Second Amendment

A federal appeals court stuck down a District of Columbia requirement that resients had to show good cause before they would be issued concealed carry permits.

A Michigan grandfther has filed a federal lawsuit against the state's Department of Health and Human Services, alleging that the department would not let him provide foster care to his grandson because he owned firearms:

It comes as a shock to the New York Times, but some lawmakers who found themselves in the line of fire when a crazed gunman attacked them at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia want to loosen laws restrictin

The Second Amendment drives some people to such depths of distraction, we are left to wonder about their overall emotional stability. Yes, people have strong opinions about the right to bear arms, and have since the earliest days of the Republic. But then we come across items such as this, from the web site of that old Lyndon Johnson fixer, Bill Moyers.

The FBI issued a report  on the attack on Republican congressmen practicing for their annual baseball game against the Democrats

The shooting in Alexandria that wounded several individuals, including Rep. Steve Scalise, has put gun rights back in the spotlight. In this this Wall Street Journal op-ed, author Daniel Lee makes the case for more individuals being armed to help prevent, or to more quickly respond to, attacks.

The attack on a group of Republican congressmen practicing for their annual baseball game against their Democratic colleagues is still breaking news. We know there have been serious injuries, including Rep. Steve Scalise, a congressional staffer, and at leats one member of Scalise's security detail.

Back in March, the Washington Post's fact checkers gave a "three Pinocchio" rating to statements from New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and the gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, over gun suppressors.

The anti-gun crowd does not lack for determination, or hubris. But it does lack perspective (and a sense of humor). There is no better account of that than in this piece, which tells us of the anti-gunners'new crusade against squirt guns: