# Best Year Ever For Gun Rights; "Baby Guns" For Defense; Murder Rate Hits All-Time Low

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Podcast: [Gun Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gun-talk-679975)
Published: 2026-08-23T22:20:51+00:00
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In This Hour: -- This is the best year in history for the Second Amendment. Noted scholar Stephen Halbrook explains why. -- Smaller pistols may not be as powerful, but many have gravitated to them because they are easy to carry. -- Despite the dire warnings from the gun-ban lobby, the FBI reports that murders are at an all-time low. Gun Talk 08.23.26 Hour 3 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support .

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