Amy Swearer
Articles by Amy Swearer
Commentary
Learning the Right Lessons from NFL HQ Shooting
Amy Swearer|August 08, 2025
At the end of July, a Nevada man drove across the country to a Manhattan commercial high-rise building, where he fatally shot four people before… Read More
SecurityNews
Crime-Stoppers: Armed Citizens Protect Themselves, Others
Amy Swearer|July 29, 2025
Just minutes into a special Vacation Bible School Sunday service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, on June 22, parishioners found their morning worship… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Insists It Will Resolve AR-15 Question ‘Soon’
Amy Swearer|June 12, 2025
Last week, the Supreme Court declined to review a 4th U.S. Circuit Court opinion upholding the constitutionality of Maryland’s ban on the possession of certain… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Defensive Uses of Guns Last Month Show Mexican Government’s Folly
Amy Swearer|June 12, 2025
Last week, in a unanimous opinion in a case called Smith & Wesson v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, the Supreme Court tossed out a lawsuit filed… Read More
LawCommentary
The Myth of Mexico’s ‘American Gun Problem’
Amy Swearer|June 06, 2025
This week, the Supreme Court tossed out the Mexican government’s lawsuit against seven major U.S. gun manufacturers, holding that a federal statute called the Protection… Read More
LawAnalysis
Fact-Checking Justice Sotomayor’s Imaginary Birthright Citizenship Cases
Amy Swearer|May 20, 2025
Last week, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., a case that stems from President Donald Trump’s January executive order on… Read More
SecurityNews
Defensive Gun Uses Demonstrate Life and Death Benefits of Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision
Amy Swearer|May 14, 2025
In a 2022 case called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court affirmed that ordinary Americans have a right to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
11 Defensive Gun Use Cases in March That Kept Citizens from Becoming Victims
Amy Swearer|April 24, 2025
Just before Easter weekend, a 20-year-old student opened fire inside Florida State University’s student union, killing two and wounding six others before being shot and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Defensive Gun Uses Show Trump Order on 2A Is a Step in the Right Direction
Amy Swearer|March 26, 2025
Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that might prove to be one of the most significant actions ever taken by any administration… Read More
LawCommentary
Defensive Gun Uses Show Faulty Premise of California Gun Laws
Amy Swearer|February 18, 2025
As wildfires raged last month in California, tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes, often with just minutes of warning. To… Read More
