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Todd Blanche
LOCKED AND LOADED

Trump Goon Hatches Wild Scheme to Give Criminals Guns

The DOJ is streamlining a process to get guns back in the hands of convicted felons.

Annabella Rosciglione

Jeanine Pirro
PIRRO-ETTE

Judge Jeanine Scrambles to Backtrack After MAGA Turns on Her

Judge Jeanine is doing damage control, but it’s not going well.

Vic Verbalaitis

Donald Trump's face with the text of the Second Amendment layered on top
UP IN ARMS

Trump Sparks Revolt With Jaw-Dropping Guns Claim

The president said “you can’t have guns” after the deadly shooting by ICE.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Donald Trump
‘NOT UP FOR DEBATE’

NRA Shoots Down Trump Admin’s ‘Sweeping’ Gun Ban Proposal

The gun group said it rejects “arbitrarily” stripping citizens of their Second Amendment rights, including transgender Americans.

William Vaillancourt

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 3:  U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press after paying his respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on September 3, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shooting left two students dead and many more wounded. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski-Pool/Getty Images)
‘PROTECT OUR KIDS’

JD Vance Heckled by Protesters at Minneapolis Shooting Site

The vice president was met by protestors while visiting the Annunciation Catholic Church to pay his respects to the victims of last week’s shooting.

Erkki Forster

Jeanine Pirro
AWKWARD

Judge Jeanine Pirro Blows a Hole in Trump’s Crime Crackdown

A policy shift from the DOJ undermines the president’s “crime emergency” in D.C.

Isabel van Brugen

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An illustration including a photo of former U.S. President Donald Trump
opinion
FEDERALISM FOLLIES

Trump Can’t Carry a Gun, but Might Have Nuclear Codes Again

Donald Trump’s losing his NYC concealed carry permit, an emblematic example of the wackiness of the American system.

Matt Lewis

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs a House Oversight Committee meeting at Capitol Hill on January 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.
SO ORDERED

Judge Shuts Down Request to Toss Hunter Biden Gun Case

The defense argued that lead prosecutor David Weiss was “unlawfully appointed” special counsel.

Amanda Yen

Illustration of American flag with googly eyes and handgun popping out from it.
opinion
PATRIOTIC SHAME

America’s Tragedy Is Its Culture of Fear—Armed With Guns

“Patriotic” culture warriors are terrified of drag queens, “illegals,” and extremely rare vaccine injuries. But tens of thousands of annual gun deaths—meh.

Anthony L. Fisher

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opinion
NRA DOESN’T SPEAK FOR ME

You Can Support Gun Rights Without Making It a Creepy Fetish

I support the Second Amendment and grew up in a gun culture. But there’s something cultish and irresponsible about the right’s public displays of gun affection.

Matt Lewis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks after the primary election for the midterms during the “Keep Florida Free Tour” at Pepin’s Hospitality Centre in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 24, 2022.
GUN-SHY

DeSantis Secretly Wanted to Ban Guns From His Election Bash

His team wanted the Tampa Convention Center to pretend it was their policy, according to newly released emails.

Victor Swezey

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