[ad_1] Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide to sue the gun-maker whose AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was used in the attack. That doesn’t mean they can’t win. Their main challenge would be overcoming the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a

[ad_1] By Miriam Raftery June 29, 2022 (Sacramento) – The California Department of Justice today revealed that a data breach of concealed carry applicants is far wider than originally reported. According to the DOJ’s press release today,  “Based on the Department’s current investigation, the incident exposed the personal information of individuals who were granted or denied

[ad_1] New York lawmakers will meet in an emergency session on Thursday to loosen the state’s gun-licensing laws to conform with a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a constitutional right for people to carry weapons in public for self-defense. Last week’s Supreme Court decision was in a case challenging New York’s century-old gun

[ad_1] For more than 100 years, New York has had a gun safety law that bars the concealed carry of a firearm without a permit and requires good cause to obtain the permit. Studies show laws such as New York’s and the six other states have saved lives. The Supreme Court struck it down anyway

[ad_1] The California Department of Justice (DOJ)’s new Firearms Dashboard Portal launched on Monday, and by Tuesday morning, it was shut down after users realized their personal information, including full names, date of birth and addresses could be publicly accessed. According to firearm news outlet The Reload, personal information was leaked for at least 2,891

[ad_1] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, becoming the first woman to ever win a major-party gubernatorial nomination in the Empire State, the Associated Press projected. The AP called the race for Hochul at 9:26 p.m. Hochul, of Buffalo, easily warded off challenges from fellow Democrats Tom Suozzi –

[ad_1] A legal expert discussed how California intended to sidestep the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the issuance of concealed carry permits during a Fox News appearance Monday night. “California is signaling very hard that it is not going to make it easy for law-abiding citizens like myself sitting here in San Francisco to be able

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed more people to carry concealed weapons, California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to limit where firearms may be carried and who can have them, while struggling to stay within the high court’s ruling. They aim to restrict concealed carry to those 21 and older;

[ad_1] I don’t know about anyone else, but this Marylander always felt a tad safer knowing that my fellow citizens could not walk around with handguns unless the State Police said it was OK. To get a permit to wear and carry one into the street, a Marylander had to have good reason. That is

[ad_1] Firearm-related deaths in the U.S. reached a new peak across age groups and surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in 2020, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as noted in a May letter to the editor of the New

[ad_1] Gun rally takes on current bills in Dover Current legislation awaiting the governor’s signature is in the sights of hundreds of gun rights advocates at Legislative Mall rally Saturday, June 25, 2022. William Bretzger, Delaware News Journal A few hundred gun rights activists gathered at Legislative Mall in Dover on Saturday to decry legislation

[ad_1] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered an extraordinary session of the state legislature, aiming to pass gun control measures in the wake of a Supreme Court decision to strike down the state’s concealed carry gun permitting system as unconstitutional. The extraordinary legislative session is due to begin in Albany on June 30, Hochul

[ad_1] The Supreme Court decision which struck down a New York law placing restrictions on carrying a concealed gun outside the home will have drastic consequences for law enforcement, inhibiting their ability to remove illegal guns from the street and protect the public from shootings, officials said. In the widest expansion of gun rights in

[ad_1] TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday directed all state agencies to look for ways to prevent gun violence, including designating certain areas as gun-free, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that expands the right to carry guns in public. “While the Supreme Court may have dispensed with common sense, it did affirm

[ad_1] Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., weighs in on the Supreme Court striking down New York rule that set high bar for concealed carry licenses on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ Smith & Wesson Brands president and CEO Mark Smith has weighed in on the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down a New York law placing restrictions on

[ad_1] Updated US lawmakers broke a decades-long stalemate on firearms control Friday, passing the first major safety regulations in almost 30 years, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court bolstered the right to bear arms. Gun regulation is a touchstone issue for both conservatives and liberals in the United States that has consumed national

[ad_1] ALBANY — Republicans and gun lobbyists applauded the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday for striking down a longstanding New York law restricting the carrying of concealed firearms, calling it a win for gun owners in the Empire State. The 6-3 decision drew praise from GOP gubernatorial candidates and party officials alike as they slammed Democratic

[ad_1] UPDATE, Saturday, 6:20 AM PT: President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety bill into law on Saturday, saying that “time is of the essence” and “lives will be saved” by the legislation. “While this bill doesn’t do everything I want, it does include actions I have long called for,” Biden said, calling it a

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday broadly expanded who can carry a concealed weapon in public, a ruling that is likely to have major implications in San Diego County where gun owners have historically had to articulate a good reason — such as a specific threat — for needing a permit. In a 6-3

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Conservatives on Twitter slammed Governor Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., after she railed against the Supreme Court ruling which overturned New York’s restrictive concealed carry firearm regulations.  After the Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday which struck down the state’s tough regulations regarding those seeking a concealed

[ad_1] The ladies of “The View” flipped out at the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday after the court struck down a New York gun control law and dramatically expanded gun rights nationwide. “Right before we went on air, the Supreme Court handed down their decision that will allow New Yorkers to carry concealed firearms, striking down

[ad_1] The United States Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public, in a major expansion of gun rights. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is calling that decision “reckless” and said it invites a wave of new litigation nationwide and in Connecticut. The Supreme Court justices’ 6-3 decision follows

[ad_1] The Supreme Court struck down a New York gun law in a ruling Thursday that is expected to directly impact half a dozen other populous states.  In a 6-3 decision by the court’s conservative majority, the justices ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen that requiring people to demonstrate

[ad_1] Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday called the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a New York law making it harder to obtain a concealed carry license “absolutely shocking” — and said her administration was prepared to push for new restrictions to circumvent the ruling. Speaking at a news conference moments after the court handed down

[ad_1] New York gun law struck down In a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New York’s concealed-carry firearms statute violates the U.S. Constitution. NEW YORK – In its first major gun ruling in more than a decade, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York‘s concealed carry law that has

[ad_1] Conservative justices power 6-3 ruling; liberals dissent Biden says ruling “should deeply trouble us all” Ruling could undermine gun restrictions across U.S. WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday declared for the first time that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense, handing

[ad_1] Jack Bernard  |  Columnist Uvalde shooting survivor recalls covering herself in blood to survive Uvalde shooting survivor Miah Cerrillo, 11, tells Congress how she smeared her friend’s blood on herself to look dead in a prerecorded message. Claire Hardwick, Associated Press This is a column by Jack Bernard, the former director of Georgia’s Office of Health

[ad_1] Letters to the editor  |  Cincinnati Enquirer The new Ohio law allowing the arming of teachers (after a mere 24 hours of training) as a way to prevent school shootings, is predicated on the false notion that to gun down our school children, a shooter has to actually enter the school. But all a shooter

[ad_1] Don McLaughlin, the Mayor of Uvalde, got his first gun at age fourteen—a pistol his parents bought for him. “I just fell in love with it,” he told me last week, as we spoke in Uvalde’s stately brick city hall, across the street from a memorial for the nineteen students and two teachers who