[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

[ad_1] By Selwyn Duke December 22, 2012 Since removing constitutional rights is all the rage now, I have to ask: when does dislocation from reality become severe enough to justify involuntary commitment? A good study case is NYC’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who recently uttered a real gem on his weekly radio show. Writes Politicker.com:

[ad_1] By Selwyn Duke March 21, 2013 Upstate New York’s Catskill Mountain Range is a bucolic place near and dear to my heart. It’s where storybook character Rip Van Winkle enjoyed his legendary slumber, and its scenery hasn’t changed much since he was born of Washington Irving’s fertile imagination. Yet, like Van Winkle, if I’d

[ad_1] Hour 3 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show delivers a dynamic and wide-ranging discussion from Washington, D.C., where Clay and Buck are meeting with key political figures, including President Donald Trump and top senators. This hour features in-depth commentary on Second Amendment rights, as Buck shares his recent NRA Pistol Instructor Certification

[ad_1] “Arrogant.” “Dishonest.” “A plague upon our state’s gun owners.” Aaron Dorr, the face of more than a dozen interconnected gun-rights groups across the country, has inspired some harsh descriptors from influential gun enthusiasts who theoretically should be on his side. But according to these critics, Dorr is actually a bully with few legislative accomplishments

[ad_1] We are grateful for the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict in National Rifle Association v. Vullo — a case that cut to the heart of freedom of speech. New York state officials targeted the NRA specifically because they found the NRA’s message objectionable, and pressured private enterprises to “blacklist” or refuse to conduct business with

[ad_1] A couple of years ago, a Trace reader asked for recommendations of books about the gun violence issue. You can find our first list of recommended reading here. We missed a few that should have been on that original list, and since then, even more books on the topic have come along. And so

[ad_1] We are grateful for the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict in National Rifle Association v. Vullo — a case that cut to the heart of freedom of speech. New York state officials targeted the NRA specifically because they found the NRA’s message objectionable, and pressured private enterprises to “blacklist” or refuse to conduct business with

[ad_1] Seventeen years ago, Melynda Vincent was convicted of bank fraud because she paid for groceries with a bad check for $498. Although bank fraud can be punished by up to 30 years in prison under federal law, Vincent was sentenced to probation, which she successfully completed before earning three university degrees and launching a

[ad_1] On Thursday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D) railed against House Republican efforts to remove the NFA regulations on firearm suppressors, describing the devices as items “primarily designed for crime.” The NRA posted Murphy’s speech, wherein he said, “Silencers are the tools of killers, they are the tools of criminals, period, stop.” He then built on

[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen Decision held that the 2nd Amendment protects the right of U.S. citizens to carry handguns in public for self defense. It held that handgun permit requirements of “proper cause” and “may issue” were unconstitutional. New York State dropped those rules, changing the law to read “shall issue” but adding

[ad_1] Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on Wednesday from supporters and opponents of a proposed “red flag” gun law, offering a glimpse of the coming public debate over a controversial referendum on the November ballot. Wednesday’s hearing was largely perfunctory because voters — not lawmakers — will decide this fall whether Maine should join roughly

[ad_1] The Moore Township Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, June 3. During reports, Patrolman Thomas D. Roberts provided the police department’s monthly report for May, which included 273 total incidents, seven written/verbal warnings issued, 16 traffic citations issued, one non-traffic citation issued for harassment, two arrests made for DUI and theft, four reportable accidents

[ad_1] The state’s Judiciary Committee has heard public testimony on Wednesday afternoon on the red flag law citizens referendum. This procedural step almost didn’t happen after democratic committee chairs said it would not be scheduled. Republicans pushed back and said it was against the law to not have a hearing on a measure that will

[ad_1] “We have a mad king surrounded by courtiers and yes men afraid to tell him he’s making a fool of himself.” By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) was clear from the start. Weeks before this year’s legislative session began, and before he announced any other priorities, the Republican Senate

[ad_1] By Peter Lemiska March 3, 2018 The whole country is still mourning the loss of young lives at the hands of another mass murderer and feels only the most profound compassion for the survivors. But the liberal media apparently found a way to capitalize on another catastrophe. Either that or they honestly believe that

[ad_1] Having won in the House with its demand that the so-called “big, beautiful bill” eliminate the tax on firearms suppressors, Second Amendment advocates are now pushing the Senate to eliminate the tax and registration requirement on short-barreled rifles. The industry is moving swiftly to build support for its call to include the Short Act