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

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.

Despite claims that allowing the semiautomatic weapons banto end will cause a rise in gun crimes, letting the law expire shows the uselessness of gun-control regulations.

The federal assault weapons ban (AWB) is expiring after midnight on September 13, and the average American will once again be able to purchase and/or use a range of guns that had been banned since September 1994. The AWB has been a cornerstone of the gun control movement for the...

Americans want to get tough on crime across the board. That means tougher sentences, tougher courts, and stricter gun control laws.

Has Japan finally been mugged by reality? Several policy moves in the past month suggest Tokyo has been rudely awakened to the dangers of an increasingly volatile region and is actually doing something about it.

Thinking back to his days as secretary of state, Mr. Shultz is quoted saying: "The world was not ready for a world free of nuclear weapons." It still isn't.