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Nonviolent Felon Protected By Second Amendment, Court Rules
A nonviolent conviction from the mid-1990s shouldn't interfere with a Delaware man's right to arm himself , the IU.S. Court of Appeals...
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Dec 26, 20242 min read
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Biden Hasn't Given Up On Gun Control After WI School Shooting
The Biden administration is again calling for more government action on gun control after a teenage student opened fire and killed a...
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Ammo Vending Machine Company Looks To Expand Across Country
Since July, American Rounds, a company making ammunition vending machines that are placed in grocery stores and other shops, has signed...
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Dec 17, 20241 min read
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ATF Bracing For Trump Reversal Of Biden Gun Regulations
Among federal agencies bracing for the Trump era, few are likely to face the backlash that awaits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read
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'Magazine Disconnect' Could Prevent Many Gun Deaths
A 13-year-old in Chicago takes his father’s pistol out of a lockbox and removes the magazine from the weapon. He shows the gun to a...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Courts Swamped With Gun-Law Challenges After Justices' Ruling
More than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally expanded its interpretation of the Second Amendment, federal courts...
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Dec 13, 20243 min read
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NJ, MN Sue Glock Over Switches That Allow Rapid-Firing Handguns
New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to...
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Dec 13, 20242 min read
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Is ShotSpotter Necessary In Small Cities With Few Shootings?
In June 2023, the town council in Phillipsburg, N.J., voted unanimously to install the gunshot detection service ShotSpotter. The town...
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Dec 11, 20242 min read
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New York City May Require Graphic Warning Displays At Gun Shops
New York City is taking steps toward requiring gun stores to display graphic warnings about the dangers of keeping guns in the...
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Dec 4, 20242 min read
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In Louisiana Sheriff’s Office, A Lieutenant Has Developed Blueprints For Removing Guns From Abusers
Even as the nation contends with the loosening of federal gun laws , a lieutenant in a sheriff’s office in deep-red Louisiana has trained...
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Nov 27, 20241 min read
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Political Gridlock Made Biden Fall Short On Gun Policy Reform
President Biden campaigned on promises of sweeping gun reform. Some of his proposals never materialized, but his administration will...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Infowars Turned Over to The Onion, With Anti-Gun Advertising
The satirical news publication The Onion named Everytown for Gun Safety as its "exclusive launch advertiser" after winning the bidding to...
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Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Next Big Gun Battle: 'Concealed Carry Reciprocity'
Gun violence prevention advocates are bracing for a battle with the incoming administration over Donald Trump's vow to sign a nationwide...
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Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Are 'Ghost Gun' Rules Imperiled by Change in Administrations?
Despite signs at last month's oral arguments that the Supreme Court might side with the Biden administration's rules to regulate...
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Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Illinois Ban On Semiautomatic Guns
A federal judge struck down Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, citing U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second...
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Nov 9, 20242 min read
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Appeals Court Upholds CO Law Raising Gun-Buying Age To 21
If you’re buying or selling a gun in Colorado, make sure you’re over 21. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit revived a state...
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Nov 6, 20241 min read
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MO Family Pleaded To Have Gun Removed Before Teen's Shooting
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle....
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Nov 4, 20242 min read
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'Ghost Gun' Sellers Agree To $2M Settlement In Death Of Two Teens
The sellers of a “ghost gun” kit that a Virginia teenager used to build a working pistol, and then kill two of his classmates , agreed to...
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Nov 2, 20242 min read
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U.S. Gun Death Rates Match Places With Civil Unrest, Gang Wars
The rate of firearms deaths in some U.S. states is similar to places around the world that are battling civil unrest or bloody gang wars,...
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Oct 31, 20242 min read
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Republican State Legislatures Ban Policy Aimed To Help Suicide By Firearm
Wyoming has the highest rate of gun suicide in the country. Lawmakers there, and in similarly afflicted states, have blocked red flag...
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Oct 30, 20242 min read
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