The United Nations is once again ramping up its campaign to tighten international controls on civilian firearms, and gun rights advocates say Americans shouldn’t dismiss it as “just another meeting in New York.” At the center of the effort is the...
When discussions about firearms dominate the news, one reality often receives far less attention: ordinary citizens have, on numerous documented occasions, used legally possessed firearms to stop mass shooters before even more innocent lives were lost. No one wants to live...
For decades, gun control advocates have argued that fewer firearms mean less violence. Europe tells a more complicated story. While strict gun laws have dramatically reduced shootings across much of the continent, they have not eliminated homicide or violent crime. Instead...
Gun owners are facing a new front in the battle over the Second Amendment. In the span of just one week, Maryland, Connecticut, and New York each approved sweeping new laws targeting Glock pistols and similar handguns. Until now, California stood alone in attempting such a...
One of the most common complaints among gun owners is that many of the people writing firearm laws appear to know very little about the firearms they seek to regulate. Over the years, lawmakers and public officials from both parties have made comments that left gun owners...
The debate over gun rights often centers on a single question: Do states with fewer restrictions on firearm ownership experience more crime? For decades, politicians, activists, and media commentators have argued over the answer. Some insist that loosening gun laws...
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