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Reason December 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Easy Target The settlement by Bull's Eye Shooter Supply and Bushmaster Firearms was the first time a manufacturer had agreed to pay anything in a lawsuit alleging negligent distribution, the theory at the center of various government-backed lawsuits against the gun industry. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Rich Smith |
Gun Maker Misfires, Hurts Industry Bushmaster's settlement makes the weapons industry a target. |
Reason February 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Speak Softly and Carry a Concealed Handgun Would a nicer NRA be more effective? |
Salon.com May 15, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Playing both sides President Bush unveils a new gun program carefully crafted to appease both the NRA and gun control advocates... |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Will Ban's Demise Boost Investors? The expiration of the assault weapons legislation may increase manufacturers' profits. |
Reason July 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Hello to Arms In response to a lawsuit organized and financed by Cato Institute legal scholar Robert Levy, the D.C. Circuit panel rejected the collective-right theory as historically implausible and inconsistent with the rest of the Constitution. |
ifeminists April 15, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
War May Redefine Gun Control Despite the high emotions that surround war --- or perhaps because of them --- people are focusing again on "normal" life. But what is normal has shifted in ways both obvious and subtle. Consider how war has affected just one issue: the debate over gun control. |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Rich Smith |
Wal-Mart Paints Bull's-Eye on Itself In settling one firearms-sales lawsuit, has the retailer opened the door for another? |
Reason May 2005 Kohn et al. |
Straight Shooting on Gun Control A debate about gun control from four viewpoints. |
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 Paul M. Barrett |
Why Gun Sales Are Faltering Gun fans are less anxious over the prospect of more gun control. That's bad for sales - though a modest uptick should follow. |
Reason December 2008 Brian Doherty |
How the Second Amendment Was Restored The inside story of how a gang of libertarian lawyers made constitutional history, declaring by a 5-4 decision that yes, the Second Amendment does secure an individual right to keep and bear arms. |
Reason June 2005 Robert VerBruggen |
Self-Defense vs. Municipal Gun Bans When Hale DeMar shot an intruder in his house, he may well have saved his children's lives. So why was he charged with a crime? |
Reason June 2000 |
A Smith & Wesson FAQ So they pressured Smith & Wesson into accepting gun control in the form of a lawsuit settlement. We should be glad, right? |
Reason March 2003 Sara Rimensnyder |
The Art of Self-Defense Gun control on trial in D.C. |
BusinessWeek March 31, 2011 Stephanie Armour |
A 'Bring Your Gun to Work' Movement Builds Partly as a result of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting, gun rights activists are proposing laws that permit more workplace firearms. |
Information Today January 2007 George H. Pike |
Legal Update: Where the Lawsuits Are Updates on lengthy search-related lawsuits involving Google and Microsoft. |
Salon.com September 7, 2000 David Bowman |
The reasonable gun nut Denounced by the NRA, a historian talks about the myth of early American gun ownership and his own fascination with firearms. |
ifeminists May 5, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Gun-Proof Your Children The basic question is whether private gun ownership is a Constitutional and individual right, or a reckless practice that endangers society and children. |
Entrepreneur August 2005 Jane Easter Bahls |
Action Sacked A new law aims to protect you from class-action suits. Under the new law, all class-action lawsuits with plaintiffs from more than one state will have to be filed in federal courts, which tend to be less sympathetic than state courts to these suits. |
Salon.com March 6, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Still, no new laws Paducah, Jonesboro, Springfield, Columbine and now Santee, and Congress hasn't passed a new gun control law since 1996... |
Reason January 2008 Brian Doherty |
Bloomberg's Folly New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has gotten some blowback for his attempt to hold stores responsible for the actions of gun-toting criminals, most of whom get their weapons in the black market, not directly from stores. Two stores have filed countersuits. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Paul Barrett |
Going Great Guns with Fear Marketing Whatever your views on gun control, there are lessons to be learned from the firearm industry. |
Reason December 2008 Brian Doherty |
Four Decades of Defending Self-Defense Since its inception in 1968 the defense of Americans' Second Amendment rights has been a staple of reason. Take a look back at how they have covered this issue through the years. |
Reason October 2003 Jacob Sullum |
Lawsuit Pre-emption: No Big Mac attacks Shouldn't people know that if they eat too much they'll get fat? Maybe, concedes John Banzhaf, a George Washington University law professor who promotes lawsuits against fast food chains. But as Banzhaf points out, tort law is no longer based on what's reasonable. |
