This episode will premiere on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “If you believe that black life matters and you don’t advocate for black people to have the means to defend themselves, that’s a contradiction,” says Maj Toure. He’s a Philadelphian rapper and founder of BlackGunsMatter, a movement that advocates for Second Amendment rights…

“If you believe that black life matters and you don’t advocate for black people to have the means to defend themselves, that’s a contradiction,” says Maj Toure. He’s a Philadelphian rapper and founder of BlackGunsMatter, a movement that advocates for Second Amendment rights and promotes responsible gun ownership in black and urban communities. There is…

Commentary The Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn. v. Bruen (pdf) was a signal victory for the right to keep and bear arms. Reading Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion for the court is a rich journey through constitutional law and history. The opinion may become a SCOTUS classic. However, the case…

Commentary I don’t own a handgun, but when I hear the current White House occupant Joe Biden speak about gun control, my reaction is to want to go out and buy one. I’m sure I’m not alone. I do own a shotgun for home protection, but, although I am an absolute supporter of the Second…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill into law that immediately allows permitless handgun carry for most residents in the state. The measure, Senate Bill 319, dubbed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, passed the legislature April 1 mainly along party lines. It allows residents to carry a concealed a firearm without a license,…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed a constitutional carry bill into law that allows permitless concealed carry in the Yellowhammer State. Alabama House Bill 272, also known as the Constitutional Carry Bill, eliminates certain restrictions on concealed carry of pistols and transporting a handgun in a private vehicle. The bill also established a $5…

An industry trade group has found that at least 5.4 million Americans purchased a firearm for the first time in 2021 (pdf), based on retailer surveys and background checks, with one in three buyers being women. Out of all firearm buyers, nearly 30 percent were first-timers. This is a decrease of 10 percent from 2020…

Commentary Earlier this month the Supreme Court heard an important gun rights case—its most important such case in decades—and its ruling is now eagerly awaited by all sides. At issue is the meaning of the clear language of the Second Amendment, which insists that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall…

The Supreme Court seemed receptive to arguments that New York state’s tough concealed-carry gun permitting system violates the Second Amendment during a court hearing on Nov. 3. The legal challenge is important because it could result in a nationwide recognition of the right of Americans to possess guns outside the home, carrying guns in public…