For the past decade, “Stand Your Ground” laws have been invoked time and time again by gun owners who claim self-defense after carrying out shootings. Critics have denounced them as “shoot first” laws ...
Almost always, though, when the Second Amendment is discussed on the political stage, it is with respect to guns, with those on one side of the divide characteristically defending citizens’ right to ...
The argument over .380 for self-defense never really cools off, because it is not just about ballistics on paper.... The post ...
A couple of hours before a young man shot a military-style rifle at former President Donald Trump, killing one bystander and wounding others, I had been finishing a column about gun violence as a ...
Amy Swearer is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. As 2023 drew to a close, millions of peaceable Americans geared up for a new ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families. However, according to a new study, firearms owners rarely use their weapon in self-defense. Less than one ...