The political war against the Second Amendment backfired spectacularly. Whenever politicians begin demanding another gun ban, Americans respond by buying the very firearms those politicians want to outlaw. Nothing empties a gun-store shelf faster than a politician promising prohibition. The United States already had 300 million privately owned firearms when Congress enacted the federal assault-weapons ban in 1994. That legislation followed several earlier federal restrictions imposed in 1989. Fear of further prohibition helped create waves of purchasing as Americans concluded, quite reasonably, that today’s lawful firearm might become tomorrow’s forbidden weapon. The 1994 federal assault-weapons ban was not permanent. Congress included a ten-year sunset provision, and the ban expired on September 13, 2004. Despite repeated demands from gun-control advocates, Congress declined to renew it. After ten years of experience with the law, Congress allowed it to expire rather than extend a...

  By Paul Huebl In 2022, the United States Supreme Court handed down a landmark Second Amendment decision that should have ended decades of judicial gamesmanship. It did not. Instead, several Democrat-controlled states responded to the Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022), by searching for new ways to obstruct the very right the Court had just reaffirmed. The result has been predictable and disgraceful. Peaceful, otherwise law-abiding Americans continue to face arrest, prosecution, crushing legal expenses, and possible imprisonment for conduct that may be protected by the Constitution. This is not an academic debate. Real people are losing their freedom. What Bruen Actually Decided In Bruen , the Supreme Court held that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense. More importantly, the Court rejected the interest-balancing test t...

For decades I belonged to the Church of Saint John Browning and faithfully followed the teachings of Colonel Jeff Cooper. The sacred scripture was simple: carry a .45. The reason was equally simple. Big bullets make big holes. Big holes leak more than little holes. Physics has never shown much respect for advertising campaigns or Internet commandos. The .45 ACP earned its reputation the old-fashioned way. It proved itself on battlefields and in dark alleys where losing meant going home in a body bag. Personally, I have never had any difficulty handling a .45. Its recoil doesn’t intimidate me, and I can fire controlled pairs quickly and accurately, even under stress. So why am I beginning to favor the 9mm? No, I haven’t swallowed the latest fairy tale about “miracle ammunition.” Every year some marketing genius announces that his newest hollow point has finally suspended the laws of physics. Apparently, every previous bullet suddenly became obsolete on Tuesday morning. Give me a brea...

Let me start with this undeniable truth. We have a substantial number of dedicated communists embedded inside our government. These people are warriors in every sense of the word. They are actively engaged in a revolution aimed at establishing a one world communist government. They fully support Fauci and his deliberate campaign to depopulate and destroy the United States. Fauci’s current crime began with his so called research conducted alongside our natural enemy, China. The public’s complete ignorance or willful forgetting of China’s record of mass murder is nothing short of shameful. Fauci and his minions used American taxpayer money to weaponize Covid. Was it merely a lab accident? I suggest it was something far more intentional than that. Fauci then deliberately exaggerated the alarm until it nearly destroyed the American economy. He lied constantly about the science. His ridiculous recommendations forced Americans into face diapers, isolated them from one another, and pushed i...

Being arrested for a felony is only the beginning of the criminal justice process. For most people, the legal system is confusing and intimidating. Here is a simplified explanation of what generally happens after a felony arrest. The Initial Appearance After an arrest, the accused is brought before a judge as soon as reasonably possible for an initial appearance. Three important issues are addressed. First, the judge advises the accused of important constitutional rights, including the right to remain silent. Second, the court determines whether the accused already has an attorney. If the defendant cannot afford one, the court appoints an attorney to provide legal representation. Third, the judge determines whether the accused will be released before trial. Depending upon the circumstances, the judge may release the defendant on his or her own recognizance, set bail, impose release conditions, or order that the defendant remain in custody.  Additionally, electronic monitoring ...