Detroit OKs Expansion of ShotSpotter Surveillance Tech
DETROIT, Mich. (Oct. 17, 2022) – Last week, the Detroit City Council narrowly approved an expansion of the city’s controversial ShotSpotter gun control surveillance technology. But instead of using COVID stimulus money as initially planned, the funding...
Today in History: British Seizure of Gunpowder Leads to “Powder Alarm”
On this date in 1774, British troops seized and removed gunpowder from a magazine in Charlestown, Mass., leading to what became known as the “Powder Alarm.” In effect, the move was a British gun control measure intended to limit the colonists’...
Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American
What we do not need is yet another pretext by which government officials can violate the Fourth Amendment at will under the guise of public health and safety. Indeed, at a time when red flag gun laws (which authorize government officials to seize guns from individuals...