Amy Swearer

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Amy Swearer is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.

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    More Gun Control Is Not What Australia Needs

    Amy Swearer
    A father and son duo opened fire on a crowd of mostly Jewish victims on Dec. 14. They were at a large Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia; 15 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in an antisemitic terrorist attack. Using a legally owned bolt-action shotgun and bolt-action rifle, the gunmen fired…
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  • opinion

    Trump’s Case on Birthright Citizenship Is Stronger Now Than Ever

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  • opinion

    Oops! Gun Control Group’s Own Numbers Contradict Its Messaging on Defensive Gun Use

    Amy Swearer | Isabel Guerrero
  • opinion

    Hawaii, Take Note: Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’

    Amy Swearer | Isabel Guerrero
  • opinion

    Defensive Gun Uses Show Extraordinary Crimes Shouldn’t Erase Rights of Ordinary Gun Owners

    Amy Swearer
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    3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy

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    Why NYC Tragedy Means We Need Gun Rights, Not Gun Control

    Amy Swearer | Amanda Badalamenti
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    What We Can Learn From NYC Shooting

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  • news

    Crime-Stoppers: Armed Citizens Protect Themselves, Others

    Amy Swearer | Amanda Badalamenti
  • opinion

    Supreme Court Insists It Will Resolve AR-15 Question ‘Soon’

    Amy Swearer
  • opinion

    Defensive Uses of Guns Last Month Show Mexican Government’s Folly

    Amy Swearer | Amanda Badalamenti
  • opinion

    The Myth of Mexico’s ‘American Gun Problem’ 

    Amy Swearer
  • opinion

    Fact-Checking Justice Sotomayor’s Imaginary Birthright Citizenship Cases

    Amy Swearer
  • news

    Defensive Gun Uses Demonstrate Life and Death Benefits of Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision

    Amy Swearer
  • opinion

    11 Defensive Gun Use Cases in March That Kept Citizens from Becoming Victims

    Amy Swearer
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    Defensive Gun Uses Show Trump Order on 2A Is a Step in the Right Direction

    Amy Swearer | Grace McNabnay