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Constitutional carry has no effect on the preexisting background-check rules: The federal system exists independently of state law, and states that abolish their carry permits are not obliged to alter their background-check rules in concert. Since 2003, 24 states have joined Vermont, bringing the total number of states in which law-abiding citizens may carry concealed firearms without first having to apply for a permit to 25 - or exactly half of the 50 that have been admitted to the Union thus far. Likewise if the case had come down in 1996, by which point 30 states had adopted "shall issue" but there were still twelve "may issue" states and seven "no issue" states in existence. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. became a political celebrity, and it mentions Clarke's support for the private ownership of firearms in America. According to the article, Clarke issued a radio advertisement in 2013 which states that citizens have a duty to protect themselves and their families. The U.S. National Rifle Association is mentioned, along with the opposition to Clarke's views about gun rights and self-government.

The author critiques the political attitudes and tenets of the American left, identified as postliberals, particularly the criticisms of postliberals of the traditional U.S. political system and constitutional framework.

The article discusses left-leaning liberal politics in Great Britain in relation to the election of politician Jeremy Corbyn to lead the British Labour Party as of 2015. The book "The Road to Wigan Pier" by George Orwell is mentioned, along with socialism and progressivism in Great Britain. The attitudes of British people about Great Britain's National Health Service and socialist principles are examined, along with Corbyn's ideology and foreign policy ideas.

The article focuses on the attitudes of conservatives living in the U.S. in 2015. Topics include conservatives' identification with libertarians and Republicans, the ideologies of those that align with the Democratic or Republican political parties in the U.S., and the challenges facing those that identify as conservatives. The author discusses his 2015 book, "The Conservatarian Manifesto," which examines Americans who hold both conservative and more socially liberal libertarian political views.