Day: December 30, 2024

Sometimes, writing a magazine column is like time travel. I’m writing this just as the first frost of autumn is in the forecast, a few days away. It’s time for me to start thinking about rotating the cotton socks to the back of the drawer and the wool ones to the front, and folding the

If the past 12 months have taught us anything as a nation, it would have to be that gun control has actually failed in its purported mission of preventing criminals from getting guns, and that proponents of restrictive gun laws are both delusional and living in denial when they claim otherwise. Remember, the gun prohibition

By now, everyone who has been paying any attention knows that Daniel Penny has been acquitted of all charges in the death of Jordan Neely. Rather than rehash for the umpteenth time all of the details of the case, or offer the same kind of analysis that every political commentator can be relied upon to

The Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) called for the removal of guns from all homes with children. AZDHS made the recommendation for family homes to have their firearms removed in their latest Arizona Child Fatality Review Program (CFRP) report, released last month. This annual report is submitted to the governor and leaders of both

As constitutional carry grows, the perceived need for a permit falls. A report from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) released on Nov. 29 indicates that for the second year in a row, the number Concealed Carry Permit holders in the United States fell. “The figure now stands at 21.46 million—a 1.8% drop since last year,” it

It’s increasingly clear that gun control activism thrives on ignorance about the nature of crime and the importance of the Second Amendment. Unfortunately, far too many Americans continue to buy hook, line, and sinker into activists’ mischaracterizations of reality. Take, for example, one recent survey that discovered a shocking number of American voters erroneously believe that school shootings

Gun Confiscation Programs: Germany, Australia, and Their Implications The other day, I posted a video comparing gun confiscation in Australia to similar measures in Nazi Germany. This sparked significant debate, culminating in a community note claiming that neither Australia nor Germany had engaged in mass confiscation of firearms. In light of this, I thought it

Four boys allegedly tried to rob a 25-year-old man at gunpoint in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday morning, but the alleged victim sent three of them to nearby hospitals by firing at them. Investigators believe the boys approached the man with handguns and tried to rob him, but the man drew his own firearm and