To Build a Case for Guns in Public, a Judge Cited Racist Antebellum Legal Precedents
Liberal legal scholars say this omits the history of gun regulations in the rest of the country.
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Accused Russian Spy Maria Butina Used NRA-Style Rhetoric to Connect With American Conservatives
In a handful of appearances in conservative media, Maria Butina laid out her pitch for common cause between American and Russian right-wingers, based on shared ideas of gun rights.
Meet the Teen Organizing a National Student Walkout in Support of Gun Rights
Will Riley, a senior at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, is the leader of Stand for the Second, a nationwide walkout modeled after the widespread student protests on March 14 and April 20.
Texas’s Most Pro-Gun Lawmaker Says Church Shooting Is a Case for Permitless Carry
The most pro-gun lawmaker in gun-friendly Texas says Sunday’s mass shooting at a…
Americans Worry More About Racism and Coarse Language Than Gun Control: Poll
A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll gauging American political sentiment ahead of the impending midterm…
How Charlottesville May Change the Debate Over Armed Militias and Open Carry
One prominent group has issued a 'stand down order,' saying it feared being associated with racist protesters.
The NRA Annoyed Me Into Quitting — But I Get Why Some Gun Owners See It as a ‘Necessary Evil’
"I have 30 emails from Wayne LaPierre that I never asked for."
Ammon Bundy Says Occupiers’ Guns Forced Federal Officers to ‘Respect Us and Allow Us to Speak’
In a jailhouse interview, the leader of the Malheur occupation tells a 'Frontline' documentary that there wouldn’t have been an insurrection if his group hadn’t been well-armed.
Why Are Gun Rights Advocates So Sure About Neil Gorsuch?
An influential Second Amendment lawyer sees a Supreme Court pick primed to extend Constitutional protections to guns carried in public spaces.
‘Stand Your Ground’ Expansion Finds Support in Florida As Other Pro-Gun Bills Fade
Miami Republican Anitere Flores may spell doom for campus and open carry in the Sunshine State, but she voted to make it easier for self-defense shooters to avoid prosecution.
Assault Weapons Are Not Protected By the Second Amendment, Appeals Court Rules
The Fourth Circuit decision is the first to expressly reject a right to bear an AR-15 or other "weapons of war."
Meet the Gun Rights Absolutists Bringing ‘Constitutional Carry’ to a State Near You
Proposals to repeal training and license requirements for carrying firearms in public are gaining steam — no thanks to the NRA, say the activists behind the movement.