2nd Amendment Walz's Gun Plan Wouldn't Stop Shootings, but It Might Shred Civil Liberties Minnesota's proposed firearm restrictions raise serious constitutional questions—and offer little in return. Jacob R. Swartz | 9.5.2025 5:20 PM
Government abuse Are Books and Brains Weapons? The U.S. Government Thinks So. Sending user manuals, algorithms, and lines of code can be legally equivalent to exporting bombs. Matthew Petti | 10.27.2024 6:00 AM
2nd Amendment The Police Killing of Roger Fortson Shows the Conflict Between the 2nd Amendment and Paranoid Cops Fortson, a 23-year-old active duty airman, was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy when he opened the door to his apartment holding a gun at his side. C.J. Ciaramella | 5.20.2024 3:57 PM
Criminal Justice Prosecutors Agree He Shot a Man in Self-Defense. They're Still Trying To Put Him in Prison. LaShawn Craig may spend years behind bars—because the gun he used to justifiably shoot someone was unlicensed. Billy Binion | 12.8.2023 4:10 PM
Guns The 'Technopolitics' of Cody Wilson Q&A with Death Athletic director Jessica Solce Zach Weissmueller | 10.31.2023 12:30 PM Rap Review: The Peculiar Politics of Killer Mike The rapper is a Bernie Sanders supporter who speaks out about gun rights and free speech. Christian Britschgi | 8.11.2023 6:00 AM Gun Rights Biden's ATF Can't Stop Cody Wilson's Ghost Guns Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of Cody Wilson's ongoing lawsuit against the federal government. Nick Gillespie | 6.7.2023 11:17 AM Gun Rights Maj Toure: Gun Control Is 'the Most Racist Practice in America' The libertarian activist on gun rights, the new BLM ("Black Libertarian Movement"), and his support for the Mises Caucus. Zach Weissmueller | 11.9.2022 10:30 AM Gun Control The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead. James Wallner | 6.1.2022 10:10 AM Crime The New York Times Uses a CDC Report on Homicides As an Excuse To Attack Private Gun Ownership The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders. Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2022 3:55 PM Civil Liberties Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights? Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more. J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2022 7:00 AM Firearms Law New Textbook: Firearms Law and the Second Amendment Regulation, Rights, and Policy David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.28.2022 4:47 PM 2nd Amendment My Washington Post Article on Gun Rights and Property Rights It explains why laws requiring private property owners to allow guns on their land are an affront to property rights, and violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2022 2:04 PM War on Drugs Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Marijuana Users Is Unconstitutional Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider. Jacob Sullum | 4.20.2022 5:25 PM Guns ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled. J.D. Tuccille | 4.11.2022 10:09 PM Police Minnesota's Attorney General Says the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke Was Defending Himself. So Was Locke. That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect. Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2022 4:00 PM Gun Control Does California's Latest Mass Shooting Show the Country's Strictest Gun Laws Are Not Strict Enough? Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised. Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2022 4:15 PM 2nd Amendment Handgun Carry Permits Transform a Right Into a Privilege The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety. Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment Three More States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Weapon Without a Permit Plus: Ukraine war developments, Biden's new tax scheme, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.28.2022 9:33 AM Book Reviews Less a Powerhouse Than a Parasite What happened to the NRA? J.D. Tuccille | 3.27.2022 6:00 AM Abortion Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement. Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2022 3:30 PM Ukraine The Right To Bear Arms Is Still a Check on Tyranny Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom. Noor Greene | 3.3.2022 10:05 AM Ukraine Ukrainians Take Up Arms in Self Defense They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves. J.D. Tuccille | 3.2.2022 7:00 AM State of the Union Biden's State of the Union Offers More Useless Solutions to Gun Violence Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals. Brian Doherty | 3.1.2022 11:24 PM Gun Control Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust. Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment The Biden Administration Sues Over Missouri's Pro–Second Amendment Law Plus: An antitrust lawsuit against Juul was dismissed, the EARN IT Act's sponsor has a new proposal, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.17.2022 9:30 AM Criminal Justice Philadelphia's D.A. Sees Little Value and Much Injustice in Gun Possession Arrests Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 4:55 PM Police Amir Locke's Death Demonstrates the Recklessness of 'Dynamic Entry' Tactics Banning "no-knock" search warrants is not enough to prevent lethal confrontations between cops and people exercising the right to armed self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 12:01 AM Crime Maryland Rifle Ban in the Supreme Court Professors' and think tanks' amicus brief urges Court to grant certiorari David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.11.2022 3:56 PM 2nd Amendment Biden's False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies. J.D. Tuccille | 2.7.2022 7:00 AM Police Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named. Billy Binion | 2.4.2022 4:41 PM Gun Control San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government. J.D. Tuccille | 1.31.2022 7:00 AM 2nd Amendment A Federal Judge's Satirical Opinion Highlights Disrespect for the Second Amendment After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation. Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment 9th Circuit Panel Says Pandemic-Inspired Shutdowns of Gun Stores Were Unconstitutional Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise. Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2022 5:05 PM 2nd Amendment Gun Control Is Just as Racist as Drug Control Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans. Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2022 6:00 AM Guns Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns The ATF is expected to adopt a new rule requiring that the metal parts hobbyists used to manufacture their DIY weapons be registered as legal firearms. So Cody Wilson made those parts unnecessary. Zach Weissmueller | 1.12.2022 4:00 PM Future Defending Armed Self-Defense It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes. Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM Book Reviews A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms. Nicholas Johnson | 12.19.2021 2:35 PM 2nd Amendment Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits. Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2021 3:20 PM Supreme Court California Governor Calls for S.B. 8-Style Legislation Targeting Firearms In response to the Supreme Court's ruling largely precluding pre-enforcement challenge of the Texas abortion law, Governor Newsom calls for similar action on guns. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2021 9:19 AM ACLU The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing. Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2021 4:30 PM 2nd Amendment California's Ban on Magazines Holding More Than 10 Rounds Is Constitutional, 9th Circuit Decides Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment Brian Doherty | 11.30.2021 5:53 PM Criminal Justice Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2021 12:01 AM Guns Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed. J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM ACLU The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense. Robby Soave | 11.19.2021 3:52 PM 2nd Amendment New York Treats a Second Amendment Right As a Crime The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 12:01 AM sensitive places The sensitive places issue in New York Rifle The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2021 1:04 PM NYSPRA v. Bruen Surprising support for the right to bear arms Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2021 6:40 AM More Follow Lee on X/Twitter - Father, Husband, Serial builder creating AI, crypto, games & web tools. We are friends :) AI Will Come To Life! Check out: eBank.nz (Art Generator) | Netwrck.com (AI Tools) | Text-Generator.io (AI API) | BitBank.nz (Crypto AI) | ReadingTime (Kids Reading) | RewordGame | BigMultiplayerChess | WebFiddle | How.nz | Helix AI Assistant
Rap Review: The Peculiar Politics of Killer Mike The rapper is a Bernie Sanders supporter who speaks out about gun rights and free speech. Christian Britschgi | 8.11.2023 6:00 AM
Gun Rights Biden's ATF Can't Stop Cody Wilson's Ghost Guns Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of Cody Wilson's ongoing lawsuit against the federal government. Nick Gillespie | 6.7.2023 11:17 AM Gun Rights Maj Toure: Gun Control Is 'the Most Racist Practice in America' The libertarian activist on gun rights, the new BLM ("Black Libertarian Movement"), and his support for the Mises Caucus. Zach Weissmueller | 11.9.2022 10:30 AM Gun Control The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead. James Wallner | 6.1.2022 10:10 AM Crime The New York Times Uses a CDC Report on Homicides As an Excuse To Attack Private Gun Ownership The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders. Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2022 3:55 PM Civil Liberties Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights? Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more. J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2022 7:00 AM Firearms Law New Textbook: Firearms Law and the Second Amendment Regulation, Rights, and Policy David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.28.2022 4:47 PM 2nd Amendment My Washington Post Article on Gun Rights and Property Rights It explains why laws requiring private property owners to allow guns on their land are an affront to property rights, and violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2022 2:04 PM War on Drugs Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Marijuana Users Is Unconstitutional Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider. Jacob Sullum | 4.20.2022 5:25 PM Guns ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled. J.D. Tuccille | 4.11.2022 10:09 PM Police Minnesota's Attorney General Says the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke Was Defending Himself. So Was Locke. That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect. Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2022 4:00 PM Gun Control Does California's Latest Mass Shooting Show the Country's Strictest Gun Laws Are Not Strict Enough? Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised. Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2022 4:15 PM 2nd Amendment Handgun Carry Permits Transform a Right Into a Privilege The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety. Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment Three More States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Weapon Without a Permit Plus: Ukraine war developments, Biden's new tax scheme, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.28.2022 9:33 AM Book Reviews Less a Powerhouse Than a Parasite What happened to the NRA? J.D. Tuccille | 3.27.2022 6:00 AM Abortion Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement. Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2022 3:30 PM Ukraine The Right To Bear Arms Is Still a Check on Tyranny Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom. Noor Greene | 3.3.2022 10:05 AM Ukraine Ukrainians Take Up Arms in Self Defense They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves. J.D. Tuccille | 3.2.2022 7:00 AM State of the Union Biden's State of the Union Offers More Useless Solutions to Gun Violence Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals. Brian Doherty | 3.1.2022 11:24 PM Gun Control Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust. Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment The Biden Administration Sues Over Missouri's Pro–Second Amendment Law Plus: An antitrust lawsuit against Juul was dismissed, the EARN IT Act's sponsor has a new proposal, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.17.2022 9:30 AM Criminal Justice Philadelphia's D.A. Sees Little Value and Much Injustice in Gun Possession Arrests Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 4:55 PM Police Amir Locke's Death Demonstrates the Recklessness of 'Dynamic Entry' Tactics Banning "no-knock" search warrants is not enough to prevent lethal confrontations between cops and people exercising the right to armed self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 12:01 AM Crime Maryland Rifle Ban in the Supreme Court Professors' and think tanks' amicus brief urges Court to grant certiorari David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.11.2022 3:56 PM 2nd Amendment Biden's False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies. J.D. Tuccille | 2.7.2022 7:00 AM Police Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named. Billy Binion | 2.4.2022 4:41 PM Gun Control San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government. J.D. Tuccille | 1.31.2022 7:00 AM 2nd Amendment A Federal Judge's Satirical Opinion Highlights Disrespect for the Second Amendment After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation. Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment 9th Circuit Panel Says Pandemic-Inspired Shutdowns of Gun Stores Were Unconstitutional Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise. Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2022 5:05 PM 2nd Amendment Gun Control Is Just as Racist as Drug Control Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans. Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2022 6:00 AM Guns Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns The ATF is expected to adopt a new rule requiring that the metal parts hobbyists used to manufacture their DIY weapons be registered as legal firearms. So Cody Wilson made those parts unnecessary. Zach Weissmueller | 1.12.2022 4:00 PM Future Defending Armed Self-Defense It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes. Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM Book Reviews A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms. Nicholas Johnson | 12.19.2021 2:35 PM 2nd Amendment Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits. Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2021 3:20 PM Supreme Court California Governor Calls for S.B. 8-Style Legislation Targeting Firearms In response to the Supreme Court's ruling largely precluding pre-enforcement challenge of the Texas abortion law, Governor Newsom calls for similar action on guns. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2021 9:19 AM ACLU The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing. Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2021 4:30 PM 2nd Amendment California's Ban on Magazines Holding More Than 10 Rounds Is Constitutional, 9th Circuit Decides Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment Brian Doherty | 11.30.2021 5:53 PM Criminal Justice Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2021 12:01 AM Guns Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed. J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM ACLU The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense. Robby Soave | 11.19.2021 3:52 PM 2nd Amendment New York Treats a Second Amendment Right As a Crime The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 12:01 AM sensitive places The sensitive places issue in New York Rifle The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2021 1:04 PM NYSPRA v. Bruen Surprising support for the right to bear arms Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2021 6:40 AM More
Gun Rights Maj Toure: Gun Control Is 'the Most Racist Practice in America' The libertarian activist on gun rights, the new BLM ("Black Libertarian Movement"), and his support for the Mises Caucus. Zach Weissmueller | 11.9.2022 10:30 AM Gun Control The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead. James Wallner | 6.1.2022 10:10 AM Crime The New York Times Uses a CDC Report on Homicides As an Excuse To Attack Private Gun Ownership The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders. Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2022 3:55 PM Civil Liberties Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights? Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more. J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2022 7:00 AM Firearms Law New Textbook: Firearms Law and the Second Amendment Regulation, Rights, and Policy David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.28.2022 4:47 PM 2nd Amendment My Washington Post Article on Gun Rights and Property Rights It explains why laws requiring private property owners to allow guns on their land are an affront to property rights, and violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2022 2:04 PM War on Drugs Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Marijuana Users Is Unconstitutional Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider. Jacob Sullum | 4.20.2022 5:25 PM Guns ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled. J.D. Tuccille | 4.11.2022 10:09 PM Police Minnesota's Attorney General Says the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke Was Defending Himself. So Was Locke. That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect. Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2022 4:00 PM Gun Control Does California's Latest Mass Shooting Show the Country's Strictest Gun Laws Are Not Strict Enough? Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised. Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2022 4:15 PM 2nd Amendment Handgun Carry Permits Transform a Right Into a Privilege The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety. Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment Three More States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Weapon Without a Permit Plus: Ukraine war developments, Biden's new tax scheme, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.28.2022 9:33 AM Book Reviews Less a Powerhouse Than a Parasite What happened to the NRA? J.D. Tuccille | 3.27.2022 6:00 AM Abortion Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement. Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2022 3:30 PM Ukraine The Right To Bear Arms Is Still a Check on Tyranny Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom. Noor Greene | 3.3.2022 10:05 AM Ukraine Ukrainians Take Up Arms in Self Defense They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves. J.D. Tuccille | 3.2.2022 7:00 AM State of the Union Biden's State of the Union Offers More Useless Solutions to Gun Violence Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals. Brian Doherty | 3.1.2022 11:24 PM Gun Control Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust. Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment The Biden Administration Sues Over Missouri's Pro–Second Amendment Law Plus: An antitrust lawsuit against Juul was dismissed, the EARN IT Act's sponsor has a new proposal, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.17.2022 9:30 AM Criminal Justice Philadelphia's D.A. Sees Little Value and Much Injustice in Gun Possession Arrests Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 4:55 PM Police Amir Locke's Death Demonstrates the Recklessness of 'Dynamic Entry' Tactics Banning "no-knock" search warrants is not enough to prevent lethal confrontations between cops and people exercising the right to armed self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 12:01 AM Crime Maryland Rifle Ban in the Supreme Court Professors' and think tanks' amicus brief urges Court to grant certiorari David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.11.2022 3:56 PM 2nd Amendment Biden's False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies. J.D. Tuccille | 2.7.2022 7:00 AM Police Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named. Billy Binion | 2.4.2022 4:41 PM Gun Control San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government. J.D. Tuccille | 1.31.2022 7:00 AM 2nd Amendment A Federal Judge's Satirical Opinion Highlights Disrespect for the Second Amendment After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation. Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment 9th Circuit Panel Says Pandemic-Inspired Shutdowns of Gun Stores Were Unconstitutional Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise. Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2022 5:05 PM 2nd Amendment Gun Control Is Just as Racist as Drug Control Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans. Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2022 6:00 AM Guns Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns The ATF is expected to adopt a new rule requiring that the metal parts hobbyists used to manufacture their DIY weapons be registered as legal firearms. So Cody Wilson made those parts unnecessary. Zach Weissmueller | 1.12.2022 4:00 PM Future Defending Armed Self-Defense It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes. Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM Book Reviews A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms. Nicholas Johnson | 12.19.2021 2:35 PM 2nd Amendment Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits. Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2021 3:20 PM Supreme Court California Governor Calls for S.B. 8-Style Legislation Targeting Firearms In response to the Supreme Court's ruling largely precluding pre-enforcement challenge of the Texas abortion law, Governor Newsom calls for similar action on guns. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2021 9:19 AM ACLU The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing. Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2021 4:30 PM 2nd Amendment California's Ban on Magazines Holding More Than 10 Rounds Is Constitutional, 9th Circuit Decides Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment Brian Doherty | 11.30.2021 5:53 PM Criminal Justice Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2021 12:01 AM Guns Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed. J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM ACLU The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense. Robby Soave | 11.19.2021 3:52 PM 2nd Amendment New York Treats a Second Amendment Right As a Crime The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 12:01 AM sensitive places The sensitive places issue in New York Rifle The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2021 1:04 PM NYSPRA v. Bruen Surprising support for the right to bear arms Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2021 6:40 AM More
Gun Control The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead. James Wallner | 6.1.2022 10:10 AM
Crime The New York Times Uses a CDC Report on Homicides As an Excuse To Attack Private Gun Ownership The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders. Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2022 3:55 PM
Civil Liberties Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights? Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more. J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2022 7:00 AM
Firearms Law New Textbook: Firearms Law and the Second Amendment Regulation, Rights, and Policy David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.28.2022 4:47 PM
2nd Amendment My Washington Post Article on Gun Rights and Property Rights It explains why laws requiring private property owners to allow guns on their land are an affront to property rights, and violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.25.2022 2:04 PM
