Pillar
Civil Liberties
Gun policy and rights coverage grounded in statute text, court rulings, and primary sources — not talking points from either side.
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Free Speech and Private Platforms: The First Amendment Restrains Government
“Otherwise objectionable” is Section 230’s catch-all for a site’s good-faith removals, and on social media the First Amendment binds only government.
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The Second Amendment’s Text: What ‘Well Regulated’ Meant in 1791
Hamilton tied a well regulated militia to drill in 1788, and in 2008 Heller’s majority and Stevens’s dissent read the amendment’s opening…
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The Bill of Rights in Plain Language: What Each Amendment Protects You From
All ten amendments in the Bill of Rights restrain a public actor, not a private employer or a neighbour, and four of…
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Firearm Terms the Law Uses: A Plain-Language Guide to the Categories
Federal firearm definitions, term by term: 18 U.S.C. 921 excludes any firearm made in or before 1898, and the NFA’s own list…
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Four Congresses, One Code: What 1934, 1968, 1986 and 1993 Each Added to Federal Firearms Law
1934, 1968, 1986 and 1993 are the four dates federal firearms law is built from, and the 1968 Congress passed two of…
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Assault Rifle vs. AR-15: Two Terms, Two Different Meanings
“AR-15” gets used two different ways in everyday conversation — and neither one is quite the same as “assault rifle.” Here’s what…