Doris Wise Montrose

The Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied New Mexico’s petition for an en banc rehearing of the lawsuit challenging the “Land of Enchantment’s” seven-day waiting period for gun transfers. Consequently, an earlier ruling that invalidates the law will stand. The case Ortega v. Griffin targets a 2024 New Mexico law requiring individuals to wait seven days

The phrase “shall not be infringed” has a way of revealing who actually believes it — and who only supports it when it is politically convenient. That tension is now on full display inside the Trump Administration itself. While the Department of Justice has aggressively challenged gun control laws in blue states and territories, it

Sen. Mike Lee’s proposed Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act has generated predictable excitement in some circles. On its face, the idea sounds bold and decisive: authorize the President to commission private citizens to pursue cartels and other foreign actors deemed responsible for acts of aggression against the United States. These commissioned individuals would be bonded, armed,

Last week, Senate Democrats reintroduced one of the most sweeping federal gun control proposals in years. U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim brought back the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, a bill that would require Americans to obtain a federal firearm license before purchasing, receiving, or even possessing a firearm.   Supporters are calling it “commonsense.” Gun owners will

My post on December 15, the day after the Islamic massacre of Jews celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach in Australia, argued that Australia’s restrictive gun laws were a significant factor in the outcome of the attack. Disarmed citizens are defenseless citizens, and defenseless citizens are easy targets. That much should be obvious by now. But

Entirely foreseeable to many of us. The repeal was never going to go unchallenged. That’s why there was nothing to celebrate. It was never about the tax; it was always about the registration requirement. Gun owners and other freedom lovers cheered on the 4th of July when President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill

There is one deeply foolish quote by Morton Klein in this article: the idea that Islamic terrorism can be eliminated by reforming education in the Arab Islamic world because they “teach hatred and violence.” Hatred, violence, and the killing of Jews and all infidels are not an educational glitch. They are embedded in the religion

For anyone disappointed by Trump’s nomination of Pam Bondi, this comes as no surprise. He promised to defend the Second Amendment, despite references to it being removed from the 2024 GOP Platform. Of course, the alternative wasn’t an option. But what if Trump and his DOJ fail to follow through on that promise? We’ve previously

“Australia has pretty much run out of gun laws to implement, but reports say that the Australian government will be using this recent attack as justification for even more. At what point do Australians push back on the deadly and restrictive gun laws they are forced to comply with? At what point do those who

‘When golf pro Phil Mickelson posted a message on ‘X’ about the Bondi Beach mass shooting, he observed, “The 2 terrorists didn’t seem affected by the strict gun laws already in place. In fact the shooting went on for a long time since there wasn’t anybody else with a gun to stop them. I’m not