War on Drugs Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Marijuana Users Is Unconstitutional Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider. Jacob Sullum | 4.20.2022 5:25 PM
Guns ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled. J.D. Tuccille | 4.11.2022 10:09 PM
Police Minnesota's Attorney General Says the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke Was Defending Himself. So Was Locke. That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect. Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2022 4:00 PM
Gun Control Does California's Latest Mass Shooting Show the Country's Strictest Gun Laws Are Not Strict Enough? Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised. Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2022 4:15 PM
2nd Amendment Handgun Carry Permits Transform a Right Into a Privilege The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety. Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2022 12:01 AM
2nd Amendment Three More States Will Let You Carry a Concealed Weapon Without a Permit Plus: Ukraine war developments, Biden's new tax scheme, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.28.2022 9:33 AM
Book Reviews Less a Powerhouse Than a Parasite What happened to the NRA? J.D. Tuccille | 3.27.2022 6:00 AM
Abortion Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement. Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2022 3:30 PM
Ukraine The Right To Bear Arms Is Still a Check on Tyranny Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom. Noor Greene | 3.3.2022 10:05 AM Ukraine Ukrainians Take Up Arms in Self Defense They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves. J.D. Tuccille | 3.2.2022 7:00 AM State of the Union Biden's State of the Union Offers More Useless Solutions to Gun Violence Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals. Brian Doherty | 3.1.2022 11:24 PM Gun Control Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust. Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment The Biden Administration Sues Over Missouri's Pro–Second Amendment Law Plus: An antitrust lawsuit against Juul was dismissed, the EARN IT Act's sponsor has a new proposal, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.17.2022 9:30 AM Criminal Justice Philadelphia's D.A. Sees Little Value and Much Injustice in Gun Possession Arrests Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 4:55 PM Police Amir Locke's Death Demonstrates the Recklessness of 'Dynamic Entry' Tactics Banning "no-knock" search warrants is not enough to prevent lethal confrontations between cops and people exercising the right to armed self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 12:01 AM Crime Maryland Rifle Ban in the Supreme Court Professors' and think tanks' amicus brief urges Court to grant certiorari David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.11.2022 3:56 PM 2nd Amendment Biden's False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies. J.D. Tuccille | 2.7.2022 7:00 AM Police Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named. Billy Binion | 2.4.2022 4:41 PM Gun Control San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government. J.D. Tuccille | 1.31.2022 7:00 AM 2nd Amendment A Federal Judge's Satirical Opinion Highlights Disrespect for the Second Amendment After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation. Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2022 12:01 AM 2nd Amendment 9th Circuit Panel Says Pandemic-Inspired Shutdowns of Gun Stores Were Unconstitutional Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise. Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2022 5:05 PM 2nd Amendment Gun Control Is Just as Racist as Drug Control Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans. Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2022 6:00 AM Guns Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns The ATF is expected to adopt a new rule requiring that the metal parts hobbyists used to manufacture their DIY weapons be registered as legal firearms. So Cody Wilson made those parts unnecessary. Zach Weissmueller | 1.12.2022 4:00 PM Future Defending Armed Self-Defense It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes. Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM Book Reviews A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms. Nicholas Johnson | 12.19.2021 2:35 PM 2nd Amendment Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits. Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2021 3:20 PM Supreme Court California Governor Calls for S.B. 8-Style Legislation Targeting Firearms In response to the Supreme Court's ruling largely precluding pre-enforcement challenge of the Texas abortion law, Governor Newsom calls for similar action on guns. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2021 9:19 AM ACLU The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing. Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2021 4:30 PM 2nd Amendment California's Ban on Magazines Holding More Than 10 Rounds Is Constitutional, 9th Circuit Decides Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment Brian Doherty | 11.30.2021 5:53 PM Criminal Justice Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2021 12:01 AM Guns Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed. J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM ACLU The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense. Robby Soave | 11.19.2021 3:52 PM 2nd Amendment New York Treats a Second Amendment Right As a Crime The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 12:01 AM sensitive places The sensitive places issue in New York Rifle The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2021 1:04 PM NYSPRA v. Bruen Surprising support for the right to bear arms Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2021 6:40 AM More
Ukraine Ukrainians Take Up Arms in Self Defense They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves. J.D. Tuccille | 3.2.2022 7:00 AM
State of the Union Biden's State of the Union Offers More Useless Solutions to Gun Violence Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals. Brian Doherty | 3.1.2022 11:24 PM
