Was not the 1997 handgun ban in Britain supposed to reduce armed robberies? By contrast, American robbery rates have fallen during the 1990s just as more.

Is it the NRA claiming that gun laws disarm law-abiding citizens and not criminals? No.

Congress has never before passed and the Supreme Court has never upheld a law requiring individuals to buy a commercial product, as Obamacare does. On this the Obama Democrats, not Clarence Thomas and judges following his lead, are the ones sweeping aside precedent.

If Mayor Street is unwilling to protect Philadelphians by fixing the city's problems with law enforcement and lax judges, at least let law-abiding citizens protect themselves.

A year ago it would have been shocking news: a governor publicly telling women to get a concealed-handgun permit so that they can defend themselves against a serial killer.

While not foolproof, guns certainly help the odds.

Gun control advocates should fear the new concealed handgun law, but not for the reason that most people think.

Everyone seems to believe that Democrats have changed their minds on gun control.