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The Trouble With Do-Somethingism on Guns
Before we even knew how the killer of 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, had obtained his guns, Sen. Chris Murphy was engaging in his customary performative emotionalism on the Senate floor, literally begging Republicans to “compromise.” Compromise on what exactly? Murphy has never once offered a single proposal…David Harsanyi -
UN Gun Control Program Runs Amok Again
More than two decades ago, the United Nations created a program to curb the trafficking of small arms. It’s done nothing but fire blanks. So now, the U.N. wants to control bullets. In 2001, the United Nations started the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light…Ted Bromund -
8 Problems With San Jose’s Gun Insurance Mandate and Gun Ownership Tax
Lawful gun ownership in San Jose, California, is about to become more expensive and onerous after the City Council passed a measure imposing two unprecedented burdens on the possession of firearms inside city limits. Beginning later this year, San Jose’s lawful gun owners will be required to maintain “a homeowner’s, renter’s, or gun liability insurance…Amy Swearer -
Supreme Court Arguments in New York Gun Case Signal Uphill Battle to Defend Overly Restrictive Laws
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the first significant Second Amendment case the court has taken up in over a decade. Although the high court is unlikely to render a decision in the case until next spring, the arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen highlighted the many ways in…Amy Swearer -
11 More Reasons Biden Administration Is Wrong About Onerous Gun Restrictions
The Biden administration last month filed a brief encouraging the Supreme Court to uphold New York City’s de facto ban preventing ordinary citizens from carrying firearms in public. The administration argued that an onerous “good cause” requirement—giving the city’s police department unmitigated discretion over citizens’ exercise of a fundamental right—is a perfectly reasonable regulation. This…Amy Swearer -
11 Examples of Why Government Shouldn’t Go After Lawful Gun Industry
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 and vesting himself with the authority to treat it as a “public health crisis” just like the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo, a Democrat, also signed into law a bill to hold…Amy Swearer -
Want Less Violence? Promote Gun Ownership
Would carrying a gun make you feel safer? Robert Nash and Brandon Koch thought so. But the state of New York denied them gun permits, saying they hadn’t demonstrated a “special need.” Why did they have to prove such a “need”? The Supreme Court ruled more than 10 years ago that all Americans have a…John Stossel -
Biden Backs Gun Control, Not Defunding Police, in New Executive Actions
President Joe Biden announced a host of executive actions Wednesday, many of them backing up his long-standing support for gun control and others distancing himself from some fellow Democrats who want to defund the police. “The Second Amendment from the day it was passed limited the type of people who could own a gun, and…Fred Lucas -
Cruz: Liberals’ Endgame on ‘Ghost Guns’ Is to Get National Gun Registry
Editor’s note: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, made the following remarks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. Read the lightly edited transcript, below, or watch the video above. Sen. Ted Cruz: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, thank you to the witnesses who are here today. Last Friday, the Biden administration published proposed regulations to significantly expand…Daily Signal Staff -
In These 11 Cases, a Firearm Saved the Owner or Others
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 blatant lies and mischaracterizations in the process. One of Biden’s more egregious mischaracterizations was the common trope that the nation is experiencing a “gun violence epidemic.” The plain data simply…Amy Swearer -
These 11 Incidents Underscore Outrage of Biden’s Slap in Face to Gun Owners
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, releasing a slew of executive orders that are likely to punish responsible gun owners without meaningfully affecting crime rates. Perhaps worse, President Joe Biden nominated gun control lobbyist David Chipman…Emma Nitzsche -
It’s a Misperception That Firearms Aren’t Safe, Gun Shop Owner Says
Geneva Solomon is co-owner of Redstone Firearms in Burbank and Ontario, California, where she and her husband not only sell firearms but teach gun safety. Solomon joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to tell how she became passionate about gun ownership and safety. She also discusses her recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and why…Virginia Allen -
Yes, Leftists Want to Take Your Guns
If we lose the Second Amendment, then the rest will fall. During my recent—and very contentious—congressional campaign, my opponent argued that he didn’t need to take your guns because he had enough of his own. Voters in western North Carolina didn’t buy it. There was no need to remind them that leftists have a long…Rep. Madison Cawthorn -
House Passes Gun Control Bill With Universal Background Checks
The House passed a gun control bill Thursday that requires a universal background check for every purchase of a firearm. HR 8, titled the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 and led by California Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson and Georgia Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath, passed 227 to 203 with eight Republicans voting in favor. If…Andrew Trunsky -
Blowing 4 Factual Holes in the Biden Gun Control Agenda
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 push for new gun control measures. Unfortunately, instead of seeking support for laws addressing the real underlying factors of gun violence, Biden is pushing politically divisive measures that would turn…Amy Swearer -
11 Times a Gun Stopped Matters From Getting Worse
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 to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Perhaps one of the worst offenders is Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who recently introduced a bill to create a national gun license and…Amy Swearer -
Watch a Dramatic Use of a Gun in Self-Defense That Didn’t Make News
If a defensive use of a firearm goes unreported in the media and nobody hears about it, does it really count? I’m happy to report that the answer is a resounding “yes,” and I have evidence to prove it. A man who was patrolling his employer’s property to protect it from thieves, confronted by an…Amy Swearer -
84 Lawmakers Stand Up for Allowing Their Own Guns at Capitol
A new congresswoman from Colorado, Rep. Lauren Boebert, has rallied 83 other representatives to counter an effort by Democratic legislators to prohibit politicians from carrying firearms in and around the Capitol. Boebert, a vocal supporter of gun rights, rallied lawmakers to oppose a measure by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., to prohibit carrying a gun throughout…Jake Dima -
Man Who Bought Firearms Used in San Bernardino Terrorist Attack Gets 20 Years
A California man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to commit terror attacks and for providing assault rifles used in the 2015 attack in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 dead, the Department of Justice announced. Enrique Marquez Jr., 28, pleaded guilty in 2017 to conspiring to provide material support and…Kaylee Greenlee -
How Trump Impeachment ‘Knocked Gun Control in the Head’
A little-noticed casualty of Democrats’ impeachment push against President Donald Trump last year was gun control, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says. In an interview for my book “Abuse of Power: Inside the Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump,” Massie noted that the president was ready to pull the trigger on a federal law allowing orders…Fred Lucas