Reason June 2000 Kenneth Smith |
Loaded Coverage How the news media miss the mark on the gun issue. |
ifeminists June 30, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Jackpot Justice, the Wal-Mart Case No one knows how to definitively resolve the abuses and dangers of class action suits without denying the underdog access to the courts. |
Salon.com October 24, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Gore shoots blanks on guns In trying not to alienate swing voters, the vice president is missing a chance to show us what he really thinks -- and what Bush has really done -- about gun control... |
ifeminists November 16, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Girls, Get Your Guns Organizations dedicated to female gun ownership are spreading from well-established organizations like Second Amendment Sisters and Women and Guns to relatively new ones like Mother's Arms, which urges mothers to protect their children with armed force if necessary. |
Fast Company February 2016 Darrell Hartman |
Can This High-Tech Gun Accessory Make Smart Guns A Reality? Though the idea of using technology to improve firearms safety has been around for decades, a forthcoming product offers hope that 2016 could be the breakthrough year for smart guns. |
Reason April 2009 Brian Doherty |
Guns in Parks? Thanks to a regulatory change by the outgoing Bush administration, it is legal to carry concealed and loaded weapons in national parks and wildlife refuges, as long as it's permitted in the state. |
Reason November 2008 Jacob Sullum |
Back to Court The D.C. Council unanimously approves a law that makes armed self-defense in the home impractical and bans the most popular weapons used for that purpose. One Washingtonian has filed a federal lawsuit fighting it. |
ifeminists July 6, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Domestic Violence Victims Need Self-Defense Every American anti-domestic violence advocate should advise victims -- male or female -- to learn self-defense. They should lobby for the repeal of any law or policy that hinders responsible gun ownership. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Rich Smith |
"AOL Hurt My Feelings" This "groundbreaking" chatroom lawsuit looks like a loser -- Time Warner investors have little to fear from it. |
Reason February 2005 Eric Dzinski |
Humanizing Gun Nuts In Shooters: Myths and Realities of America's Gun Cultures, anthropologist Abigail A. Kohn shoots down stereotypes about gun enthusiasts. |
CIO November 1, 2001 Sarah D. Scalet |
See You in Court Inadequate security leaves companies open not just to hackers but to lawsuits. Realize why lawsuits over failed information security are imminent. Determine how your company may be liable for damage caused by hackers. Learn how to prepare and respond... |
InternetNews December 2, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Fighting to Keep Smut-Spam in a Brown Wrapper Microsoft brings seven new lawsuits against smut-peddling spammers under the CAN-SPAM law. |
AskMen.com Moti Shapira |
How To: Buy A Gun If you are thinking about buying a gun, there are three main parameters by which to choose the most suitable model. |
Reason August 2002 Jacob Sullum |
Second Thoughts John Ashcroft's Second Amendment position, even if adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court, is not likely to have practical consequences anytime soon. |
Food Processing January 2013 Thomas Hanrahan |
Food Becomes Target for Consumer Lawsuits Lawyers who made their fortunes suing tobacco companies have set their sights on the food industry. |
PHONE+ April 30, 2010 Khali Henderson |
Geoffrey Shepstone -- Straight Shooter As president of Chicago-based master agency Telecom Brokerage Inc. (TBI), Geoffrey Shepstone is known as a straight shooter. On the gun range, he's a competitive sharpshooter. |
Reason November 2001 Sam MacDonald |
D.C. Dispatches A case of missing gun data -- and of a missing attorney general... |
InternetNews March 18, 2005 Roy Mark |
Cell Phone Safety Lawsuits Revived Court rules wireless equipment makers can be sued in state courts over radiation safety levels. |
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Paul Magnusson |
Stalking Deer Hunter Dads Why Kerry's attempts to woo gun owners are missing the mark so far. |
BusinessWeek January 13, 2011 Paul M. Barrett |
Glock: America's Gun How Austria's Glock became the weapon of choice for U.S. cops, Second Amendment enthusiasts, and mass killers like the alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner. |
Reason April 2004 Anderson & Jackson |
Washington's Biggest Crime Problem The federal government's ever-expanding criminal code is an affront to justice and the Constitution. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Stocks for Dad: Smith & Wesson This Father's Day, sharing in shares of Smith & Wesson stock -- even if you can't get to the range or the field with a Smith & Wesson gun -- is still a way to partake in a longtime family tradition. |
Salon.com October 13, 2000 |
Say what? Five Bush debate statements bear closer inspection... |
Reason May 2001 Abigail Kohn |
Their Aim Is True Taking stock of America's real gun culture... |
BusinessWeek February 25, 2010 Paul Barrett |
Rambo Rifles for Weekend Hunters The "Modern Sporting Rifle" is a hot seller. Please, just don't call it an assault weapon. |
InternetNews January 21, 2004 Roy Mark |
RIAA Files 532 New Lawsuits The music industry files its largest batch of copyright infringement actions to date. |