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Assault Weapon Ban

Democrats Don’t Care Whether Banning ‘Assault Weapons’ Is Constitutional

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

A week before the House of Representatives approved a ban on “assault weapons,” a federal judge in Denver explained why such laws are unlikely to pass constitutional muster. House Democrats …

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The Dubious and Doomed ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban That the House Approved Today May Cost Democrats This Fall

July 29, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

The House of Representatives today approved H.R 1808, which would ban the production and sale of “assault weapons,” including semi-automatic rifles with features such as pistol grips, folding or adjustable stocks, …

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With Deception and Misdirection, House Democrats Vainly Try To Make the Case for Banning ‘Assault Weapons’

July 27, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on H.R. 1808, which would ban the production and sale of “assault weapons.” That category includes semi-automatic rifles with features …

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After Uvalde, Politicians Push Irrelevant Gun Control Proposals

July 2, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

The horrifying May 24 massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 children and two adults, happened just 10 days after a gunman murdered 10 people at …

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Biden’s Gun Control Push Combines Slipperiness With Self-Righteous Certitude

June 3, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

President Joe Biden says he wants Democrats and Republicans to join together in responding to mass shootings like the recent attacks in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa. Yet the speech he …

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Unfazed by the Second Amendment, Democrats Want To Ban Gun Purchases by Young Adults

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

The perpetrators of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, both passed background checks when they bought the rifles they used in those attacks. That’s because …

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Commonly Touted Policies Are Ill-Suited to Stopping Mass Shooters

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

“In New York,” former Gov. Andrew Cuomo bragged on Sunday, “we passed the best [gun control] laws in the nation.” Although those laws manifestly did not prevent the mass shooting …

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Why Background Checks Do Not Stymie Mass Shooters

May 17, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

A background check did not faze the man charged with murdering 10 people at a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday. The reason for that is straightforward: The shooter passed the …

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Why New York’s ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Didn’t Stop the Buffalo Massacre

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

The suspect in the mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday used a rifle that was widely described as an “assault weapon.” With certain …

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Biden’s False Gun Claims Are a Lousy Basis for Law

February 7, 2022 by J.D. Tuccille

President Joe Biden so frequently and willfully tells lies about firearms that, if he were a podcaster talking about anything other than guns, aging rockers would trip over their walkers …

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