Amy Swearer
Articles by Amy Swearer
SocietyAnalysis
Gun Control Group Accidentally Admits That Defensive Gun Uses Are Common
For years, gun control advocates have clung to a now-tired narrative on the costs and benefits of civilian gun ownership. The narrative paints the Second Amendment as the primary cause of… Read More
LawCommentary
Hawaii, Take Note: Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Hawaii gun law that renders concealed carry permits in that state practically… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Defensive Gun Uses Show Extraordinary Crimes Shouldn’t Erase Rights of Ordinary Gun Owners
After a transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school last month, killing two and wounding nearly two dozen others, gun control advocates predictably doubled down… Read More
SocietyCommentary
3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy
Last week, just days into the new school year, a 23-year-old transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school that he used to attend, opening fire… Read More
LawCommentary
Why NYC Tragedy Means We Need Gun Rights, Not Gun Control
At the end of July, tragedy struck New York City when a deeply troubled Nevada man drove across the country to a Park Avenue office… Read More
Commentary
What We Can Learn From NYC Shooting
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
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’
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
LawAnalysis
The Birthright Citizenship Clause Too Many Forget, but Trump Is Right to Question
Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship. That order prohibits federal agencies from issuing or… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Debunking 4 Big Errors Made in Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
One of the most controversial of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in the hours after being sworn in was his order on… Read More
LawCommentary
Armed Citizens Highlight the Critical Importance of Second Amendment
As 2024 drew to a close, examples abounded of ordinary Americans whose Second Amendment rights proved to be the ultimate defense against criminals. While the… Read More
Defensive Gun Use Debunks Gun Control Ignorance
It’s increasingly clear that gun control activism thrives on ignorance about the nature of crime and the importance of the Second Amendment. Unfortunately, far too… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Can End Universal Birthright Citizenship. The Constitution Never Required It.
President-elect Donald Trump has once again promised to “end birthright citizenship” for the U.S.-born children of illegal and nonimmigrant aliens. But can he do this… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Survey Confirms Americans Still Shockingly Ill-Informed About Gun Deaths
If a recent survey is any indication, significant numbers of American voters are shockingly ill-informed about the reality of gun violence. The survey—conducted by RMG… Read More
SocietyCommentary
10 Examples of Defensive Gun Use Show It’s Time to End War on Lawful Gun Owners
Major gun control groups are already lamenting the outcome of the Nov. 5 election, decrying the results as detrimental to public safety. In reality, though,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Kamala Harris’ ‘Intruder’ Crack: Joke or Serious Comment on Self-Defense?
In an interview last month with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, Vice President Kamala Harris once again played up her status as a gun owner, emphatically… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On the Second Amendment, Harris Shoots Herself in Foot—Again
It’s hard to reconcile Vice President Kamala Harris’ friendly overtures to gun owners with the footage that recently emerged of a 2007 press conference in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Debunking the Worst Gun Control ‘Hot Takes’ After Second Trump Assassination Attempt
Donald Trump by all accounts survived another assassination attempt earlier this month when Secret Service agents engaged a rifle-wielding man lying in wait in bushes… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Defensive Gun Use Shows Second Amendment Remains Necessary, Even After Tragedies
A 14-year-old boy with a history of troubling behavior used a semiautomatic rifle to shoot and kill two fellow students and two teachers Sept. 6… Read More
LawCommentary
4th Circuit Decision Sets Up Next Potential 2A Showdown at Supreme Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld Maryland’s ban on so-called assault weapons earlier this month, likely setting the stage for the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What These 11 Examples of Self-Defense With Guns Ought to Teach Liberals
Vice President Kamala Harris just announced her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the Nov. 5 presidential election. As governor,… Read More
SocietyNews
The Ineffectiveness of Proposed New Gun Controls After Attempt to Kill Trump
Almost immediately after a gunman tried to kill Donald Trump as he spoke July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, gun control zealots… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Second Amendment More Crucial Than Ever After Attempt to Kill Trump
A 20-year-old man with a rifle, perched atop a nearby roof, fired several rounds July 13 at Donald Trump as the former president spoke at… Read More
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