Day: April 15, 2023

Another example of institutional tolerance of mental illness. In the wake of the Covenant School shooter being identified as a female-to-male transgender individual, trans activists across the nation galvanized in order to disavow the idea that Audrey Hale’s gender identity provided any motive for the shooting. From planning a “transgender day of vengeance” in Washington DC to

“All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The Communist Party must command all the guns; that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.” The quote was from Mao Zedong, founder of Communist China. Mao’s first act after gaining complete control of China in 1949 was to take away

In the aftermath of school shootings, media outlets often amplify calls for gun control while ignoring or spurning evidence-based ways to protect students. Here are four life-saving tools they are missing or dismissing. Shatter-Resistant Entryways As documented in the academic journal Victims & Offenders, an “immediate and economical” way to protect students “is to tighten” access to school buildings. Many school administrators have done

Why are liberals so scared of this fact? Earlier this month, cameras filmed Rep. Jamaal Bowman, New York Democrat, yelling in the halls of Congress that “Republicans won’t do s—- when it comes to gun violence.” It’s a common refrain from gun control advocates. “Force [Republicans] to respond!’ Mr. Bowman shouted. “Why the hell won’t

Bullet speed matters, but so does bullet weight According to “assault weapon” ban proponents, the AR rifle’s lethality is all about how fast its bullets travel. The Washington Post recently claimed that “what makes [the AR] so deadly is the speed of [its] bullet.” “The higher speed of a bullet from an AR-15 causes far more damage after it

Carl Bogus invented the fiction that the purpose of the Second Amendment was slave control. Back in 1998—a decade before Heller—Prof. Carl Bogus claimed to have discovered a “hidden history” showing that the Second Amendment was adopted to ensure that militias could enforce slave control.  Since that theory crops up now and then, in 2021 I

They have the team. They have the equipment and gear. Now all they need is the right address. (Farmington NM Police Department/Facebook) “Farmington police shoot and kill man after responding to wrong home,” Albuquerque’s NBC affiliate KOB4 Eyewitness News reported Friday on an incident from the previous Wednesday. Police were responding to a domestic violence call and

John Linebaugh grew up in a world without guns — the weapons were banned in his family on account of a shooting accident that happened when his father was still in school. Naturally, the ban ignited Linebaugh’s curiosity — and a passion that would stay with him his whole career, eventually resulting in the creation