Gallup found that 61 percent of Americans opposed allowing local governments to sue gun manufacturers "in order to recover the costs incurred because of gun violence in their areas."

Riots are fascinating things. How lawless greed, cruelty, and violence suddenly set fire to the minds of men is one of the most mysterious, almost magical (though not in the positive sense) manifestations of human behavior. Already, on both sides of the Atlantic, lots of people are sure they know why England is burning.

Gun violence has become an increasing concern to the general public, the media, and politicians, and many current ideas about controlling crime--for example, through juvenile gun bans, right-to-carry laws, and one-gun-a-month rules--involve controlling access to firearms. During this two-day conference, a group of academics will present for discussion their research...

In their new book, Supreme Court Gun Cases (Bloomfield Press, September 2003), David Kopel, Stephen P. Halbrook, and Alan Korwin explain how the Supreme Court has upheld private gun ownership and armed self-defense since the founding of the Republic. The authors analyze and reprint the full or partial text...

With the federal assault weapons ban sunsetting on Monday at midnight, the gun-control movement has a lot to fear, but not what most people think.

Let's take a deep breath and think about what we know about gun violence and gun control.

Iran's new Bolivarian buddies--Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Rafael Correa --are not the most cautious cats in the Western Hemisphere. But they look like Bismarkian "satisfied powers" by comparison to the drug cartels that are an increasing part of Iran's anti-American network.

Mexico today increasingly resembles Colombia 25 years ago, but President Obama has demonstrated insufficient leadership against illegal drugs and his administration seems to have no consensus on the severity of the problem.