We Must Pay Attention to the Rise of Gun Violence
The June 26th Supreme Court ruling to strike down Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban dealt yet another blow to securing our children's safety from gun violence.
The June 26th Supreme Court ruling to strike down Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban dealt yet another blow to securing our children's safety from gun violence.
Paul Szep | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics
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Paul Helmke | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics
The Heller decision will most likely embolden criminal defendants, and ideological extremists, to file new legal attacks on existing gun laws.
Josh Horwitz | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics
The distrust and distaste for government authority has even made some liberals receptive to arguments advanced by gun rights groups, who suggest that private ownership of firearms is a healthy check on government run amok.
Josh Horwitz | Posted 03.23.2008 | Politics
At issue in the historic Heller case are the DC's tough gun laws, which effectively ban handguns and require those who own long guns to keep them unloaded.
Paul Helmke | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics
The Second Amendment should not be a barrier to the adoption of sensible gun laws that help save lives.
Paul Helmke | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics
DC saw judicial activism replace the will of the people. Today, with news that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the appeal of DC v. Heller, the Justices can set things right.
Eugene Volokh | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics
Today also seemed like a good day to reprint my 2002 item on the Second Amendment and the living Constitution.
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