13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (428+ words) If, as expected, the Supreme Court strikes down bans on so-called assault weapons when it issues its verdict in Viramontes v. Cook County next year, the gun control lobby isn't just going to give up on its efforts to make AR…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (412+ words) Did Texas Democrat James Talarico just have his "Beto" moment? Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke famously declared that "hell yes" he was coming for AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles during his brief run for president in 2019. O'Rourke tried backing away from…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (353+ words) The cases of Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins are, in essence, one and the same. They challenge assault weapon bans in Illinois and Connecticut, respectively, and they're perhaps set to be one of the most important Supreme Court decisions…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (280+ words) Straw buys are overhyped as a source of guns, at least in my opinion, but they're still an issue. Even if you dislike the laws that lead to such things, the truth is that it's illegal, and it's going to…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (730+ words) While the Bruen decision did leave the door open for some gun control laws, it's one thing about the decision that I don't like. I can live with it, because the door is only barely open, but it's still not…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (453+ words) There's one big problem with many Republicans, and that's how the only way they're better than Democrats on guns is that they don't inherently want every bit of gun control that comes down the line. They're open to talking, and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (424+ words) But for now, "in common use" is the standard. And a new report is bound to dash the hopes of anti-gunners who think they can sell the Supreme Court on the weapons not being that common. A new survey of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (388+ words) The estimates on defensive gun uses vary depending on who is doing the estimating. Yet even the low-ball figures from anti-gun researchers tend to put the number in the six-digit range per year, meaning guns protect innocent life more often…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (652+ words) Defense Distributed won a major court case recently. I've also talked with Cody Wilson in the past about a product that was designed to get around at least some of the concerns about so-called ghost guns. The truth of the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) The National Rifle Association is declaring victory in a federal lawsuit challenging New Mexico's 7-day waiting period on firearm transfers after a federal judge entered his order permanently enjoining the statute from being enforced against the plaintiffs. In a statement,…...