View ArticleIs there an epidemic of gun violence?
Columnist Mona Charen gives some useful perspective on the question of whether we are really in the middle of an “epidemic of gun violence.” She also gives a multitude of facts on the gun controversy,...
View ArticleCan you be pro-life and pro-gun?
Evangelical pastor Rob Schenck criticizes his fellow conservative Christians for being knee-jerk 2nd Amendment supporters, arguing that it is impossible to be both pro-life and pro-gun. A Lutheran...
View ArticleHow to go after guns despite the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights protects the right of Americans to own firearms. But liberals have come up with a way to restrict gun ownership anyway: the time-honored power of the...
View ArticleCzech Republic tells citizens to arm themselves
The Czech Republic, perhaps the most pro-gun nation in Europe, has called on its citizens to arm themselves as a line of defense against terrorists. Meanwhile, the former Soviet satellite has been...
View ArticleTrump vs. NRA
President Trump defied the National Rifle Association and opponents of gun control, urging Republican congressmen to pass stricter gun laws in light of the Parkland school shooting. The president...
View ArticleThe Left Discovers the Second Amendment
The right to keep and bear arms is usually thought of as a conservative issue. But now some on the Left--including Black Lives Matter activists and Democratic Socialists--are asserting their Second...
View ArticleMonday Miscellany 5/22/23
A congressional staffer embracing Communism (including the brutal bits); advocating gun control while being soft on crime; and euthanizing the homeless.
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