Barry Farber: Every Gun Control Argument Is Nonsense

The answer is more bullets 'going the other way.'   It’s likely you and I disagree over gun control a lot more than you think we do. This argument cuts a lot deeper than any “fiscal cliff,” Middle East, taxing the rich or any of the so-called hot controversies. I realized that in early January of 1959 in Havana, Cuba, which was lawless as of New     ... MORE

Steve Chapman: Gun Rights Find A New Home

Illinois cannot maintain its fiat ban on concealed-carry.  There are certain constants to life in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln has always been revered. The Cubs always find a way to lose. Lake Michigan never goes dry. Letting citizens carrying concealed firearms is out of the question. But one of those is no longer true. Tuesday, a federal appeals court said      ... MORE

In Seattle, Nothing Says 'Liberal" Like Being Unarmed

by Dave Workman.   If there were any lingering doubts about the City of Seattle being the Evergreen State’s biggest liberal stronghold, they vanished Monday with KIRO’s revealing report about concealed carry across Washington. As this column reported the same day, there are more than 382,000 active concealed pistol licenses in the state, according to ... MORE

Sheldon Richman: Gun Control Is Not The Answer

Aurora shooting should not overshadow self-defense facts. The shooting in the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater has incited the usual debate over guns. One side says tighter gun restrictions could have prevented the horrible incident that night. The other responds that more guns in the hands of law-abiding people might have prevented it. While the theater ... MORE

VIDEO: Challenging California's Open Carry Ban

Carol Williams: California Gun Owners Are Optimistic

Emerging strategy to restore lost gun rights. Chuck Michel's strategy for crime-fighting rests on the element of surprise: Keep the bad guys guessing who's armed and who's not. "If 5% of the ducks could shoot back, you're not going to go duck hunting," said the Long Beach lawyer representing many Californians denied concealed weapons permits and, in his view, their  ... MORE

Steven Nelson: New York State Of Mind

Gun amnesty for criminals, felony charges for Marine.   Ryan Jerome was arrested and charged with felony gun possession in September during a visit to New York, after unknowingly violating the state’s tough gun laws. As charges pend against the Indiana resident, real-life criminals are permitted to sell illegal weapons to the city for cash, no questions ... MORE

A Barton Hinkle: Do We Need A Law To Make People Think?

The picture painted of some legislators is grotesque. “I think people should make informed choices, and I think this bill would accomplish that.” So said Del. Mark Cole the other day about his bill to force anyone seeking a firearm or concealed-carry permit in Virginia to look at autopsy pictures of shooting victims. Autopsy pictures of gunshot wounds ... MORE