A gun can save your life, but does it guarantee your freedom? USCCA director of content Kevin Michalowski and attorney Tom Grieve discuss what a gun can and cannot do for your rights. Diving immediately into this deep question, Michalowski says no, owning a gun does not secure your freedom.

“Independence is declared; it must be maintained.” – Sam Houston, American politician (1793–1863) Our Independence Day is a national holiday intended to celebrate America as Americans. Not as…

On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s strict “may-issue” gun law in a ruling that will impact at least six other states that also have such egregious laws in place. I could say that “gun-control advocates are up in arms,” but they hate guns.

As anti-gun politicians do their best to hammer another anti-gun bill into more anti-gun laws, there’s a ray of sunshine thanks to the SCOTUS decision on NYSRPA v. Bruen. Well, maybe that isn’t the…

As the third major ruling in a gun case since the Constitution was written, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, struck down a 100-year-old law in New York. The law, known as “may-issue,” stipulates…

For the first time since its ruling in McDonald v. Chicago nearly 11 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a gun-rights case. Its decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association…

The point of public advocacy in a democratic system is to win more people to our side and ultimately drive beneficial changes in the law. Protests, bumper stickers and social media arguments mean…

Some folks may remember a story I shared from years back when an armed gunman entered the middle school only a few miles from our home and took five girls hostage in the locker room next to the…

On April 11, the White House released a statement announcing a Justice Department rule “cracking down on ghost guns.” Every responsibly armed American wants to see less crime on the streets of this…

On April 11, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Steve Dettelbach as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Dettelbach is Biden’s second nomination during his…

Political discourse is fundamentally a form of leadership. We are trying to influence people in a way that will persuade them and win their cooperation on our policy agenda. To lead people, you have…

President Abraham Lincoln is famously quoted as saying that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. His words of advice are pertinent to…