(Cross-posted at Conservathink.)



Just imagine that telephone call.



You've just graduated from Boston College and you're on holiday in Italy with Mom, and you're getting ready to go back home when you find out that your dad has just had a heart attack - and died.



You weren't expecting this. Dad had been in Italy with you just before but decided to go back to the States early to get some work done. You and… Continue

On March 18th, arguments were made before the United States Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, which essentially banned the ownership and use of handguns by residents of the District of Columbia. At issue in the case, named District of Columbia v. Heller, is whether the Act infringes upon the right of an individual to bear arms as protected by the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights, which reads, “A well-regulated Militia, being… Continue