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Gun Policy
The supercharged version Republican lawmakers are pushing adds an extra layer of protection for gun owners who kill while claiming self defense.
Gun Rights
Even before the death of Antonin Scalia, lower courts and policymakers were operating in limbo on significant issues such as assault weapons bans.
Domestic Violence
In a Supreme Court case where convicted domestic abusers want their gun rights restored, the Justice raised concerns about protecting the Second Amendment.
Election 2016
Seven ways he played the Second Amendment card, to no avail.
America has come a long way in treating all domestic violence as serious. To get their firearm rights back, two men from Maine are making an argument which threatens that progress.
On the presidential trail, the Texas senator has taken credit for court victories in which he was a marginal player, while staking out no-compromise positions that obscure his former pragmatic streak.
The justice didn’t just believe in an individual's right to bear arms. He also practiced it avidly.
A peculiar bill in Tennessee promotes concealed carry by upending longstanding theories of liability.
Extremism
Sportsmen are standing up to the occupiers of an Oregon wildlife refuge who want to shift control of federally-protected land.
Data
Only 29 percent believe the group represents their views on universal background checks — while a majority of Republican gun owners are more likely to vote for candidates who do.
He was invited to the White House, and then he was accused of being a government operative who wants to help the President confiscate people's firearms.
Activists are pushing animal parks to take down their "no-guns" signs. But what's the larger message?
"They’ll ask about my family... about how I protect myself, details about my home."
Armed With Reason
Gun rights advocates claim concealed carry is the answer to stopping criminals. The data says that's simply not possible.
The legal morass created when school leaders are forced to go it alone on campus carry.