For years, the courts have held that computer code was, for all legal purposes, a form of speech. As such, it couldn’t be restricted in any manner beyond those which we already accept for other forms of speech. Files of predatory actions with young children, for example, could be banned just as film version of such sick material was, but code that allowed people to secure their documents on their own computer couldn’t. Well, files for 3D printers are speech, and since books on how to make your own guns cannot be restricted by law,…

United States ruler Donald Trump claims that the U.S. can wage war “forever” with an “virtually unlimited” supply of weapons and ammunition.  Trump made the claim in a post to Truth Social on Monday. In the post, Trump dismissed concerns over the U.S.’s alleged limited munitions availability. Military analysts have claimed that the concern is over air defense missiles, and they claim it is a limiting factor in the ongoing U.S.-Israeli campaign aimed at toppling the Iranian government. “Wars can be fought ‘forever,’ and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries’ finest arms!),” he wrote. The president…

For those who know climbing history, the thought of a trad route reaching the sport’s most difficult grade is not just audacious — it’s downright terrifying. When climbing at the very edge of physical ability, most climbers opt for boulders or sport climbing, where you can throw yourself at a particularly difficult move over and over, secure in the knowledge of crash pads below, or bolts drilled directly into the rock. Not so with trad climbing. That requires you to place your own gear, like cams or nuts, into crevices as you ascend. The physical effort of placing gear —…

Breaking into someone’s home is always a bad decision. In Des Moines this week, it ended with gunfire and a felony charge. According to KCCI, police say 46-year-old Stannita Wilson forced her way into a home on Guthrie Avenue just before 11 p.m. Officers were dispatched after a caller reported that an intruder was actively attacking the homeowner. While officers were en route, dispatch was told the intruder had been shot. When police arrived, they found Wilson inside the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital with what authorities described as minor injuries and…

With the bombings in Iran in full swing, there are many who think we should have refrained from such an attack due to the threat of terrorism. Iran has kind of been knee-deep in that for decades, after all, and there’s even an acknowledged part of their military that exists only to train and provide logistic support to terrorists, so the threat is very real. It’s not a reason to sit back and do nothing, though. Not on the world stage.Plus, it’s not like they’ve refrained from terrorist attacks on American soil as it is,…

Over the weekend, reported U.S. military strikes in Iran removed top leaders within the country’s ruling regime. Opening what some observers see as a rare window for political upheaval. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) says one thing stands in the way of real change: the Iranian people are disarmed. In a statement released March 2, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb argued that the unfolding situation in Iran highlights what happens when citizens lack the equivalent of America’s Second Amendment. “Iran does not have an equivalent of our sacred Second Amendment,” Gottlieb said. “Right now,…

I rolled off the chairlift at 12,130 feet as wind ripped over the ridgeline and snow mist pelted my jacket. I slid my right foot under the straps of the Nidecker LT Supermatic binding, mashed my heel, and heard it click. All set. A nearby ski patroller watching advised me to “stay in the middle.” I nodded and then dropped into Pallavicini, a 1,329-vertical-foot, roughly 40-degree incline at Arapahoe Basin. As I made sweeping turns across a gully, the binding straps hugged my ankles and toes, and the baseplate responded but didn’t chatter. I dodged rocks and drops before arriving…

Since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, the United States has endured 84 mass shootings at schools. Each one is its own nightmare. And after each one, the pattern feels painfully familiar: grief, political finger-pointing, promises. And then gridlock. But a recent 60 Minutes report highlighted something different. In a handful of cases, prosecutors aren’t just charging the shooter. They’re charging the parents. The most prominent example came out of Oxford, Michigan. In 2021, a 15-year-old opened fire at Oxford High School, killing four students. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. But prosecutors went…

Every time a state pushes an “assault weapon” or magazine ban, lawmakers repeat the same line: “We’re not coming for your guns.” They say it only bans future sales. They promise current owners can keep what they legally bought. They call it “grandfathering.” Until they don’t. According to Washington Gun Law President William Kirk, that exact scenario is now playing out in Rhode Island with House Bill 8073. The state already passed an assault weapon ban a few years ago. But it only prohibited the manufacture, sale, transfer, or purchase of certain firearms. Possession was left untouched. That was the…

What’s a gun-grabbing Democrat politician to do when a foreign-born Muslim dressed in a “property of Allah” hoodie shoots up a nightclub in Texas the day after the United States launched Operation Epic Fury in Iran? If you guessed ignore the terror connection and push for more restrictive gun laws, you can go to the head of the class. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, took to X to claim that Republican lawmakers and pro-gun organizations were responsible for the attack, not the Muslim terrorist who actually pulled the trigger. “Gun violence is preventable,” he posted. “This devastating loss of life…

This article was originally published by Christopher Day at The Mises Institute.  Let us imagine for a moment that we are in a museum. In one wing, the great achievements of government intervention are shown: highways, dams, public schools, and countless other ingenious designs, organizations, and feats. Things that we use in our everyday lives, which, for better or worse, supposedly ensure the smooth flow of society. Plaques and posters on the walls of this wing boast of the millions of jobs and trillions of dollars created by the state, and list the many ways by which it has contributed…

When GOA announced a new bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate that would basically bypass the 1986 machine gun ban–something I failed to comprehend completely at the time, I’ll admit, because it sounded too good to be true–it made some waves. It’s clearly a brilliant move that obeys federal law, yet still does amazing things for gun owners. And last night, they announced it passed out of committee.🚨WV BREAKING NEWS🚨SB 1071 passed out of committee via a voice vote.We’re at the 11th hour, and need to get the machine gun sales bill to the…