guns and democracy

Heller’s Limits: Regulating Firearms and Limiting Gun Rights Protect Our Democracy

Heller’s distinctive focus poses a threat because the Court — changed by Trump appointments — is poised to expand constitutional protections for gun rights outside the home, without taking into account how the practice of…

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Hirshman: The Problem With American Democracy Is White Men With Guns

People move past storefronts that have broken glass doors during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The union representing Minneapolis Police Officers has long felt that the democratically…


Civilian-Owned Weapons Led to the Rise of Democracy

Courtesy TEDx Talks When one reads gun blogs voraciously, one runs across two main types of arguments for our right to keep and bear arms (RKBA). The constitutional argument (the English comprehension model) and the…