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A semi-automatic rifle is displayed above shotguns at Rainier Arms, April 14, 2023, in Auburn, Washington
Jun 2, 2025

Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon

A split Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative justice predicted the court would soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court building
Mar 27, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court upholds ‘ghost gun’ regulation

The Supreme Court rules that the ATF can regulate gun parts kits, reversing a 5th Circuit decision on firearm definitions under the Gun Control Act.

Jul 22, 2022

New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure

California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.

Feb 20, 2020

Dealer who sold weapon used in killing to stop selling guns

A firearms dealer who sold a gun used in a deadly Kansas City shooting will stop selling guns as part of a settlement with the parents of the victim. Green […]

Feb 20, 2020

Dealer who sold weapon used in killing to stop selling guns

A firearms dealer who sold a gun used in a deadly Kansas City shooting will stop selling guns as part of a settlement with the parents of the victim. Green […]

School Shooting-Florida-Red Flag Law
Feb 14, 2020

Florida ‘red flag’ gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland

A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, “I don’t know why I don’t go on a killing spree.” A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high […]

School Shooting-Florida-Red Flag Law
Feb 14, 2020

Florida ‘red flag’ gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland

A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, “I don’t know why I don’t go on a killing spree.” A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high […]

Feb 11, 2020

Trump campaigns as a 2nd Amendment warrior

After the Parkland school shooting in Florida two years ago, President Donald Trump chided Republican lawmakers for being too “scared” of the National Rifle Association to tighten gun laws — […]

Feb 11, 2020

Trump campaigns as a 2nd Amendment warrior

After the Parkland school shooting in Florida two years ago, President Donald Trump chided Republican lawmakers for being too “scared” of the National Rifle Association to tighten gun laws — […]

Pro Gun Rally Virginia
Jan 21, 2020

Pro-gun rally by thousands in Virginia ends peacefully

Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the country rallied peacefully Monday at the Virginia Capitol to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation — […]

Pro Gun Rally Virginia
Jan 21, 2020

Pro-gun rally by thousands in Virginia ends peacefully

Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists from around the country rallied peacefully Monday at the Virginia Capitol to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation — […]

Dec 23, 2019

Second Amendment Sanctuary push aims to defy new gun laws

A standing-room only crowd of more than 400 packed the meeting room, filled the lobby and spilled into the parking lot recently in rural Buckingham County, Virginia. They had one […]

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