Although gun violence is a deplorable aspect of our society, a narrow reading of the 2nd Amendment that would allow gun bans would not prevent even a fraction of the crime or injuries caused by guns, ...

If instead of a retired lawyer I was a teacher of English or civics or history or any of several other subjects (or a journalist for that matter), I’d give my students or readers an assignment. I’d ...

With a $1 million grant from President Donald Trump’s Department of Education, the University of Wyoming’s Firearms Research Center is tasked ...

On January 30, the Fifth Circuit decided Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives, holding that the federal Gun Control Act's prohibition on the sale of firearms to persons under 21 ...

On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear two significant Second Amendment cases, one challenging Maryland’s ban on semi-automatic rifles and the other challenging Rhode Island’s ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Last February, the Hawaii Supreme Court ...

I have no delusions of being original by weighing in on the gun control debate, or that every argument hasn’t already been made. But since no real changes have occurred I'm going to put a round in the ...