Second Amendment, firearm regulations
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a Trump administration rule banning bump stocks, which are devices that allow people to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic guns.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Trump administration ban on bump stocks — devices that enable a...
The 13-3 ruling at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals is the latest on the Trump-era bump stock ban, which is likely to be decided at the Supreme Court.
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Judicial appointee of former Republican president Donald Trump dismisses indictment against man charged with violating ban
Former President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence are set to headline the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting next month on the heels of the school shooting in Tennessee this week that left three children and three adults dead. Trump and Pence will be joined by a number of other Republicans as speakers…
Former President Trump pledged to be the National Rifle Association’s “loyal friend” at its annual conference on Friday ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Trump said during remarks at the Indianapolis event that he “saved” the Second Amendment to the Constitution while serving as president and will continue to do so for a long time.…
A pro-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) super PAC dropped an advertisement targeting former President Donald Trump as a "gun-grabber" amid the National Rifle Association leadership forum.
Officials have increasingly voiced concerns about threats of violence related to the former president’s trials, as he faces charges that would make it illegal for a store to sell him a firearm.
The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years, as the justices begin a new term. Major cases await, as they always do, including several challenges to regulatory...
When former President Trump hysterically called for shoplifters to be shot in a speech last week before California Republicans, we know who he thinks he’s talking about: Black and Brown people. “We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft,” Trump said. “Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!”
As writer E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation trial against former President Donald Trump continued in the courtroom on Wednesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump attorney Alina Habba off her attempted line of questioning about Carroll's firearm ownership, reported Inner City Press' Matthew Russell L...
Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 presidential race, pledged to reverse all gun restrictions enacted by President Joe Biden if re-elected.
Conservative Justice Samuel Alito, a former U.S. attorney with a long history of voting in favor of prosecutors, has shown signs of empathy for defendants.
The former president's appearance will mark the ninth time that he has addressed National Rifle Association members at a major public gathering.
Recent US domestic news includes the Supreme Court's rejection of a bump stock ban, the House's approval of a defense policy bill with divisive provisions, the DOJ's decision on Merrick Garland contempt charges, Trump's 78th birthday highlighting age in the 2024 race, and other significant events.
Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself defending a Supreme Court decision to strike down a ban that he himself had hailed as an achievement on gun control six years ago.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.
The Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era ban on "bump stocks" Friday.
The High Court overturned a Trump-era regulation on bump stocks on Friday.
Executive order aims to crack down on conversion devices and 3D guns as Harris and Trump spar on campaign trail
A survey from CNBC Travel shows how politics, the prevalence of guns and the fear of physical violence affect interest among Southeast Asians to visit the U.S.
Citing low voter turnout among those demographics, Trump urged them on Sunday to vote for him in this year's election.
Rod of Iron Ministries is hosting its annual Freedom Festival this weekend in Pennsylvania.
Judge Lawrence VanDyke, appointed by Trump, recorded himself demonstrating handguns as part of a critique against a court decision that upheld a California law banning large-capacity magazines. He aims to show that a lack of firearms knowledge led to a flawed decision.
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Gun violence and gun rights have been passionate debates in American society. People have made documentaries, drafted bills, made it their election agenda and learnt to live with both. President Trump sees guns as a means to stop violence
The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration had sought to block them from being sold.
The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday to permit the sale of a device that allows for semi-automatic rifles to be fired quicker, a decision that gun control activists say paves the way for more mass shootings.
A new documentary shows an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of a country's leader as she holds back the pandemic, cradles her baby, and persuades her citizens to turn in their automatic weapons.
So much for a "well-regulated" militia.
Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.
DOGE staffers have been working on changes at the ATF that would roll back dozens of gun restrictions. The DOJ wants to downsize the agency — a move some fear will hinder criminal investigations.
The House is set to vote on the GOP megabill today. It is set to make big changes that will limit health care access to Americans. And, the ATF plans to ease gun regulations.
Online firearms seller GrabAGun Digital Holdings, with the stock ticker “PEW,” made its market debut on Wednesday after board member and son of the U.S...
The 'Amazon of guns' went public and immediately tanked.
The firearms industry has always argued that arming the public makes them feel safer — its own research shows that's not true.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams shared new details about the deadly Midtown Manhattan office shooting, including a possible NFL connection and the gunman's cross-country journey.
Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.
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Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer seek felony charges for carrying rifles or shotguns. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro cites Supreme Court rulings and constitutional rights in line with Trump’s law enforcement push.
The GOP will blame anything but the fucking gun.
