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Apr

In a perfect world, a person or group’s politics and religion should have no bearing on their safety as they move through modern society. But we live in an imperfect world, and intelligent people must…

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Apr

The frequency with which anti-gun stalwarts claim to “support the Second Amendment” would be high comedy if it were not so serious. New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) uttered those words—right before pushing through a…

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Apr

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is the federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing laws related to, among other things, constitutionally protected Second Amendment activities. Unfortunately for gun owners, the ATF’s…

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Apr

Much is being said currently about the sad state of affairs where violent criminals escape punishment with barely a slap on the wrist. Many call for harsher sentencing to combat offenders slipping through justice’s apparently…

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Apr

Last June, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed the “State Assault Weapons Ban Act” into law. Despite the obvious constitutional objections by Second Amendment supporters, lawmakers shamelessly promised that no one is “coming for…

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Apr

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) recently released a fascinating look at how U.S. states comply with the Second Amendment.  This scorecard, the 2026 FPC State Freedom Index, ranked only New Hampshire and Kansas with perfect…

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Apr

Second Amendment opponents’ playbook against gun rights is as old and worn as it is predictable. Any official recognition of the right to keep and bear arms is met with shrill proclamations of the resurrection…

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Apr

As Congress considers a bill to establish nationwide reciprocity for all law-abiding gun owners, a North Carolina lawmaker introduced a narrower proposal last week. Combat-decorated Green Beret and current Rep. Pat Harrigan (R) introduced the…

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Apr

Virginia may be a late arrival to the anti-Second Amendment party thrown by a handful of states, but it is quickly catching up with its colleagues in suppressing gun rights. Even as Gov. Abigail Spanberger…

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Apr

If it were not for big city mayors and other local leaders who believe they have the authority to overrule the Second Amendment, state preemption laws would be wholly unnecessary. But they are, and Ohio…

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Apr

When asked to choose between good and bad news, most people tend to prefer hearing the bad news first and moving on.  That’s the situation with Second Amendment rights and a prominent organization committed to…

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Apr

With Virginia’s frantic slide into the Second Amendment abyss, it is refreshing to note that one of its close colleagues stood up to the governor and defended the right to keep and bear arms. After…

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Apr

“The power to tax is the power to destroy.” These famous words were spoken by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1819 in a landmark Supreme Court case concerning government power. Modern lawmakers know this dictum…

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Apr

Gun grabbers north of the border are busy wiping egg off their faces as the national confiscation scheme descends into chaos. The latest development demonstrates the frustration of the shooting community with incompetent government officials.…

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Apr

The apparent schizophrenia of the Trump administration on Second Amendment rights shows no sign of abating. While the firearms community welcomed the formation of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Second Amendment Section, the White House…

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Apr

Just when you think anti-gunners have scraped the bottom of the barrel, along comes an even more ridiculous idea that leaves good people shaking their heads. New York lawmakers are considering S9215, a measure that…

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Apr

In real estate, they say that “location” is everything. The same rule, unfortunately, applies to law-abiding Americans who exercise their Second Amendment rights for self-defense. In some locales, the intended victim must worry about overzealous…

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Apr

Wall Street giants in recent years have made no secret that many do not want to provide essential financial services to the firearms industry. They used the nebulous “reputational risk” criteria to de-bank Second Amendment-related…

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Apr

It’s that time of year, unfortunately, when anti-Second Amendment lawmakers trot out more tired proposals intended to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms. And increasingly, state officials are copying blueprints from California’s…

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Apr

In retrospect, gun shop employees are likely not the best targets for a violent criminal mob—especially when they were not even the people the group intended to confront. A worker of Central Texas Gun Works…

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Apr

Just because a dangerous situation is typical, it doesn’t mean that’s how encounters with criminals will always play out. Sometimes, these critical incidents pop up when least expected, which means it is always wise to…