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

29.01.2026 20

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 400

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 10

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 7

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 6

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 6

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 10

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 7

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 6

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 6

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Supreme Court Insists It Will Resolve AR-15 Question ‘Soon’

Last week, the Supreme Court declined to review a Fourth Circuit opinion upholding the constitutionality of Maryland’s ban on the possession of...

12.06.2025 6

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

May Defensive Gun Uses Show Mexican Government’s Folly

Last week, in a unanimous opinion in a case called Smith & Wesson v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, the Supreme Court tossed out a lawsuit filed... Read...

12.06.2025 9

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

The Myth of Mexico’s ‘American Gun Problem’ 

This week, the Supreme Court tossed out the Mexican government’s lawsuit against seven major U.S. gun manufacturers, holding that a federal statute...

07.06.2025 8

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Fact-Checking Justice Sotomayor’s Imaginary Birthright Citizenship Cases

Last week, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., a case that stems from President Donald Trump’s January executive order...

21.05.2025 7

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Defensive Gun Uses in April Demonstrate Continued Importance of SCOTUS Second Amendment Ruling

In a 2022 case called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court affirmed that ordinary Americans have a right to... Read...

14.05.2025 7

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

11 Defensive Gun Use Cases in March That Kept Citizens from Becoming Victims

Just before Easter weekend, a 20-year-old student opened fire inside Florida State University’s student union, killing two and wounding six others...

24.04.2025 9

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Defensive Gun Uses Show Trump Order on 2A Is a Step in the Right Direction

Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that might prove to be one of the most significant actions ever taken by any...

26.03.2025 3

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Defensive Gun Uses Show Faulty Premise of California Gun Laws

As wildfires raged last month in California, tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes, often with just minutes of warning. To......

19.02.2025 10

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

The Birthright Citizenship Clause Too Many Forget, but Trump Is Right to Question

Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship.   That order prohibits...

28.01.2025 20

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

The birthright citizenship clause too many forget, but Trump is right to question

One of the biggest issues of the new Trump term is birthright citizenship. The president is pushing back against it with an executive order. He has a...

27.01.2025 10

Fox News

Amy Swearer

Debunking 4 Big Errors Made in Lawsuit to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

One of the most controversial of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in the hours after being sworn in was his order on... Read More...

25.01.2025 9

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Armed Citizens Highlight the Critical Importance of Second Amendment

As 2024 drew to a close, examples abounded of ordinary Americans whose Second Amendment rights proved to be the ultimate defense against criminals....

19.01.2025 9

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer

Defensive Gun Use Debunks Gun Control Ignorance

It’s increasingly clear that gun control activism thrives on ignorance about the nature of crime and the importance of the Second Amendment....

27.12.2024 6

The Daily Signal

Amy Swearer