Op-Ed


Compromising on Background Checks and the ‘Charleston Loophole’ Will Only Endanger More Women

By Kerry Sloan There has been no shortage of discussion, recently and over the last decade, about the need for “universal background checks.” While we see pithy, eloquent responses to UBC proposals such as, “All…


When Big Banks Dump Firearms Industry Customers, Smaller Banks Are Ready to Step In

By Larry Keane Big corporations with “woke” policies are waking up to the fact that smaller businesses are glad to take the business they shun. American Banker reported that corporate banks are quaking in their boots over…




Now is the Time to Make the Case: Remove SBRs from the NFA

As the Biden administration gears up to pass fresh guidance on pistol stabilizing braces, I humbly suggest that this is precisely the time to get working on legislation to remove SBRs — short barreled rifles…



The National Rifle Association: A Case Study in How Not to Operate a Non-Profit

By Elizabeth Schmidt, University of Massachusetts Amherst The National Rifle Association keeps getting itself into trouble by flouting the best practices all nonprofits should follow. As I often explain to college and graduate students who…


Economic Study Concludes There’s ‘No Evidence’ That Gun Buybacks Reduce ‘Gun Violence’

By John Miltimore Shortly before Christmas in 2018, a woman named Darlene voluntarily turned in a 9mm pistol to the Baltimore Police Department. It was just one of about 500 firearms the department collected that…