Commentary A favorite talking point from the Biden White House is that guns are the leading cause of death of children. The problem is that it is false. “The number one cause of death of the children in America is gun violence,” Vice President Kamala Harris claimed on June 2. Later the White House tweeted, “Guns are the…

Analysis The Firearms Act 1973 has long been regarded as a cornerstone of firearms legislation, aimed at ensuring public safety and regulating the possession and use of firearms. However, recent amendments to the Act, particularly those banning certain calibres, have sparked controversy due to concerns over the lack of community consultation. Enacted in 1973, the…

A battle appears to be brewing between senators and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, as he tries to see the Liberals’ controversial gun legislation passed swiftly into law. On Thursday, his office sent a letter to leaders of the different Senate groups and the chair of a committee, saying the minister is “eager” to answer…

A Second Amendment group won a preliminary injunction May 16 against parts of a New Jersey gun control law that restricts the ability of those with carry permits to actually carry firearms in public. The state immediately filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit of the new ruling in…

Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty on May 5 to bringing a loaded gun into an airport last year, accepting responsibility for making such a “mistake.” Prosecutors wanted Cawthorn to relinquish his Staccato 9 mm handgun, but District Court Judge Cecilia Oseguera allowed the former congressman, who lost his renomination bid to fellow…

Three Tennessee House Democrats met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Monday, where they discussed gun control laws. Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) told reporters they discussed with Biden a slew of gun control laws. “We talked about red flag laws, we talked…

Commentary President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, the site of a mass public shooting that left 11 dead in January, to announce new executive actions on gun control. He touts the proposals as necessary “to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer.” But California already has all the gun control laws that Biden…

Commentary While most governments of democracies, and all governments of tyrannies, strive to strip their law-abiding citizens of the right to bear arms, Israel now does the opposite. Get guns, keep them loaded, and be ready to shoot when out in public, it tells its citizens. Because police can’t be everywhere at all times, there’s…

Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced a pro-Second Amendment bill on Wednesday that would allow gun owners with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those same rights in any other state with concealed carry laws. The bill, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, is co-sponsored by 43 other Senate…

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office recently approved a concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit application, which allows individuals to carry concealed weapons, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right is protected under the U.S. Constitution. “We can confirm we did approve our first CCW permit Friday,” said Tara Moriarty, a spokesperson for the…