Does anyone really want to confiscate firearms in America?

Trouble is, it's not clear the “something” Democrats typically demand would make a real dent in the nation's epidemic of gun violence. Congress can ban assault weapons, but they account for just a tiny sliver of the country's 33,000 annual firearm deaths. read more

Frankly, the “gun safety” groups found that no one has a taste for what they want to do, so they’ve adopted a flowery and innocent “moderation” to lull you into a false sense of what they’re about. read more

Confiscation is a much more radical gun-control policy than the bill to expand an existing background-check program for people who want to buy guns, which failed in Congress in 2013 due to opposition from gun-rights advocates. Even if Congress did support it, confiscation would be unconstitutional. read more

by John A. Sutter in California. For decades I have heard gun owners claim that the government would never be able to confiscate our firearms because the government would lose too many men. The implication being, of course, that gun owners would actively resist confiscation, even to the point of shooting back. read more