Gun Rights Lesson #404 – The Militia

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “The Second Amendment only protects militias! Today we have the National Guard – only they should have guns!” This argument is an example...

Gun Rights Lesson #282 – No Buy Lists

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “If you are on a no-fly list, you should be on the no-buy list!” Two of the many lists the federal government maintains are the No-Fly List,...

Gun Rights Lesson #918 – Semi-Automatic Weapons

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “You don’t need a semi-automatic rifle for hunting!” This argument, which is intended to impose further limits on the types of firearms...

Functionality And Gun Rights

Neglected in the gun rights debate is the idea that the defense needs of people who live in functional states might differ with those of the people who live in dysfunctional ones. This contrast can exist within a nation, like the difference in the law enforcement...