The Center of Gravity in the Fight for Second Amendment Rights Shifts to the States
By Jake McGuigan Focusing on Congress, especially when lawmakers are talking about gun control, is to be expected. Washington, D.C., […]
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Check Your Privilege Because the Second Amendment Gives Everyone the Right to Be Safe
“If you don’t think you need the Second Amendment or if you don’t think you need to carry a firearm or have self-defense, then you are coming from a place of privilege and you’re not coming from a community that is plagued with violence.”
On Guns, Freedom, and a Disarmed Cuban Populace 90 Miles From Florida
Politically, the field had a violent streak which, by the way, Fidel comes from that tradition. Afterwards, the issue has become a lot of use of weapons against the population by security forces, with a population that has no ability to protect itself.
Michigan’s ‘Red Flag’ Law and the Unintended Consequences of Confiscation
The victims of these due process-free confiscation orders in Michigan, which can and do get issued on the thinnest of accusations, now include three police officers, an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old. And all of their family members, too
Proposed SAGA Act Would Prevent Bans of Rifles and Shotguns
“The SAGA Act nullifies New York’s unconstitutional SAFE Act and prevents other states from enacting laws that violate the Second Amendment.”
Maj Toure: The State Isn’t In Charge of Gun Safety, We The People Are
“I absolutely want more people to have firearms…catchphrases like: ‘An armed society is a polite society.’ Absolutely….We need to give all Americans that level of empowerment.”
ATF Director Dettelbach Reportedly Resigning Before Being Fired by the New Trump Administration
ATF director Steve Dettelbach is at least self-aware enough to realize that his employment opportunities in the federal government after January 20 are severely limited.
Third Circuit Reaffirms That Gun Rights Can’t be Denied to ‘Nonviolent Nondangerous’ People Convicted of Misdemeanors
Today the Third Circuit reaffirmed its earlier finding that someone who commits a “nonviolent, nondangerous misdemeanor” and hasn’t been incarcerated can’t be deprived of his Second Amendment rights.
What the Fight for Gun Rights Tells Us About Achieving Larger Political Goals in America
In the 1990s, the 2A was on its deathbed. So-called “assault weapons” were banned, concealed carry permits were increasingly rare, and “high capacity” magazines were the next target. We were on our way to becoming Australia.
Seattle Police Chief Candidate Wondered if the Second Amendment is Still Appropriate for Modern Times
“We are also alarmed that if Barnes thinks the Second Amendment may not be appropriate, what other rights does he think are outdated? What about the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches?”