gun control

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #281: Gun Rights in Tennessee
This week, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) announced a special session of the legislature to consider various proposals related to public safety. But unusually for a reliably conservative and Republican…
by Robert Stilson, Michael Watson on August 11, 2023

Featured Items
Capital Research, May/June 2023
In the May/June issue of Capital Research, left-wing donors spend tens of millions of dollars to push gun control. Criminal justice reform has become big business, with both extremes raking…
by CRC Staff on June 27, 2023

Organization Trends
An Anti-Gun Pledge for Law Students
Gun control activists have been broadly unsuccessful on the legislative and judicial fronts, forcing them to devise alternative methods of curtailing the Second Amendment rights of Americans. One tactic involves…
by Robert Stilson on June 26, 2023

Commentary
Suing for Gun Control?
A recurring theme in political-issue activism is that when activists cannot achieve their desired policy ends through traditional democratic routes, many resort to other means they hope will ultimately have a…
by Robert Stilson on April 25, 2023

Organization Trends
The Policies of Gun Control Advocacy
Not every form of gun control is politically controversial or constitutionally problematic. Laws preventing children or violent felons from acquiring guns attract precious few critics. The debate turns on more…
by Robert Stilson on April 19, 2023

Organization Trends
The Funders of Gun Control Advocacy
Five groups—Everytown, Giffords, Brady, Sandy Hook Promise, and March for Our Lives—accounted for the vast majority of funds raised by American gun control nonprofits. Each of these groups operate both…
by Robert Stilson on March 29, 2023

Organization Trends
The Landscape of Gun Control Advocacy
Dozens of gun control advocacy groups are active in the United States, and detailed financial information is available on at least 50. This includes groups organized as 501(c)(3) charities, 501(c)(4)…
by Robert Stilson on March 21, 2023

Organization Trends
Anomalous Amici in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association
Some left-leaning groups weigh in on public policy issues that appear rather disconnected from their professed missions. Hot-button topics like abortion and gun control increasingly attract the attention of organizations…
by Robert Stilson on October 19, 2021

Organization Trends
Gun Control and the Alignment of the Progressive Left
Americans join or support organizations based on their personal views and values. But associations or interest groups that take positions on issues that are disconnected from their apparent missions can…
by Robert Stilson on August 19, 2020

Deception & Misdirection
Republicans Get Shot… and Then Get Blamed For It
  Markos Moulitsas and the Daily Kos are at it again. Moulitsas, the founder of the Daily Kos, is quick to blame Republicans for yesterday’s shooting, just like he did…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 16, 2017