by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2023 | Blogs
Given his state’s awful fiscal policy, I generally don’t have anything nice to say about Gavin Newsom, California Governor. And I don’t like his proposal to amend the Constitution to weaken gun rights, which is our topic for today. But I give him credit for...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 1, 2022 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Back in March, I wrote that the dramatic expansion of concealed-carry laws was the feel-good story of 2022. At least for supporters of the 2nd Amendment. Of course, that was before the Supreme Court recently ruled against New York’s draconian restrictions on...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2022 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Two years ago, I rhetorically asked whether the movement for gun control was dead. But, given how states have been expanding civil liberties for gun owners, perhaps I should have asked about the vitality of the movement for gun rights. For instance,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2021 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Charles Blow is a doctrinaire left-wing columnist for the New York Times. But I applauded him late last year for expressing sympathy for black gun ownership. He’s certainly not a full-blown supporter of the Second Amendment. And I don’t...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I’m (unfortunately) not a rich person, but that doesn’t stop me from opposing punitive taxes on successful entrepreneurs, investors, and small business owners. Likewise, I’m not a gun aficionado, but that doesn’t stop me from opposing efforts to restrict the rights of...