5 Misconceptions Promoted by Democrats During Their ‘Gun Safety Forum’
Yesterday’s “Gun Safety Forum” in Las Vegas featured a lot of emoting, a lot of sympathizing with victims of gun violence, and a lot of praise for young activists pushing …
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Children, Refugees, and Anyone Booked by ICE Will Have DNA Added to Criminal Database
The Trump administration says it will start collecting DNA samples from anyone booked into federal immigration custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will seize immigrants’ DNA and then enter …
The Congressional Research Service Has Shifted Its Position on Whether the Foreign Emoluments Clause Applies to the President
[This post is co-authored with Seth Barrett Tillman] The Foreign Emoluments Clause provides that “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them [the United States], shall, without …
A Florida Retiree’s Uncut Lawn May Cost Him His House
The city of Dunedin, Florida, really wants Jim Ficken’s house. Last year, the 69-year-old retiree left town to attend to his dying mother and then to sort out her estate. …
Brickbat: Who Says Romance Is Dead?
The Fayetteville, North Carolina, police department has fired detective Paul G. Matrafailo III after three alleged rape victims whose cases he worked on said he hit on them. One woman …
At Vegas Gun Forum, Democrat Presidential Candidates Agree on Universal Background Checks, Spar Over Mandatory Assault Weapon Buyback
Ten Democratic presidential candidates gathered today in Las Vegas, under the auspices of Giffords and March for Our Lives, to talk for a half-hour each at the “2020 Gun Safety …
Ohio Police Fired Blanks During School Shooter Drill, Needlessly Terrifying Students
Police officers outside of Dayton, Ohio, unsheathed their weapons and fired blanks in Franklin High School on Tuesday as part of a misguided effort to prepare students for a possible …
Naloxone Can Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths. Why Isn’t the FDA Allowing Over-the-Counter Sales?
America’s opioid crisis is really a fentanyl crisis, and the fentanyl crisis is really a prohibition crisis. So why aren’t we doing more to prevent fentanyl deaths? As demand for …
Defending San Francisco’s Anti-NRA Resolution, City Officials Say It Was Nothing but Meaningless Bluster
Clarifying the significance of a resolution that absurdly condemned the National Rifle Association (NRA) as a “domestic terrorist organization,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed argues that the measure will have …
Federal Judge Says California Can’t Force Trump To Release His Tax Returns in Exchange for Ballot Access
California cannot keep President Donald Trump, or any other presidential candidate, off the 2020 ballot for refusing to release his tax returns, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling concerns …