Senator Reid, counting noses, decided to withdraw his objection to debating the FAIR Act. (Jan. 31). However, many senators who voted in favor of allowing debate to proceed merely wanted to avoid the appearance of obstructionism, and one can expect…

The House-passed bill (see Feb. 25) that would have protected firearms makers from being held liable for criminals’ misuse of guns died last week in the Senate, although endorsed by a substantial majority of members of that body. Why? Well,…