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Reason-Rupe Poll: 52 Percent of Americans Say Sandy Hook Is Being Exploited for Political Gain
Survey finds 51 percent oppose banning “assault weapons”
January 30, 2013
Lessons from Norway's Horror
Don't use a tragedy to score partisan points.
Gene Healy
July 26, 2011
When Ignorance Is the Best Excuse
Eric Holder's only defense of the ATF's "Fast and Furious" program is that he didn't know it existed.
Mike Riggs
July 20, 2011
A Suicide Pact
Can the U.S. afford the Bill of Rights?
A. Barton Hinkle
June 17, 2011
Constitutional Refuseniks
Stewart Rhodes on his controversial group the Oath Keepers and the orders they won't obey
Radley Balko
April 11, 2011
Gun Owners Have a Right to Privacy
The government has no business infringing on our Second Amendment rights.
John Stossel
April 7, 2011
The Unconcealed Truth About Carrying Guns
What the gun control lobby doesn't want you to know
Steve Chapman
March 31, 2011
Gun Control Wouldn't Have Stopped Loughner
And Loughner shouldn't start a new push for gun control
Brian Doherty
January 21, 2011
Why Gun Control (Still) Won't Work
Restricting the Second Amendment is not the answer to the Tucson shootings.
Steve Chapman
January 13, 2011
The Lone Gunman Theory of Legislation
The perils of letting armed lunatics drive public policy
Jacob Sullum
January 12, 2011
You Must Get Gun Range Training. But You Can’t Get Gun Range Training.
Shaping the future of the Second Amendment in post-McDonald Chicago
Brian Doherty
December 9, 2010
Brian Aitken's Mistake
A New Jersey man gets seven years for being a responsible gun owner.
Radley Balko
November 15, 2010
You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
The Second Amendment finally applies to the states. Now the fight over gun rights really begins.
Brian Doherty
September 13, 2010
Reclaiming Rights
The never-ending struggle to go about your business without fear of government sanction
Matt Welch
September 7, 2010
Civil Rights and Armed Self-Defense
Understanding Clarence Thomas' extraordinary concurring opinion in McDonald v. Chicago
Damon W. Root
July 9, 2010
The Aftermath of McDonald v. Chicago
What's next for gun rights?
Brian Doherty
July 1, 2010
Gun Shy
Four Supreme Court justices make the case against constitutional rights.
Jacob Sullum
June 30, 2010
Guns Save Lives
Why the right to keep and bear arms is essential in a free society
John Stossel
June 24, 2010
Free Speech and Guns
Legal superstar Eugene Volokh on the Bill of Rights in 2010
Eugene Volokh
June 15, 2010
The Persecution of Gilbert Arenas
How gun prohibitionists and an image-conscious NBA scapegoated a basketball star.
Daniel Wattenberg
June 3, 2010
Pre-Crime Policing
Allegedly “disgruntled” man has his guns seized, and “voluntarily” surrenders to two SWAT teams and dozens of police officers for a crime that hadn’t been committed
Radley Balko
May 19, 2010
The Truth About Gun Sales to Terrorists
Should suspected terrorists be barred from buying guns?
Steve Chapman
May 17, 2010
Pre-Crime Policing
Allegedly “disgruntled” man has his guns seized, and “voluntarily” surrenders to two SWAT teams and dozens of police officers for a crime that hadn’t been committed
Radley Balko
March 16, 2010
Chicago's Pointless Handgun Ban
Why draconian gun control laws never work
Steve Chapman
March 4, 2010
Guns for All, Privileges or Immunities for None
The hearings in McDonald v. Chicago promise an unrevolutionary victory—but still an important one
Brian Doherty
March 4, 2010
Carry On
Does the Second Amendment apply outside the home?
Jacob Sullum
March 3, 2010
Will Gun Rights Get a Big Boost?
Adrian Moore
February 27, 2010, 10:19pm
Getting the 14th Amendment Right
The Chicago gun case and the fight for economic liberty
Damon W. Root
February 26, 2010
Everyone Who Knows What They're Talking About Agrees with Me
And everyone who doesn't wears a tin foil hat
Ronald Bailey
February 23, 2010
Obama Spurns Gun Control
Why the anti-gun lobby is disappointed with Obama's first year
Steve Chapman
February 15, 2010
Gun-Control Laws Fail to Prevent Gun Crimes in England; Ayn Rand on Self-Defense
Adam Summers
November 5, 2009, 7:17pm
Exercising Gun Rights in San Diego
Adam Summers
August 24, 2009, 11:40pm
NFL Star Gets Two Years... for Shooting Himself
Anthony Randazzo
August 20, 2009, 12:25pm
Arming India Against Terrorism
Relaxing gun control laws would be a good start
Shikha Dalmia
December 11, 2008