(from yahoo.com) In a recent medical journal report the authors find that a firearm injury to an adult is associated with a child in the family receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. They imply that distress around the injury leads to the emergence of psychiatric difficulties and subsequently a psychiatric diagnosis. On its face, this seems plausible. The authors note some limitations, including relying exclusively on commercial health insurance to obtain data regarding injuries and psychiatr...

(from washingtonpost.com) [Ed: We have published this piece annually since 2015 for Bill of Rights Day December 15. The  Bill’s Second Amendment is the reason for our being, in more ways than one.] Yesterday we all should have jubilantly celebrated the 230th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the original 10 amendments to the United States’ federal constitution. Remarkably, it slips by relatively unremarked. Yet our Bill of Rights may actually be the most significant o...

(from shutterstock.com) [Ed: This came from SCOPE-NY and seems well worth sharing again for Thanksgiving. As it is by an anonymous author, the liberty of a few minor edits were taken for publication here.] We won the lottery when we were born in the United States of America.  We enjoy freedoms and rights and opportunities that no one else in history has enjoyed. It’s more than appropriate that Americans take a day to say thanks for that win. The Bible talks about birthrights an...

[Ed: This is an interesting review by Dr. Gift of an interesting interview with a usually anti-gun professor, who seems to be taking a somewhat different and more rational perspective on causes of crime, though he is still somewhat pat and ambiguous.] A recent issue of the University of Chicago Magazine includes an interview with Jens Ludvig, author of Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence. While he seems too tied to the term “gun violence”, he feels tha...

[Ed: Sandra Richardson, RN, recently retired from the NYS Department of Health, put her data analysis expertise to work examining the consequences of required reporting of potential danger by all NYS mental health providers. It is not good. This is a VERY important paper, peer reviewed and published in a mainstream public health journal. We highly recommend reading the full article. Ms. Richardson's comments follow.] This 2025 research paper summarizes an anonymous survey among gun owner...

[Ed: At the Second Amendment Foundation's Gun Rights Policy Conference September 27, Associate Director and ENT surgeon Hayes Wanamaker spoke to the importance of suppressors as a medical device to protect hearing for shooters and bystanders. He and DRGO founder Tim Wheeler (also an ENT surgeon) spearheaded their recent endorsement by the American Association of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgeons. The speech can be seen in its entirely at the DRGO YouTube channel here, with his sl...

(from newsweek.com) Yesterday afternoon was stunning for anyone who respected Charlie Kirk’s conservative activism and intellect. Having this happen on the eve of 9/11 is piling on. Conservativism on campus was moribund until he took up his mission to restore it, with strong chapters of his group Turning Point USA at over 850 colleges in the United States. His interviews, debates and podcasts all showed his quick, grounded take on conservative values and why they have more legs than most...