Carjacking appears to be a national epidemic, and cities such as Chicago face an alarming number of brazen attacks on innocent and unsuspecting citizens. Unfortunately for a band of would-be thieves on the Windy City’s South Side, they chose the wrong target. It was [...]

Mass shootings of any kind, and school shootings in particular, are heinous incidents that are universally scorned. Those who commit these evil acts rightfully receive the highest punishments handed down by the state and are not allowed to deflect the blame to others. Some, [...]

Even as anti-gun forces attempt to gain the upper hand in Pennsylvania, a push by defenders of constitutional rights scored a clear victory last week in federal court. The ruling came in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Christopher [...]

One by one, overreaches by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are being struck down by federal courts, which realize the agency is overstepping its legal authority. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor on Tuesday vacated the agency’s new rule that [...]

New York’s draconian state attempts to suppress gun rights are once again getting pushback from Second Amendment groups and private citizens. The Empire State’s prohibition on so-called “assault weapons” is hardly unchallenged. This week, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) [...]

Not a day goes by that there isn’t a report of a law-abiding citizen being forced to defend themselves from a violent criminal with a firearm. There are not the incidents that are breathlessly recounted on the evening news, but they are vitally important. [...]

Sweeping and oppressive gun control measures included in the proposed Pennsylvania state budget are no more, thanks to lawmakers who stood up for the Second Amendment in the face of yet more attacks. These controversial plans were part of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) budget [...]

State and local governments wield incredible strength as they have prosecutors on payroll and the power of the taxpayers’ purse to pursue any target they choose. When these official entities determine to persecute even the most upstanding and law-abiding citizens or groups, they can [...]

The thought of returning to your home in the early morning hours only to find that you are unexpectedly not alone is enough to terrify most people.  That’s the exact situation a Colorado couple found themselves in just before 1:00 a.m. Sunday when they [...]

The National Rifle Association recently flexed its considerable muscle in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Earlier this year, the agency published its Final Rule redefining an individual “engaged in the business” of firearms. This would mean that [...]

July is a traditional kickoff for many state laws across the nation, and one of them is of major significance to those who cherish the right to keep and bear arms. Unsurprisingly, it is in California. An effort by anti-gun forces along with their [...]

Violent criminals should note that it is always a bad idea to attack an armed security guard when all you have is a hammer. Unless a crippling blow is immediately delivered in your assault, chances are high that the incident will not end well [...]

There is something particularly disturbing about a home invasion, perhaps more than ordinary street crime. To have one or more strangers force their way into your home, usually at gunpoint, violates the very sanctity of what people believe is their personal safe place. A [...]

It has been said that a politician must never let a good crisis go to waste, and that is certainly the case in last weekend’s assassination attempt that rattled the nation. A 20-year-old managed to infiltrate a rally for former President Donald Trump in [...]

A Georgia prison inmate was on the lam for three days last week after walking away from a work detail. The story has a happy ending as a good guy with a gun intervened and held the escapee for the authorities. Officials report that [...]

The Second Amendment Foundation reported a major victory for gun rights in New Orleans and a setback for those who would use trickery to violate the Second Amendment and state law. City officials met with Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) and then quickly removed [...]

Proponents of controversial “red flag” laws are quick to make wild claims about the effectiveness of these measures, believing that they protect the innocent from abusers and criminals. The reality that they regularly strip away due process from the accused is overlooked in the [...]

Minnesota law bans young adults 18-20 from applying for gun carry permits, but that is about to change. On Tuesday, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the statute is unconstitutional because it violates the Second Amendment and does not align with [...]

The American appetite for enjoying Second Amendment freedoms is hardly diminishing despite the best efforts of the anti-gunners and the naysayers.  The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System (NICS) logged an adjusted 1,382,287 firearm checks last [...]

It is dangerous for American democracy when federal bureaucrats proclaim they will not follow the law of the land, and that’s exactly what is happening with the Veterans Administration on the issue of gun rights for those who served the highest calling. Former service [...]

In a sharp contrast to the precise wording of the Second Amendment, New Jersey lawmakers established that an individual must demonstrate a “justifiable need” to carry a weapon lawfully. Of course, the Bill of Rights does not make such a stipulation, and neither does [...]

The latest American charged in the Turks and Caicos Islands for mistakenly having ammunition in their luggage was sentenced on Thursday. The judge gave 45-year-old Saritta Grier, a mother and grandmother from Florida, a 23-week suspended sentence and a $1,500 fine. She had faced [...]

There was a time when the nation’s top medical doctor was worried about the spread of communicable diseases, the need to get children vaccinated and public health in general. But that status dramatically changed with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s June 25th declaration of “gun [...]

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed HB 1186 into law on Friday, making his state the 17th in the Union to establish protections for law-abiding citizens who purchase guns or ammunition. This new law prohibits financial institutions from collecting — and potentially misusing [...]

Most anti-gunners attempt to cloak their true feelings with such tropes as they “support the Second Amendment” and “respect the nation’s traditions of hunting and target shooting.” The reality is usually quite different, and one lawmaker recently uttered the quiet part out loud. U.S. [...]