By Tag "second amendment"
How Liberty Dies
By S. Chris Anders In Star Wars, Episode III, Senator Padme Amidala utters “so this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause,” as the intergalactic senate votes unlimited powers to the chief executive and it turns out really, really [...]
Veterans Being Denied 2nd Amendment
By Danny Lewis Recent reports indicate that the overwhelming majority of people being put on the mentally defective list restricting their ability to own a gun are United States combat Veterans. According to an article by Town [...]
Like father, like son
by John Watts Vice President Joe Biden is planning to continue his efforts at expanding background checks after the Manchin-Toomey gun control bill recently failed in the Senate. According to Politico, the Vice President has yet to let his [...]
Congress begins new session without Dr. No, but his legislation is still carried on
By: John Watts After serving 12 terms in Congress as the only member demonstrating consistent commitment to a coherent ideal of liberty, Dr. Ron Paul is now officially retired. But the legions of liberty-loving Americans that he has [...]
Second Amendment: The ultimate civil right
Since February is Black History Mouth, it's a good time to reread some articles on the role the second amendment played in the Civil Rights movement: Reminder: Guns Helped Secure the Freedom and Civil Rights of Black Americans (Reason [...]
Thomas Massie: Gun-Free School Zones Make People Less Safe
Audit the Fed is not the only pro-liberty legislation that Thomas Massie has introduced. Mr. Massie has also introduced the Safe Schools Act (H.R. 86). The aptly named Safe Schools Act repeals the unconstitutional "Safe and Gun-Free Schools Act," [...]
Beware of "benign" gun control legislation
By John Watts Don’t allow the punditry to fool you – serious gun control efforts have not lost momentum. Legislative efforts to restrict Americans from possessing firearms are not dead by any stretch of the imagination. Predictably, a [...]