Eight Essential Principles Behind the 2nd Amendment
By: Michael Boldin There is only one thing the ATF is authorized to do under the Constitution. Disband! This may sound like hyperbole, but when you understand the following eight ...
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The Supreme Court Bump Stock Case: Defeat for the “Deep State”
By: Rob Natelson Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the Supreme Court in Garland v. Cargill—the “bump stock firearms” case—may be more important for what it does not say than for ...
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The meaning of “militia” in the Second Amendment
By: Rob Natelson This is the second article examining contributions to our understanding of the Constitution from the three brand new volumes of the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution ...
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The 2nd Amendment isn’t your “Gun Permit.” You Are.
By: Michael Boldin If you’re anything like me, your skin crawls anytime you hear someone say something like “the 2nd Amendment is the only gun permit I’ll ever need!” While I ...
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Refuting the “Second Amendment Protected Slavery” Argument Part II: The Virginia Ratifying Convention
By: TJ Martinell Note: This is the second in a three-part series examining a pro-slavery interpretation of the Second Amendment that persists to this day. You can read part 1 HERE. The ...
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Refuting the Claim that the Second Amendment was Intended to Protect Slavery
By: TJ Martinell Note: This is the first in a three-part series examining a false “pro-slavery” interpretation of the Second Amendment that persists to this day. In efforts to undermine the ...
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Second Amendment: Revisiting the Original Congressional Debates
By: TJ Martinell Second Amendment scholars and historians have almost completely skipped over a detailed analysis of the debates in the First Congress. What wasn’t discussed might be as important as ...
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Biden Administration Continues Aggressive Enforcement of Federal Gun Control
By: Mike Maharrey In 2021, the Biden administration continued a trend of aggressive federal gun control enforcement, with numbers at or near record levels. But this isn’t something limited to Joe ...
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Tench Coxe and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
By: TJ Martinell Tench Coxe isn’t well-known today, but he was an influential figure in the founding era. Coxe advocated for the new Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and he ...
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From Muskets to AR-15s: Weapons of War or Enemies of Tyranny?
By: Suzanne Sherman Many politicians claim to support the Second Amendment while simultaneously insisting the federal government has the authority to ban “military-style weapons.” These are mutually exclusive positions. The purpose ...
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