2nd Amendment
“National Security” Is No Excuse to Restrict Our Right to Defend Ourselves
Since the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida there has been a lot of discussion about prohibiting people on the federal government’s terrorist watch list or the so-called no-fly list from obtaining firearms. For gun grabbers, it’s a clever way to get both sides of the...
Depending on Federal Judges to Protect Your Gun Rights Is a Bad Plan
Defenders of the Second Amendment often use federal lawsuits in an attempt to protect their right to keep and bear arms. This is a really bad strategy. At its core, the Second Amendment exists as a limit on federal authority. When you sue in federal court, you do so...
Gun-Grabbers to the Left of Me, Voyeurs to the Right
I’ve got gun grabbers to the left of me, voyeurs to the right. In the wake of the Orlando shooting, politicos of both the Republican and Democratic persuasion scrambled to apply Rahm Emanuel’s salient advice. “Never let a crisis go to waste.” Right wingers filled my...Virginia Republican House Leadership Chooses Federal Supremacy; Kills Legislation to Block Federal Gun Control
Leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates took an ax to legislation that would have defended Americans’ gun rights against unlawful federal intrusion, killing three bills to support the Second Amendment without so much as a vote. HOUSE BILL 49 HB49 would...