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.
LaShawn Craig may spend years behind bars—because the gun he used to justifiably shoot someone was unlicensed.
The rapper is a Bernie Sanders supporter who speaks out about gun rights and free speech.
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.
The libertarian activist on gun rights, the new BLM ("Black Libertarian Movement"), and his support for the Mises Caucus.
Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead.
The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders.
Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more.
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.
Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider.
The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled.
That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect.
Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised.
The argument for loosening restrictions on armed self-defense goes beyond the measurable impact on public safety.
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Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.
Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom.
They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves.
Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals.
Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust.
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Larry Krasner also questions the effectiveness of "supply-side" measures aimed at reducing criminals' access to firearms.
Banning "no-knock" search warrants is not enough to prevent lethal confrontations between cops and people exercising the right to armed self-defense.
Professors' and think tanks' amicus brief urges Court to grant certiorari
Already abused for political purposes, the power of government shouldn’t be expanded based on lies.
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.
Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government.
After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation.
Judge Lawrence VanDyke included a satirical opinion that his colleagues can use when they decide otherwise.
Both public safety strategies are rooted in bigotry and disproportionately harm African Americans.
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.
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.
In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms.
Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits.
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.
The organization's embrace of a wide-ranging progressive agenda undermines its reason for existing.
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
The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
Restrictions have little chance of moving beyond political theater, or of winning compliance if passed.
The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense.
The Supreme Court should reject a law that bars ordinary people from carrying guns for self-defense.
The Court should take care not to allow an exception to the right to bear arms swallow the rule
Reading the cited sources from Everytown's amicus brief
