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Missouri gun law to stay in effect during court fight
A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws remains in effect as a lawsuit against it is appealed.
Federal judge strikes down Missouri gun-rights law
A federal judge has struck down Missouri's Second Amendment Protection Act, finding the law to be “an impermissible nullification attempt that violates the Supremacy Clause” of the U.S. Constitution.
Suit filed over Sandy Hook-inspired law limiting gun rounds
Gun rights supporters are suing Connecticut officials over part of a 2013 state gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying it unconstitutionally bans people from loading more than 10 rounds of ammunition into their firearms. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, cites the Second Amendment right to bear arms […]
Not going away: Virginia Tech families fight for gun control
She made a commitment a long time ago, so Lori Haas calmly stood up from her chair, put down her stack of notes and approached a table of state legislators. “For 12 years, I’ve stood in this building and in many of these meetings pleading and pleading and pleading for laws that will save lives […]
Kansas City files federal lawsuit over weapons trafficking
Kansas City and a national gun safety advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week alleging that several businesses and individuals trafficked firearms in the region while willfully ignoring evidence that the guns were being sold illegally. The city was joined in the lawsuit by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, a national gun safety advocacy […]
Kansas City files federal lawsuit over weapons trafficking
Kansas City and a national gun safety advocacy group filed a lawsuit this week alleging that several businesses and individuals trafficked firearms in the region while willfully ignoring evidence that the guns were being sold illegally. The city was joined in the lawsuit by Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, a national gun safety advocacy […]
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 thing on their minds: guns. The vast majority favored a proposal to protect their right to carry firearms: declaring the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary. […]
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 thing on their minds: guns. The vast majority favored a proposal to protect their right to carry firearms: declaring the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary. […]
Justices take up gun case, though disputed law has changed
The Supreme Court is turning to gun rights for the first time in nearly a decade, even though those who brought the case, New York City gun owners, already have won changes to the regulation they challenged. The justices’ persistence in hearing arguments this week despite the city’s action has made gun control advocates fearful […]
Justices take up gun case, though disputed law has changed
The Supreme Court is turning to gun rights for the first time in nearly a decade, even though those who brought the case, New York City gun owners, already have won changes to the regulation they challenged. The justices’ persistence in hearing arguments this week despite the city’s action has made gun control advocates fearful […]
NRA board gathers for meeting at crucial time for gun debate
With the country at a critical juncture in the gun debate, a normally routine meeting of the National Rifle Association took on greater significance as its board of directors gathered near the nation’s capital last week. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are weighing stricter gun measures in the aftermath of mass killings in […]
NRA board gathers for meeting at crucial time for gun debate
With the country at a critical juncture in the gun debate, a normally routine meeting of the National Rifle Association took on greater significance as its board of directors gathered near the nation’s capital last week. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are weighing stricter gun measures in the aftermath of mass killings in […]
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