Amy Swearer is a legal fellow in the Edwin Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently issued a “first in the nation” executive order on gun violence, declaring it a “disaster emergency” in his state… Read More
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Whenever criminals harm someone with firearms, many gun control advocates use the violence as an argument to disarm ordinary, peaceable Americans. Indeed, this is precisely… Read More
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When President Joe Biden released his plan in February to tackle gun violence, he also announced the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau… Read More
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When President Joe Biden announced a plan in mid-February to “tackle gun violence,” he said he would direct the Justice Department to issue new regulations… Read More
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Late last month, President Joe Biden used his first address to a joint session of Congress to push for major gun control initiatives, often using… Read More
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It’s been well over a decade since the Supreme Court last decided a meaningful Second Amendment case. That wait is about to end. Although District… Read More
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Just a little over halfway through its first 100 days, the Biden administration has made it very clear where it stands on the Second Amendment,… Read More
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March is Women’s History Month, yet Congress appears ready to celebrate in the worst way possible by creating more barriers for women who seek to… Read More
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On the third anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, President Joe Biden issued his administration’s first significant… Read More
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We’re in a new year, but gun control advocates are back to their same tactics of wanting to make it much harder for law-abiding citizens… Read More
