Year: 2026

Repealing the federal school gun‑free zones law isn’t a priority for most Republican legislators because it’s not broadly popular with voters (especially parents), it’s politically sensitive, it has limited legislative support, and it doesn’t clearly win many votes. Apparently, keeping schools ‘gun-free’ is just too controversial to mess with. There’s clearly an ideological conflict between

ATF records show that its database can be searched by firearm type, manufacturer, model, serial number, caliber, and other identifying details. That is a gun registry prohibited by federal law. It has been illegal since 1986 for the federal government to establish a national firearms registry. As you might expect of the sort of people

It’s Valentine’s Day—but sharp-eyed readers know it marks something else as well: the 115th anniversary of the legendary 1911. On February 14, 1911, John Moses Browning was awarded U.S. Patent No. 984,519 for the pistol that would become the iconic Model 1911.   Up to March 29, 1911, the official military hand arm of the

A media-driven narrative has taken hold among some Jewish influencers that exaggerates Jewish vulnerability, portraying Jews as defenseless or unwilling to defend themselves while elevating themselves as uniquely enlightened. That framing erases the decades of work by people across the Jewish community who have quietly built training programs, security networks, clubs, and self-defense infrastructure, and

The First Amendment protects the exchange of ideas. The Second Amendment protects the right of self-defense. Digital gun files sit at the intersection of both, and dismissing either concern weakens the constitutional framework that protects us all. In a decision with both First and Second Amendment implications, a federal appeals court has upheld the Garden

Jews training for armed self-defense. Watch some snippets from the Advanced Group training. Guns N’ Moses, a Jewish Shooting Club in San Diego, directed by my good friend, Alex Dov.

Sharing this for your reading enjoyment. In the beginning was point shooting. For those precious few who prepared themselves to use a pistol as a serious defensive weapon, it was fired from the hip, without the benefit of sights. For others, including target shooters and law enforcement officers alike, the pistol was fired at arm’s

“The timeless truism is that the people most insistent on controlling us continually prove to be incapable or unwilling to control themselves.” Mary Jo Buttafuoco is in the news again. Almost 34 years after being shot in the face with an illegally possessed and carried .25 caliber handgun by “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher, a

Codrea is highlighting that this letter only works as a hoax because a meaningful number of people already believe the government is capable of doing this—or at least flirting with it rhetorically. The letter didn’t appear in a vacuum. It landed in an environment primed for distrust. “Federal authorities say they are investigating a report

“From everything I have seen over the years watching the ATF, very little good and a whole lot of bad has come from that agency. If ATF leadership was required to compose a white paper to justify their existence, the page would be left blank. I will reserve my judgement until we have some history