September 13, 2022 – Lawrence W. Reed …… The outlaws met their match on September 7 in 1876. They fell not to federal marshals but to the townspeople of Northfield, Minnesota.
August 5, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… In the past, many Americans may have simply trusted the regime to provide “law and order.” But that sentiment is apparently becoming more and more rare.
June 26, 2022 – David Gordon …… As antigun studies surface left and right, it’s worth remembering that the right to self-defense isn’t merely about being safe. It’s about having the choice to defend yourself.
May 27, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… Police stood around outside the Uvalde, Texas, school while a gunman shot children inside. Meanwhile, gun control advocates tell us we should just trust the cops to keep us safe.
June 13, 2021 – Brett Cooper, Dan Sanchez …… Data show that every year, at least 200,000 women employ a firearm to defend themselves against sexual abuse.
December 4, 2020 – José Niño …… Whether it’s out-of-control crime or the perceived threat of terrorist acts, many countries are beginning to recognize the validity of civilians having easier access to firearms.
September 3, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The foundational assumption behind the gun control narrative is that only government law enforcement agencies should have guns and that we should trust police to keep us “safe.” That narrative is failing.
July 27, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Americans have been buying lots of guns out of fear of crime and unrest this year. This suggests that the crime-guns causality is the opposite of what gun controllers say. Rather than saying “guns cause crime,” we should be saying “crime causes guns.”
June 10, 2020 – Chris Calton …… We already employ a wide variety of nonpolice crime deterrent strategies, from private gun ownership to security cameras to private security. Meanwhile, in spite of the proliferation of police and police departments, crime, rioting, and looting endure.
February 6, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… If opponents of the current ideological winds blowing in Virginia find themselves in a permanent minority, it may very well be that the only method of defending the minority position is by leaving the state. But “exit” can theoretically be obtained in more than one way.