Second Amendment News
From Supreme Court rulings to state-level legislation, The Daily Signal provides conservative coverage of the battles over Second Amendment rights.
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This County Is Utah’s First Sanctuary for Second Amendment
A county in Utah has shot down the idea of more gun control by becoming the first county in the state to declare itself a Second Amendment sanctuary. The three-member Uintah County Commission voted unanimously to pass an ordinance making the county a stronghold that refuses to comply with federal or state laws on firearms… -
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We Hear You: From Gender Identity in Sports to Second Amendment Rights
Editor's note: We're back with another batch of your emails on our coverage of the nation's policy debates. Got a point to make? Write to [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Kelsey Bolar’s treatment in her video report of the issue of transgender athletes in girls sports is more in depth than a previous article I… -
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Virginia Gun Control Bills Firing Up Second Amendment Backers
Proposed gun control legislation in the Virginia General Assembly has many Second Amendment advocates in the state literally up in arms, prompting strong pushback from gun rights groups and firearms owners. Groups including the Virginia Citizens Defense League, a pro-Second Amendment nonprofit organization, and the National Rifle Association are taking the lead in opposing enactment… -
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The Media’s Shameful Depiction of Pro-Second Amendment Protests in Virginia
It’s the tea party all over again. Way back in 2009 the press, followed by a gaggle of left-wing commentators and politicians, did a number on tea party protests, often portraying them—with little evidence—as driven by racist rage against President Barack Obama rather than principled opposition to his administration’s policies. These same tactics were on… -
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California’s Politicians Step Up Their Disregard for Second Amendment
California long has been known as a place where leaders have little regard for the Second Amendment. But the state has outdone itself in recent weeks. First, San Francisco’s city government adopted a resolution condemning the National Rifle Association as a “domestic terrorist organization” for having the audacity to insist that the constitutional rights of… -
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Why These Defensive Uses of Firearms Should Disarm Second Amendment Skeptics
At a time when many high-profile politicians are comfortable proposing laws that impose serious burdens on the right to keep and bear arms, including the mass confiscation of commonly owned firearms, it’s important to remember that those same firearms are regularly used by average Americans to defend their life, liberty, and property. While some gun… -
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Gun Rights Made All the Difference for These Intended Victims
Contrary to the rhetoric of many gun control advocates, the Second Amendment’s protection of the individual right to keep and bear arms is not a malevolent, outdated barricade to peace that must be demolished or diminished in the name of public safety. Rather, the Second Amendment is a fundamental part of the nation’s scheme of… -
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The Supreme Court Won’t Decide If the Second Amendment Covers Gun ‘Silencers’
The Supreme Court rejected two cases challenging federal regulation of gun suppressors Monday, just days after one such accessory was used in a massacre that left 12 dead in a Virginia Beach municipal building. Suppressors, which are commonly referred to as “silencers,” are tightly regulated under the 1937 National Firearms Act . Both cases arose from… -
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The Second Amendment Saved These Gun Owners’ Lives in April
The right to keep and bear arms is based on the natural, immutable right to defend oneself and one’s liberties from crime and tyranny. Unfortunately, too many well-intentioned people today advocate severely restricting the ability of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves and others with the most effective firearms. Their desire for strict gun control laws… -
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Trump Scraps Obama-Era UN Arms Treaty Opposed by Second Amendment Backers
President Donald Trump announced Friday the United States is pulling out of the international Arms Trade Treaty, a treaty signed by the Obama administration—but never ratified by the Senate—that concerned many Second Amendment advocates. Trump called it a “badly misguided” treaty when speaking Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Indianapolis. “We will… -
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Tackling Questions About Colorado’s Red Flag Law and the Second Amendment
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, this month signed into law a bill allowing a person to be temporarily disarmed if a court finds that he or she poses a significant risk of harm to self or others. This makes Colorado the 15th state to enact such a law, known in Colorado as an extreme… -
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Second Amendment Groups Speak Out Against Suing Gun-Makers
The Connecticut Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling allowing victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre to sue gun manufacturer Bushmaster Firearms left Second Amendment groups bewildered. The 4-3 decision found that the plaintiffs—the families of nine victims—can sue Bushmaster under state unfair trade practices law, despite a federal statute that protects the gun industry from most lawsuits…. -
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This County Declares Itself a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ and Others May Follow
New Mexico’s Quay County is pushing back against the state’s gun control bills by declaring itself a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” The Quay County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday supporting the resolution to protect its citizens’ gun rights. Among the bills pending in the state Legislature that the commision is responding to is House Bill 8,… -
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Supreme Court to Hear First Gun Rights Case in Nearly a Decade
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a case challenging New York City’s prohibition on transporting licensed handguns within city limits to locations other than shooting ranges. The petitioners are challenging city regulations that almost entirely forbid residents from removing lawfully owned handguns from their homes. This is the first significant Second Amendment… -
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‘I Cannot Comply’: A Second Amendment Advocate’s Fight Against the City of Boulder, Colorado
A Second Amendment advocate fighting against a constitutionally questionable gun ban and certification ordinance in the city of Boulder, Colorado, says he and his daughter have been targeted and bullied as his case winds through the court system. The city last May passed an ordinance requiring gun owners to “certify” their “assault weapons” or remove… -
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The Dallas Cop Shooting Was Horrific. It Also Has Nothing to Do With the Second Amendment.
Last week, an off-duty Dallas police officer fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean inside his own apartment. The officer—since identified as Amber Guyger, a four-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department—was also a resident in the same apartment complex, and claims she shot Jean after walking into the wrong apartment and mistaking him for a home… -
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J.D. Martinez’s Second Amendment Stance Isn’t Controversial. It’s Patriotic.
Someone recently dug up an old pro-Second Amendment Instagram post by Boston Red Sox star J.D. Martinez, in which the potential Triple Crown winner posted a picture of Adolf Hitler featuring the quote, “To conquer a nation, First disarm it’s (sic) citizens.” Martinez captioned the post, “This is why I will always stay strapped! #thetruth.”… -
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High School Second Amendment Activist Kashuv Offers Classmates Free Trip to Turning Point Summit in DC
The pro-Second Amendment activist at the Florida high school where 17 died in a school shooting in February is inviting his fellow students to attend a high school leadership summit in Washington next month. Kyle Kashuv, a rising senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, recently became the director of high school… -
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She Voted for Obama Twice. Now Antonia Okafor Explains Why She’s a Conservative Who Advocates Gun Rights.
This is an edited transcript of a conversation between Antonia Okafor and Katrina Trinko on the May 22 edition of The Daily Signal podcast. Okafor weighed in on her own journey to becoming a conservative, Kanye West, gun rights, and school safety. Katrina Trinko: Joining us today is Antonia Okafor, a political commentator and the CEO… -
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Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus an Interview With Del. Nick Freitas on the Second Amendment
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano review the week’s top news. We feature an exclusive interview with Virginia Delegate Nick Freitas. He spoke to us about the importance of the Second Amendment, why his viral speech resonated, and his thoughts on the recent Waffle House shooting. We also…