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The Supremes are Back – Making the Constitution Great Again June 27, 2022
Brian C. Joondeph
This is an educational moment where schools can teach kids about the Bill of Rights and Constitution rather than drag queen story hour
Balancing rights and responsibilities September 2, 2019
David L. Rosenthal
Rights do not exist in a vacuum.
MSNBC contributor admits a hard truth: In Venezuela, arms ownership matters May 1, 2019
Monica Showalter
Disarming the peaceful democratic public doesn't take away the horrible reality that people may still have to fight for their freedoms. Right now, they are fighting — with their hands.
Why does the government fail so often on existing gun control laws? February 19, 2018
Jack Hellner
The left demands new laws, when the problem is that the government didn't do its job enforcing existing laws.
A 2nd Amendment Thought Experiment February 8, 2018
Peter Skurkiss
What would the United States look like without the 2nd Amendment?
Is the Second Amendment Unique? December 23, 2017
Sam Bocetta
The Second Amendment actually may be regarded as uniquely historical in that it represents an 18th-century view of human rights.
The Great American Eclipse August 15, 2016
Fritz Pettyjohn
A loss to Clinton isn't the end. It's the beginning of a movement to overturn the result of that election.
The Left's Hatred of the Second Amendment Is Both Inconsistent and Hypocritical June 17, 2016
Thomas Wheatley
Like every other constitutional guarantee, the individual right to keep and bear arms is a mainstay in our republican form of government.
What Does the Second Amendment Mean? April 9, 2016
David Deming
The 2nd Amendment states plainly that the right to keep and bear arms "shall not be infringed." But we have judges who are not only intent on infringing the right but curtailing it altogether.
'Gun Control' Is Actually Conservative Control October 5, 2015
Jeffrey T. Brown
The president wishes to politicize the deaths brought about by his culture, and that of his followers, to achieve total political domination through manipulation of the weak-minded.
Why is it always <em>gun</em> violence? September 11, 2015
Ron Resnick
When a terrorist uses a bomb to kill innocent people, do we hear anti-gun politicians and media people decrying “explosives violence”?
The Psychobiology of the Second Amendment September 8, 2015
Deborah C. Tyler
The American people are not listening to the government and disarming themselves.
D.C Metro Murder Undermines Liberal Talking Points July 12, 2015
Jonathan F. Keiler
The brutal killing of Kevin Sutherland in the Washington, D.C., subway on July 4, does much to undermine popular leftist tropes, in this case, race, crime, guns and drugs
Immigration Criminal Voted for Gun Ban July 1, 2014
Michael Filozof
How an illegal alien helped destroy the Second Amendment rights of 20 million New Yorkers.
Guns Don't Kill People, Democrats Kill People January 28, 2014
David Waciski
It's shocking to see the near exclusivity of firearm-related homicides to a small subset of neighborhoods; neighborhoods that vote predominately for Democrat candidates.
Arapahoe High Shooter Was a Keynesian December 15, 2013
Victor Keith
The media is not noticing this tidbit.
The High and Low Road of Gun Rights October 6, 2013
Jack Eldon Jackson
People who scream something are always wrong, even if they happen to be right.
The Boston Bombings and the 2nd Amendment April 23, 2013
Jonathan F. Keiler
Some overlooked lessons from the Boston terror incident.
Bypassing the Politicians on Gun Control February 14, 2013
Robert Eugene Simmons Jr.
While amending the U.S. Constitution is a difficult process and full of political barriers, the Founders also gave us a method to bypass that through the power of the 10th amendment.
Armed Citizens are Responsible Citizens February 7, 2013
William A. Levinson
It is quite reasonable for those of us who are sheep dogs, or sheep dogs at need, to ask the sheep politely but firmly to refrain from demanding that we become like them.
Why We Have Guns January 25, 2013
Anthony J. Ciani
Why would politicians attempt to take away arms and surround themselves with bodyguards? To protect themselves against the crazy people, or against the sane people, who hope to keep their liberty and their lives?
Too Fast, too Furious January 24, 2013
John Griffing
Throughout history, tyrants have used manufactured crises to rationalize the confiscation of citizens' lawful firearms. Obama is just the latest in a long line.
The Antigun Movement's Bridge Too Far January 23, 2013
William A. Levinson
The enemies of the Bill of Rights have assumed they could exploit the blood of the murder victims to revive an agenda that had been put down hard in 2000.
Obama's No-Show at the OK Corral January 22, 2013
Geoffrey P. Hunt
Despite the huffing and puffing, the strutting and strumming, the histrionics and hyperventilating, the 2nd Amendment isn't going anywhere.
How Many Bullets Are Enough? January 15, 2013
William Sullivan
"The right to keep and bear arms" is not limited to the purpose of fighting government tyranny, but necessary for the broader preservation of liberty.
Advice on the Second Amendment January 14, 2013
James V. DeLong
From Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Justice Clarence Thomas, Judge Alex Kozinski, and the American Founders.
The Cost of Living in a Free Society December 26, 2012
Johnny Alamo
Perhaps we should recognize that we cannot ensure a perfect utopia void of all risk in a free society. We can, however, help mitigate a lot of the risks by protecting freedom.
It's Official: Mayor Bloomberg Needs Mental Help December 22, 2012
Selwyn Duke
Meet the gold standard for the evisceration of the Second Amendment,
The Only Way to Stop School Shootings December 18, 2012
William A. Levinson
The enemies of the Second Amendment have to lie because the truth is simply not on their side, but this still leaves us with an unanswered question. What would have stopped Adam Lanza from murdering 26 innocent people?
Infringing Gun Rights is Not the Solution December 16, 2012
Ron Resnick
The answer is not to restrict the firearms rights of law-abiding citizens. The answer is that the mentally ill should not be allowed to buy firearms.
The Real Second Amendment December 8, 2012
Bart Wilburn
If we want to be honest about it, we must look to the origins of the 2nd Amendment to understand it in the context of framing the U.S. Constitution, and only then can we consider it in our present context.
How Reality TV Saved the Second Amendment December 3, 2012
Ron Resnick
I had always believed that the Second Amendment is the most important amendment. It has actually been the First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of speech and allowing the creation of reality TV shows, that has fostered a renewed appreciation of the Second Amendment