The term "assault weapon" conjures up images of the weapons used by the military, but the weapons in the ban actually function the same as any semiautomatic hunting rifle.

Global warming and gun control are two issues that counter the conventional wisdom that elites lead public opinion.

When the federal assault-weapons ban expired last September, its fans claimed that gun crimeswould surge.Eight months later,the only casualty has been gun-controllers' credibility.

Despite gun-control organizations finally agreeing that the semiautomatic gun ban now does not matter, too much has been made of the importance of this legislation for too many years.

Discouraging law-abiding citizens from defending themselves will only make the problem worse.

The death of the law has notbrought a rise in crime--just the opposite.

Ifyou want to get rid of the murders, stop focusing on the guns and get rid of the gangs.

Even if you are willing to concede that history has been advancing in a "progressive" direction, it is dangerous and irresponsible to suggest that it must be that way.