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Gun control activists demanded better data. What they got surprised the heck out of them

William English's redesigned 2026 National Firearms Survey estimates 2.2 million annual defensive gun uses and 26.4 million AR-15 owners nationwide.

04.09.2026 50

Fox News

Amy Swearer

President Trump's birthright citizenship fight is about history, not hysteria

President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is restorative, not revisionist, based on early Fourteenth Amendment interpretations.

13.04.2026 20

Fox News

Amy Swearer

Alternative Answers in the Political Rorschach Test of Alex Pretti’s Death

29.01.2026 30

National Review

Amy Swearer

Birthright citizenship supporters get the law wrong by ignoring obvious evidence

Legal scholars Amy Swearer and Hans von Spakovsky challenge birthright citizenship, arguing 14th Amendment excludes children of illegal aliens.

29.12.2025 450

Fox News

Amy Swearer

After Terrorist Attack, Australia Learns All the Wrong Lessons, Again

A father and son duo opened fire on a crowd of mostly Jewish victims on Dec. 14. They were at a large Hanukkah celebration on... Read More The post...

18.12.2025 30

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Trump’s Case on Birthright Citizenship is Stronger Now Than Ever

From the moment President Donald Trump issued his executive order on birthright citizenship back in January, a Supreme Court showdown on the...

11.12.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Oops! Gun Control Group’s Own Numbers Contradict Its Messaging on Defensive Gun Use

For years, gun control advocates have clung to a now-tired narrative on the costs and benefits of civilian gun ownership. The narrative paints...

03.12.2025 100

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Defensive Gun Use Proves Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Hawaii gun law that renders concealed carry permits in that state practically......

16.10.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Defensive Gun Uses Show Extraordinary Crimes Shouldn’t Erase Rights of Ordinary Gun Owners

After a transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school last month, killing two and wounding nearly two dozen others, gun control advocates...

12.09.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Three Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy

Last week, just days into the new school year, a 23-year-old transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school that he used to attend, opening...

03.09.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

NYC Tragedy Reminds Us of Invaluable Second Amendment Rights

At the end of July, tragedy struck New York City when a deeply troubled Nevada man drove across the country to a Park Avenue office... Read More The...

20.08.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Learning the Right Lessons from NFL HQ Shooting

At the end of July, a Nevada man drove across the country to a Manhattan commercial high-rise building, where he fatally shot four people before......

08.08.2025 10

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Armed Church Heroes Are Important Reminders of How Often Defensive Gun Use Occurs

Just minutes into a special Vacation Bible School Sunday service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, on June 22, parishioners found...

30.07.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer