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CO Requiring Background Check, Safety Course For Semiauto Guns
People in Colorado will soon have to pass a background check and complete a state-sanctioned safety course to buy most semiautomatic guns...
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3 days ago1 min read
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Trump Puts Army Secretary In Charge At ATF, Removes Patel
The Trump administration replaced FBI Director Kash Patel as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
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5 days ago1 min read
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Bondi Ends Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Lawbreaking Gun Dealers
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Monday that it is ending its zero tolerance policy for lawbreaking gun...
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6 days ago2 min read
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High Court Declines To Hear Challenge To NYC Gun Limits
The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to New York firearms restrictions adopted the justices in 2022 struck down the Democratic...
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6 days ago2 min read
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Conservative Judges Split On Issues Of Teens' Buying, Possessing Guns
The next major Second Amendment case may concern teenagers. Appeals courts are split on whether the government may prevent 18- to...
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7 days ago2 min read
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Actor Mel Gibson Now Allowed To Own Guns Again, Per DOJ
Justice Department officials will allow actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump, to own guns again, ending a once...
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Apr 42 min read
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Chicago Didn't Probe Why Judge's Gun Ended Up At Crime Scene
Cook County Judge William Stewart Boyd turned over two old guns at a church in South Chicago nearly two decades ago. They were among...
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Apr 42 min read
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Half Of States Bar Devices Converting Pistols To Machine Guns
In New Mexico, police and prosecutors backed an effort to outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns. In Alabama, the governor...
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Mar 312 min read
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Patel Largely Absent As Interim Leader Of Federal Gun Agency
President Trump appointed FBI Director Kash Patel as interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. That put...
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Mar 312 min read
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TN May Bar Giving Guns To People After Mental Health Treatment
A Tennessee legislative committee advanced Rep. Shaundelle Brooks’ bill that would criminalize knowingly giving firearms to someone who...
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Mar 312 min read
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DOJ Probes Whether L.A. County Sheriff Delayed Gun Permits
The Justice Department is investigating whether the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department violated the Second Amendment rights of...
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Mar 282 min read
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Shooting Ranges Expanding With Wave Of Gun-Curious Americans
High-caliber shooting ranges are expanding their niche thanks to a new wave of gun-curious Americans, including women, minorities,...
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Mar 282 min read
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Supreme Court Upholds Biden-Era Ghost Gun Regulations
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Biden administration’s regulation of ghost guns, the largely untraceable firearms that had been...
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Mar 262 min read
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Colorado Democrats Send Gun Control Bills To Governor
Colorado Senate Democrats on Tuesday passed two bills restricting firearm access, aiming to raise the age to purchase ammunition to 21...
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Mar 261 min read
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Youth Gun Deaths Have Risen 50% Since 2019
Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the U.S. have risen sharply, increasing by 50% since 2019. In 2023, firearms...
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Mar 242 min read
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Alabama Bans Glock Switches
The Republican governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, signed a gun control bill on Wednesday, banning “Glock switches” and other devices that...
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Mar 202 min read
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Some Law Enforcement Agencies Stop Reselling Used Guns
More than a dozen law enforcement agencies have stopped reselling their used guns or pledged to reconsider the practice after an...
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Mar 192 min read
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U.S. Removes Warning Declaring Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis
The Department of Health and Human Services removed a former surgeon general’s warning declaring gun violence a public health crisis to...
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Mar 182 min read
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'Stick Talk' Teaches Chicago Teens How To Handle Guns Safely
Each year, the Chicago Police Department seizes 10,000 illegal guns and arrests thousands of people for illegal gun possession. Yet guns...
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Mar 172 min read
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New Federal Spending Law Could Cut Gun Violence Research Funds
Congressional Democrats say the Republicans’ budget plan could threaten funding for gun violence research and prevention. Senators are...
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Mar 142 min read
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