Proud gun owner since 1970; active advocate for Americans’ civil liberties including all of our Enumerated Rights; past work as communications director for NRA state affiliate; provided testimony and support materials at the state and local level. InfoBank director at Second Amendment Society of Texas.
Bill Cawthon first became a gun owner 55 years ago and has been an active advocate for Americans’ civil liberties for more than two decades. He is the information director for the Second Amendment Society of Texas and was communications director for a state-level NRA affiliate.
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Virginia is defending its firearm and magazine ban by reviving the collective-right theory and claiming the state right to keep and bear arms is tied to militia service—not an individual guarantee.
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Ana Lucia Lopez went from leading an obscene anti-campus-carry protest to helping draft three gun-control bills for James Talarico. All three failed, but the record matters now that Talarico wants a U.S. Senate seat.
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear a major Second Amendment case over AR-15-platform rifles, but the real impact could reach far beyond so-called “assault weapon” bans.
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A new Johns Hopkins policy guide urges states to tighten public carry laws, but its history and crime claims leave out key facts gun owners should know.
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A gun-control leader wants Florida to expand red flag petitions, but the state’s own firearm-suicide trends raise hard questions about whether ERPOs deliver what supporters promise.
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Virginia is defending its new gun restrictions by portraying AR-15s as “weapons of war.” From colonial muskets to surplus M1 Carbines, American history tells a very different story.
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James Talarico says he believes in the Second Amendment, but his record in the Texas House and his calls for safe storage laws, background checks, and a “middle path” on gun control should put Texas gun owners on alert.
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Missouri SB 905 would create a new class of trained school protection officers known as Missouri Rangers, giving school districts another option to defend students, teachers, and staff.
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ATF’s new reform package has the gun-control lobby in full panic mode. Everytown claims the changes are a gift to the gun industry, but many of the proposals simply roll back Biden-era overreach and restore common sense for lawful gun owners.
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Minnesota’s latest assault weapons ban died at the Capitol, but Minneapolis Democrats are trying to keep the gun-control push alive despite state preemption. Meanwhile, DOJ is taking aim at AR-15 bans in court, putting the anti-gun agenda on a collision course with the Second Amendment.
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Po Murray wants activists to reclaim “gun control.” Good. Now gun owners should demand equal honesty about crime data, failed promises, and bad policy.
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Wyoming had a chance to protect citizens acquitted after lawful self-defense. Instead, lawmakers killed HB14, reinforcing the reality that the Second Amendment is still treated as a second-class right.
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The First Circuit has revived Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period in Beckwith v. Frey, using a rationale that claims Americans may have a right to keep and bear arms, but not necessarily a right to buy them.
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Long-term homicide trends and public polling tell a very different story than the one pushed by gun control activists and the legacy media. As the “gun violence epidemic” narrative collides with falling murder rates, the facts are getting harder to ignore.
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The Supreme Court’s review of United States v. Hemani could determine whether the federal firearm ban for marijuana users under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) has any real historical basis. The case puts one of the most outdated and contested prohibitions in federal gun law squarely in front of the justices.
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Arizona lawmakers are once again trying to require age-appropriate firearm safety education in K-12 public schools. Kids in every state deserve the same benefits.
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Tony Gonzales is embroiled in a scandal concerning an alleged affair with a staff member who later took her own life. Brandon Herrera has urged him to resign.
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The burden of inspiring pro-2A voters to show up at the polls falls squarely on President Trump, the actions of his administration, and the efforts of pro-gun groups and gun owners to persuade them to get back on track.
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Hey there, gun control fans! We’re always happy to welcome folks to freedom, but we wonder if you realize what it means to support the Second Amendment.
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It’s a perfect time to examine ‘police violence’, another gun-grabber construct to crank up hype and hysteria — and generate views. Social media’s kangaroo court is in session.
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The state of Hawaii has finally filed its Respondent’s Brief in Wolford v. Lopez, which is scheduled for oral arguments before the Supreme Court on January 20, 2026.
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There is a problem with the term “gun violence.” Not just the term itself, but the whole idea that firearm-related injuries and deaths are qualitatively different or special.
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Everytown for Gun Control is back with the 2025 edition of “Debunking Gun Myths at the Dinner Table,” a list of 17 talking points their most zealous — and most gullible — devotees can use to disrupt an amiable family dinner conversation.
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According to the Miller standard, self-loading rifles using 5.56×45 NATO cartridges and self-loading 9mm pistols are fully protected by the Second Amendment
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Despite the fact that claims for assault weapons bans get smacked down by reality at every encounter, banamaniacs and their fellow travelers continue to make those same claims in their almost rabid drive to impose bans nationwide.
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On November 3, Eric Tirschwell, Executive Director and Chief Litigation Counsel for Everytown Law, sent a long missive to Sarah Colbert, the general counsel for Sturm, Ruger & Co.