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Malcolm Gladwell discusses gun control and policing during a New Yorker Radio Hour interview.

Gladwell: AR Bans Waste Time, America Should ‘Refund the Police’

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Gladwell begins by calling America’s gun debate “dishonest.” His first complaint involves the nation’s focus on homicide totals.

Table comparing FBI active-shooter data with CPRC figures for armed-citizen interventions from 2014 through 2025.

Lott: FBI Undercounts Armed Citizens Who Stop Active Shooters

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The FBI’s numbers suggest armed citizens rarely stop active shooters. John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center say the real figure is far higher.

Commentator discusses the DOJ decision involving handgun sales to adults ages 18 through 20.

DOJ Won’t Enforce Handgun Sales Ban for Adults Under 21

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The DOJ announced the major policy shift Friday after releasing a 49-page opinion from its Office of Legal Counsel. The opinion concludes that the federal age restriction violates the Second Amendment.

Handgun resting on a U.S. map with illuminated state borders and a federal courthouse in the background.

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Interstate Handgun Sales Ban

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A divided federal appeals court has ruled that the government cannot categorically prohibit law-abiding Americans from purchasing handguns directly across state lines.

Screenshot of James Reeves’ X post saying he was subpoenaed in the Roberts v. Smith & Wesson lawsuit.

James Reeves Says Highland Park Lawsuit Hit Him With a Subpoena

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Gun reviewer and attorney James Reeves has been served with a records subpoena connected to the Highland Park lawsuit against Smith & Wesson.

World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks, which prompted the campaign to arm airline pilots.

Armed Pilots After 9/11: Did GOA’s Campaign Work?

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Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, America had to face a hard question: What happens if hijackers make another run at an airliner’s cockpit?

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discussing the Second Amendment on the Verdict with Ted Cruz podcast.

Clarence Thomas: The Second Amendment Assumes a Right, It Doesn’t Grant One

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas needed only a few seconds to explain a point gun owners have debated for generations.

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois.

Illinois Wants Gunmakers to Pay for Shootings

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Illinois lawmakers are considering a new way to cover the costs of gun violence: Send part of the bill to firearm manufacturers.

Firearms displayed on a table during a CBS Face the Nation segment about gun policy.

GOA Files in Supreme Court’s Big AR-15 Case: Why Viramontes Matters

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The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to tackle a Second Amendment question gun owners have waited years to see answered: Can the government ban AR-15s and similar semiautomatic rifles?

Springfield Saint and S&W M&P Sport

AR-15s at SCOTUS: Let’s Play Devil’s Advocate

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It is a strong pro-2A argument. But let’s play devil’s advocate and look at what the other side is likely to say.