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Amy Swearer

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Past:
  • The Daily Signal
  • The Christian Post
  • Libertarian Republic
  • The Miami Herald
  • The Hill
  • The Stream

Past articles by Amy:

Raising Red Flags on Federal Red Flag Gun Laws

A “true” federal red flag gun law that enables petitions to be filed in federal courts would likely suffer from a serious constitutional flaw. → Read More

10 Incidents That Highlight Importance of Second Amendment for Women

Women long have availed themselves of the right to keep and bear arms—including Harriet Tubman and mail carrier "Stagecoach Mary” Fields. → Read More

These 11 defensive uses of guns didn’t target ‘deer in kevlar vests,’ Mr. President

It’s well past time for Biden to understand why tens of millions of Americans exercise their right to keep and bear arms, including the ones he irrationally believes are too scary-looking to receive constitutional protection. → Read More

Defensive Uses of Guns Don’t Target ‘Deer in Kevlar Vests,’ Mr. President

The Second Amendment isn't premised on hunting, but on our ability to defend against assaults on our inalienable rights. → Read More

11 Cases of Defensive Gun Use Highlight Second Amendment in New Year

An armed carjacker opened fire on a Texas driver, wounding him. But the driver drew his own gun and shot back, sending the criminal fleeing. → Read More

8 Problems With San Jose’s Gun Insurance Mandate, Ownership Tax

A California city imposes unnecessary burdens on lawful gun owners that won't save taxpayers a single dollar, much less save a single life. → Read More

14 Examples of Defensive Gun Use at End of 2021

Public officials continue to push overly lenient and nonsensical prosecution policies that endanger the law-abiding and embolden criminals. → Read More

12 Incidents of Defensive Gun Use Prove Armed Civilians Increase Safety

Americans routinely use their guns to defend themselves and others from criminals, rendering their communities safer from violence. → Read More

Here are the facts about spikes in crime that Sen. Dick Durbin didn’t want me to share

These strategies are the right ones. They pull us back in the right direction, which in this case, means saving lives. → Read More

Here Are the Facts That Sen. Dick Durbin Didn’t Want Me to Share

Sen. Dick Durbin had a problem with Heritage Foundation legal expert Amy Swearer telling the truth about crime and gun violence in Chicago. → Read More

Yes, a Black Kyle Rittenhouse Would Still Be Acquitted

Because he had claims of lawful self-defense, Kyle Rittenhouse would still have been acquitted even if he was black. → Read More

Waukesha Deaths Were Preventable Result of Ill-Considered Bail Policies

The Waukesha tragedy happened because the Soros-backed prosecutor John Chisholm released Darrell Brooks early. → Read More

11 Reasons Biden Administration Is Wrong About Gun Restrictions

These examples represent only a small portion of the news stories on defensive gun use that we found in August. → Read More

11 Examples of Defensive Gun Use Bid 'Good Riddance' to ATF Nominee

These 11 examples represent only a small portion of the news stories on defensive gun use that were published in August. → Read More

12 Defensive Gun Uses Underscore Fallacy of Mexico’s Gun Lawsuit

Unlike residents of Mexico, Americans aren’t left defenseless when the government can’t or won’t be there to protect them. → Read More

11 Examples of Why Government Shouldn’t Go After Lawful Gun Industry

Lawful gun ownership has little to do with gun-related violence. Rather, guns in the hands of peaceable citizens may be part of the solution. → Read More

13 Examples of How Miami’s Police Chief Is Wrong on Defensive Gun Use

In one case, a woman uses her firearm to protect herself and her children when a man breaks in and threatens the family with a knife. → Read More

ATF Nominee Amplifies Concerns About Stance on Second Amendment

David Chipman redoubles his support for banning commonly owned semiautomatic firearms, relying on blatant misinformation and obfuscation. → Read More

Breaking Down Biden's Proposed ‘Ghost Gun’ Rules

What are ghost guns? And what effect would President Biden's proposed new rules have on gun owners? → Read More

In These 11 Cases, a Firearm Saved the Owner or Others

A Pennsylvania mother uses her firearm to defend her teenage son from another teen, who shot him during an altercation. → Read More