gun violence

Feckless Chicago Mayor Oversees 18 Murders, 48 More Wounded This Weekend

Here’s a newsflash: Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a violent crime problem in her city. Last week, when President Trump offered to help solve the horrific violence on Murder City, USA’s streets, Lightfoot rudely rebuffed…


‘Gun Violence’ Roaring Towards 1980s Levels Yet Left Demands Cities ‘Defund the Police’

Double homicide suspect runs from scene in Chicago. Image via Chicago Police Twitter. So-called gun violence has spiked in recent weeks since the George Floyd death. Many of America’s big cities, virtually all run by…


15 Senate Dems Use COVID to Move for ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban

The bill would require that unfinished frames and receivers, such as “80 % lowers” be treated like they are completed firearms. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Using the current spike in gun buying as a rallying cry,…


About That Less Than Illuminating RAND Corporation’s Gun Law Research Report . . .

Courtesy RAND Corporation By Elizabeth McGuigan In 2018, the RAND Corporation released a review of available research on various gun-related laws and their impacts on a range of eight outcomes. RAND has recently released an update…


Appeals Court Reinstates California Bullet Control Scheme

A U.S. District Court on Thursday put a crimp in California’s draconian bullet control law. By Friday night, a federal appeals court turned enforcement of the law back on. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Respite for gun…


Your Sunday Morning Revelation: Guns Are Not the Fundamental Driver of Violence in America

Bigstock In addition to showing the disconnect between guns and America’s violence problem, the demographic disparities in violence are important for another reason: Americans’ perceptions of gun violence are shaped largely by a few high-profile…