The Numbers Went Down. The Danger Didn't.
Broward County taught the country how to make school crime disappear from a spreadsheet. The research on what followed is in.
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Florida Just Extended School Safety to Higher Ed. The Rest of the Country Has No Excuse.
HB 757 takes the layered school safety model Florida built in K-12 and applies it where the evidence says we need it next — on college and university campuses. It should be a national template.
Detect, Deter, Defend: Building Layered School Safety That Actually Works
Parkland wasn't a failure of the Second Amendment. Gun control wouldn't have saved Alaina. Sweden. Finland. China. School attacks happen everywhere — with or without gun control. The answer was never the gun. It was always the absence of a system to detect, deter & defend.
Tim Kaine Just Challenged The Founding of America. That Should Alarm Every American
The Constitution's entire framework assumes that rights precede government—Kaine isn't just disagreeing with Jefferson; he's repudiating the philosophical foundation of the very document he swore to defend.
Restoring a Vision for American Education
The founders bet everything on the idea that educated citizens could preserve this Constitutional republic. That bet is still on the table, and now it's our turn to prove them right.
A Generation Left in the Dark: The Failure to Teach Capitalism’s Virtues and Marxism’s Failures
Young voters are rallying behind figures like Zohran Mamdani and AOC, drawn to promises of socialism that sound noble but ignore history’s brutal lessons. How did we let this happen?
I was wrong about Red Flag laws
I believed red flag laws could save lives without sacrificing liberty. I was wrong. Five years later, it’s clear these laws are too easily abused, unevenly enforced, and incompatible with due process. The road to disarmament is paved with good intentions—and dangerous shortcuts.
April 2025 Update
On the air, in the air, on the road
When School Bureaucracy Blocks Safety: A Dangerous National Trend
There’s an unsettling pattern emerging in schools across the country—a growing reluctance to work with law enforcement during emergencies. The hesitation to cooperate with law enforcement—even during routine or non-emergency situations—has roots that go back decades. It’s often shaped by ideological views that are
March Madness
March came and went like a lion
Florida's School Safety Blueprint
This past week, Florida hosted its inaugural National Summit on School Safety in Orlando, bringing together top educators, law enforcement officials, policymakers, and safety professionals from 20 states.
Making America Safe Again
To Make America Safe, we must unite around practical, proven measures that secure our communities without sacrificing our Constitutional rights.
School Safety
Five Steps to Securing Schools
Here are 5 steps every school can take to enhance school security. By fostering a culture of safety, schools can identify and mitigate threats and create an environment conducive to learning and growth.
Politics
Washington Revisited
This is the story of how just over 825,000 Washington citizens, of all political persuasions, forced the Washington Legislature to backpedal on its radical progressive agenda and took an axe to the political legacy of Jay Inslee.
Politics
School Choice Finally Gets A Win in Texas
Of the 21 Texas house Republicans who opposed school choice last year, only between six and ten will have a chance to return to the legislature.
School Safety
Testimony to the Alaska Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
Armed school staff provides both a deterrent and the quickest means to stopping an attack once it starts. Armed school staff bridge the critical gap between the time the threat presents and the arrival of law enforcement, providing an immediate response that can and will save lives.
dog
Five Minutes Either Way
A lot can happen in five minutes. Five minutes either way.
2nd Amendment
Responsible Gun Owners Day at the Range
Join Ryan Petty and the National Shooting Sports Foundation on June 11th 2022 for Responsible Gun Owners Day at the Range.
2nd Amendment
Oppose the ATF's Latest Attempt to Turn Law-abiding Gun Owners Into Felons
It didn't take long for the Biden administration to launch its latest attempt to rewrite the Second Amendment through executive action and Executive Branch regulation. It's time to stop this action.
Education
A more perfect union
The United States is an exceptional nation founded on exceptional principles. Our founding was more than a simple political revolt, the Founders waged an ideological revolution—one that ushered in a new epoch—unparalleled in all of human history.
School Safety
First Look At 2021 Federal School Safety Legislation
Unlike previous years, 2021 appears to be a year for targeted school safety legislation. Four school safety bills have started the process to become law.
Culture
Drinking in your underpants
The American ethos is misunderstood. By entirely focusing on the materialism of American society, many fail to capture the importance of liberty and a deeply rooted entrepreneurial spirit afforded by that God-given liberty.
2nd Amendment
Support for Stricter Gun Laws Drops
Public support for new gun restrictions has fallen, and fallen significantly. I explain why.
2nd Amendment
Lessons We Should Learn from Averted School Attacks
The latest report from the US Secret Service, Averting Targeted School Violence was released earlier this week. What sets this report apart from previous research done by the Secret Service is a look at attacks that were averted--before tragedy struck.