Gun Control Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust. Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2022 12:01 AM
2nd Amendment The Biden Administration Sues Over Missouri's Pro–Second Amendment Law Plus: An antitrust lawsuit against Juul was dismissed, the EARN IT Act's sponsor has a new proposal, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.17.2022 9:30 AM
Criminal Justice Philadelphia's D.A. Sees Little Value and Much Injustice in Gun Possession Arrests Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 4:55 PM
Police Amir Locke's Death Demonstrates the Recklessness of 'Dynamic Entry' Tactics Banning "no-knock" search warrants is not enough to prevent lethal confrontations between cops and people exercising the right to armed self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 2.16.2022 12:01 AM
Crime Maryland Rifle Ban in the Supreme Court Professors' and think tanks' amicus brief urges Court to grant certiorari David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.11.2022 3:56 PM
2nd Amendment Biden's False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies. J.D. Tuccille | 2.7.2022 7:00 AM
Police Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named. Billy Binion | 2.4.2022 4:41 PM
Gun Control San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government. J.D. Tuccille | 1.31.2022 7:00 AM
2nd Amendment A Federal Judge's Satirical Opinion Highlights Disrespect for the Second Amendment After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation. Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2022 12:01 AM
2nd Amendment 9th Circuit Panel Says Pandemic-Inspired Shutdowns of Gun Stores Were Unconstitutional Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise. Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2022 5:05 PM
2nd Amendment Gun Control Is Just as Racist as Drug Control Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans. Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2022 6:00 AM
Guns Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns The ATF is expected to adopt a new rule requiring that the metal parts hobbyists used to manufacture their DIY weapons be registered as legal firearms. So Cody Wilson made those parts unnecessary. Zach Weissmueller | 1.12.2022 4:00 PM Future Defending Armed Self-Defense It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes. Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM Book Reviews A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms. Nicholas Johnson | 12.19.2021 2:35 PM 2nd Amendment Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits. Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2021 3:20 PM Supreme Court California Governor Calls for S.B. 8-Style Legislation Targeting Firearms In response to the Supreme Court's ruling largely precluding pre-enforcement challenge of the Texas abortion law, Governor Newsom calls for similar action on guns. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2021 9:19 AM ACLU The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing. Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2021 4:30 PM 2nd Amendment California's Ban on Magazines Holding More Than 10 Rounds Is Constitutional, 9th Circuit Decides Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment Brian Doherty | 11.30.2021 5:53 PM Criminal Justice Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2021 12:01 AM Guns Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed. J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM ACLU The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense. Robby Soave | 11.19.2021 3:52 PM 2nd Amendment New York Treats a Second Amendment Right As a Crime The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 12:01 AM sensitive places The sensitive places issue in New York Rifle The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2021 1:04 PM NYSPRA v. Bruen Surprising support for the right to bear arms Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2021 6:40 AM More
Future Defending Armed Self-Defense It's easy for many people to see the harm that guns are involved in every day in America, but much harder for them to see the harm that gun prohibition causes. Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.4.2022 6:00 AM
Book Reviews A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms. Nicholas Johnson | 12.19.2021 2:35 PM
2nd Amendment Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits. Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2021 3:20 PM
Supreme Court California Governor Calls for S.B. 8-Style Legislation Targeting Firearms In response to the Supreme Court's ruling largely precluding pre-enforcement challenge of the Texas abortion law, Governor Newsom calls for similar action on guns. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2021 9:19 AM
ACLU The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing. Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2021 4:30 PM
2nd Amendment California's Ban on Magazines Holding More Than 10 Rounds Is Constitutional, 9th Circuit Decides Despite such magazines being widely and lawfully used, and with the ban having been tossed out by other courts and court panels, the 9th Circuit thinks the ban does not violate the Second Amendment Brian Doherty | 11.30.2021 5:53 PM
Criminal Justice Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2021 12:01 AM
Guns Kyle Rittenhouse Case Unlikely To Bring Tighter Gun Laws Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed. J.D. Tuccille | 11.22.2021 8:30 AM
ACLU The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense. Robby Soave | 11.19.2021 3:52 PM
2nd Amendment New York Treats a Second Amendment Right As a Crime The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense. Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 12:01 AM
sensitive places The sensitive places issue in New York Rifle The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2021 1:04 PM
NYSPRA v. Bruen Surprising support for the right to bear arms Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.3.2021 6:40 AM
