Guns

The National Rifle Association is suing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over what the organization says are continued violations of its First Amendment rights:

Silhouette targets have been in use for decades. But until recently, those targets never seemed to get much notice outside of a gun range. Now, they appear to be yet another thing that must be banned:

We've written a lot about guns, politicians, and constitutional rights this week. Now, it's time to look at the other side of the coin: the increasing militarization of the federal government:

The decades-long campaign to erase the Second Amendment and take guns out of the hands of private citizens hasn't succeeded. But it has had a psychological effect on society. "Mass shootings" get wall-to-wall media coverage and generate fresh calls to ban certain, or all, types of weapons. But are mass shootings commonplace these days? No.