[ad_1] Three years ago, on June 16, 2022, an unfamiliar man attended a church potluck at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church near Birmingham, Alabama. The man sat by himself and refused offers of food. As others were getting dessert, the man shot and killed three people. Kathryn Laumer was at the potluck. She saw two of

[ad_1] Over the past several years, the National Rifle Association has been embroiled in controversy, corruption, and confusion. It has been disconnected from its once loyal membership, composed of millions of hardworking Americans dedicated to protecting their Second Amendment rights.  After a number of court battles, transparency and changes

[ad_1] A letter spearheaded by the American Suppressor Association and signed by Gun Owners of America, the NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, and numerous others urges Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) to keep provisions in the budget reconciliation bill removing the National Firearms Act tax on suppressors and short-barreled rifles and shotguns. On May 22,

[ad_1] While legal scholarship on firearms has grown tremendously since I first started writing on the issue in the late 1980s, one topic that has never been addressed in detail in any law journal is machine guns. My new article in the Wyoming Law Review, Machine Gun History and Bibliography, aims to fill the gap.

[ad_1] When are you ready to carry your firearm? This question goes beyond simply owning a firearm—it is about responsibility, training, and preparedness. Carrying a firearm means accepting the gravity of the decisions and actions that come with it. It is not enough to purchase and holster a weapon; you need to cultivate the mindset

[ad_1] Second Amendment advocacy groups are working overtime to secure major victories included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by House and Senate Republicans and push back against uninformed Democratic attacks aimed at those wins. Led by Gun Owners of America and others such as the National Rifle Association, the Firearms Policy Coalition, and

[ad_1] Senate bill targets Al Capone-era taxes on firearms as 2nd Amendment battle intensifies Senate moves to eliminate 91-year-old NFA taxes on short-barreled firearms and suppressors. GOP legislation removes “Any Other Weapons” category from federal firearms taxation. Congressional Byrd Rule hurdles test whether tax reforms survive Senate procedural challenges. Grassroots

[ad_1] Some issues split the American populous right down the middle. Think climate change, immigration, abortion, and universal health care, for instance. Another issue with the power to divide is gun rights. Liberals generally believe in more stringent gun control while conservatives want more access. So what should we make of Wake Forest University sociology

[ad_1] Wednesday will mark the 10th anniversary of The Trace. We had planned to launch a few days later, but a hate-fueled mass shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, left nine people dead and roiled the country. At 5:33 a.m. on June 18, 2025, we hit publish on the first of

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans’ tax bill would eliminate federal taxes and regulations on short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and silencers as well as preempt state or local licensing requirements in a win for gun-rights advocates. The legislation unveiled by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday would expand on House legislation exempting silencers under the National

[ad_1] On June 13, 2025, the Civil Rights Division of President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced the filing of an amicus brief supporting an NRA lawsuit against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban. The brief was announced by Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon. In a post to X, Dhillon noted, “The Second

[ad_1] Three years ago, on June 16, 2022, an unfamiliar man attended a church potluck at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church near Birmingham, Ala. The man sat by himself and refused offers of food. As others were getting dessert, the man shot and killed three people. Kathryn Laumer was at the potluck. She saw two of

[ad_1] By Selwyn Duke October 14, 2017 The latest firearm-equipment boogeyman is the “bump stock,” a device allowing one to fire a semi-automatic rifle more rapidly. Liberals learned of bump stocks because Las Vegas murderer Stephen Paddock had modified 12 of his rifles with them. This has made them a target for prohibition, and an

[ad_1] By Stone Washington March 20, 2018 “For more than four decades, this event has served as a forum for our nation’s top leaders, activists, writers, and thinkers. Year after year, leaders have stood on this stage to discuss what we can do together to protect our heritage, to promote our culture, and to defend

[ad_1] By Steve A. Stone February 24, 2025 Originally written February 27, 2017 The Democratic Party has chosen its new National Committee leadership. Tom Perez is now installed as the party chairman. He named Congressman Keith Ellison as his deputy. The attempt to buy party unity on the cheap is obvious, but it

[ad_1] By Desmond McGrath March 20, 2018 Zero tolerance – “refusal to accept antisocial behavior, typically by strict and uncompromising application of the law.” As discussed in my last article “Cui Bono? Why are the warning signs of impending violence always ignored?,” the Florida Senate implemented a Zero Tolerance Policy via “Task Force on

[ad_1] By Cliff Kincaid May 10, 2013 “Beck Crosses the Line Again” was the headline over a Jonathan Tobin Commentary article about Glenn Beck’s attack on Michael Bloomberg at the NRA convention. Tobin insisted that Beck “spoke in front of a large backdrop that photo-shopped Bloomberg’s face into what appears to be a famous photo