The Minneapolis mass shooter was armed with heavy artillery and wore tactical gear when they shot up a church, killing 2 children and injuring 18 other people, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. Robin Westman went on a bloody rampage…
Fearmongering and scapegoating do nothing for community safety
Robin Westman -- the Minnesota catholic school mass shooter -- asked security guards at the dispensary where he worked about guns prior to his murderous attack -- and was also obsessed with playing super violent video games ... TMZ has learned. A…
The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting...
The health secretary suggests that psychiatric meds and games cause mass shootings The post RFK Jr.’s Latest Comments On School Shootings And Video Games Are Lethally Stupid appeared first on Kotaku.
Note for readers: This newsletter discusses gun violence, a raw and tragic issue in America. It was already in progress on Wednesday when a school shooting occurred at Evergreen High School in Colorado and Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley Unive…
Charlie Kirk’s killing in Utah fits a pattern of gun violence run amok in red states. The post The American Right’s Self-Inflicted Gun Violence Crisis appeared first on The Intercept.
Some travelers are minimizing time spent in the U.S. or avoiding it altogether due to gun violence and other safety fears.
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it? The post The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down appeared first on The Intercept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded Biden-era restrictions on civilian firearms exports, eliminating ...
Gun violence is so prevalent even late night can’t ignore it
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would review a Hawaii law that forbids gun owners from bringing firearms on private property without the property owner’s explicit permission. If the law falls, the court could make it significantly harder for sta…
Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us. The post Black People Knew This Would Happen appeared first on The Intercept.
Glocks are among the most popular handguns sold in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bans Californians from buying new Glock guns in the state...
Prosecutors label crimes as 'nihilistic violent extremism', while experts caution against oversimplifying motivations.
Graham Platner’s firearms trainings are only the most public example of the left’s efforts to arm themselves. The post Inside the World of Leftist Gun Nuts appeared first on The Intercept.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a leading gun reform advocate, on Sunday accused President Trump of engaging in a campaign to increase violence in the country...
With Minneapolis, the Trump administration is creating an existential threat for legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates. The post Trump Is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby appeared first on The Intercept.
What’s happening in Minneapolis is potentially delegitimizing for law enforcement.
Increasingly, the Trump administration’s defense of Alex Pretti’s killing has come to center on the fact that he had a gun. “We respect that Second Amendment right, but those rights don’t count when you riot and assault, delay, obstruct and impede law enforce…
This nation is filled with loudmouths who claim the Second Amendment ensures the rest of the amendments are protected. There are a lot of gun owners who bristle at any hint of gun control, even as they insist they might be the only thing protecting us from a …
US President Donald Trump said Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been carrying a gun, even though he was legally armed.
MAGA’s duplicity leads to a total reversal on gun rights — along with a dizzying 360 on foreign policy
BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman’s residenc… Leggi
After a cop got shot, Prairieland ICE protesters face terrorism charges. Will Alex Pretti’s killing sway the jury? The post Texas “Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes on Tough Questions About Guns at Protests Against ICE appeared first on The Intercept.
Suspect fired from SUV, then got out of the vehicle and opened fire with a rifle before being killed by officers.
The argument took place in light of the court's 2022 Bruen decision, which held that for a gun law to be constitutional, it must be analogous to a similar law at the nation's founding in the late 1700s.
During oral argument on Monday, a majority of the justices appeared likely to strike down a federal law prohibiting an “unlawful user” of marijuana from possessing a firearm — or, at least, they appeared to believe it could not be applied to Ali Danial Hemani…
The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our nar
"It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em." Mere days after an alleged assassination attempt rattled the White House correspondents' dinner, the Trump administration boldly announced plans to roll back dozens of federal gun regulations. …
The ATF revoked fewer gun dealer licenses in 2025. Is it fairer enforcement, or a weakening of oversight?
New gun rules and lawsuits against states signal how this Trump administration is using its powers to align itself with the wishes of the gun rights movement.
Brady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are.
The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.
Court sides unanimously with marijuana user who argued law barring him from owning firearms violated US Constitution.
Four years after expanding the right to bear arms outside the home, the Supreme Court made it harder for states to control where in public guns are allowed.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii gun law, claiming that it violates the Second Amendment. As is almost always the case in the Court’s Second Amendment decisions, Wolford v. Lopez was decided along party lines. The Republican justices agreed…
The Court's conservative majority turns to “history and traditions” to ignore the obvious — again
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year.
As the administration rolls back gun safety measures, Donald Trump Jr. is a beneficiary