Crane then asked, “Why do you believe the Founders wanted to give the citizens the right to defend themselves?” Cekada responded, “I think, at that time in particular, the citizenry did not have a guarantee that the government would protect them and they wanted to have the opportunity to protect themselves against a tyrannical government.”
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What the ATF calls efficiency, critics call infrastructure — quietly expanding the depth and richness of data retained on every lawful gun buyer in America. A transcribed license number is one thing; a retained photocopy of your government-issued ID — complete with your photo, address, physical description, and signature — is something else entirely. That’s
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“So-called ghost gun bans are increasingly being used to justify broader restrictions on digital files, 3D printers, CNC machines, and lawful gun owners.” Once again, in a story about guns and crime—in this case a story about why police worry that a ban on so-called “ghost guns” won’t prevent criminals from using them—the quiet part,
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Most active shootings stopped by armed private individuals are likely prevented before they become mass shootings, so they are rarely counted in mass shooting statistics. In many cases, visible armed resistance may deter or redirect an attacker entirely, making such events nearly impossible to measure — a longstanding problem in statistics involving events that never
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If something needs to be officially designated “popular” by government in order to be “legal,” we may as well start calling each other “Comrade.” – David Codrea “Denver defies Trump administration order to repeal longstanding assault weapons ban.” Denverite reports. The rhetoric is a response to the Department of Justice’s challenge to the city’s 1989
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The real question now is timing and which case the Court wants to use. The justices have passed on several assault-weapons-ban cert petitions already, which may mean they’re waiting for a cleaner vehicle or a more obvious circuit split. If the Virginia law survives intact through the lower courts, it could end up being that
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“If these reforms prove anything, it’s that the ATF knew it was pushing too far—and now it’s trying to pull back just enough to survive,” the report concluded. “Gun owners shouldn’t let that happen.” I agree with this article — every word. And have said the same. While many in the pro-gun community are cheering
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I agree with this comment left on this article: “I agree in part and disagree in part. For the Roberts’ court, it was a busy year with all Democrat shenanigans that were handled on the emergency docket. But there were so many other cases that deserved a quick GVR or brief per curium ruling without
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Most Americans have never heard the name Tate Adamiak. That should concern all of us. According to recent reporting by Lee Williams at The Gun Writer, Adamiak — a U.S. Navy veteran with no prior criminal record — is now facing what many civil libertarians would recognize as one of the most abusive practices within the
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