Democrats Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Donnelly of Indiana are in races considered a toss-up against Republican opponents who are in turn endorsed and backed by gun rights advocates. (Photo: Composite) The National Rifle Association is digging deep to knock out entrenched red state Democrats Claire McCaskill and Joe Donnelly in next month’s mid-term
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A federal appeals court last week sided with a power company worker who had been terminated after a gun was found in his personal vehicle at work. In 2016, long-time Ameren Illinois company employee Bryan Knox consented to a search of his vehicle in a company lot that yielded a firearm. Terminated under Ameren’s Workplace
A group of states from across the country is backing a challenge to New York City’s restrictive gun laws. Led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, they filed a brief last week in the pending request for cert of three NYC gun owners — Romolo Colantone, Efrain Alvarez, and Jose Anthony Irizarry — who argue
In addition to the bill signed last week, Wolf called for a law to require background checks on private transfers of some semi-automatic firearms such as AR-15s (Photo: Wolf’s office) The same day Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf inked a gun control bill into law, advocates backed by Michael Bloomberg announced a large outlay to help
Blackbird State Forest is part of over 40,000 acres of public land administered by the Delaware departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Environmental Control. (Photo: Delaware.gov) A judge this week handed a win to gun rights advocates in the ongoing legal fight to end a ban on visitors possessing firearms in state parks. Kent
Jonathan Lowy, director of the Brady Center’s Legal Action Project (Photo: Brady Campaign) A lawsuit backed by gun control group the Brady Campaign produced a settlement in a case filed by the survivors of a woman against the gun dealers who sold her murder weapon. Named as defendants in the suit is an Oregon pawn
Curtis, who uses several firearms in an attempt to slay fictional psychotic killer Michael Myers in an upcoming film, is also a gun control advocate who stresses that she supports the Second Amendment. (Photo: Screenshot) The Hollywood scream queen this week sparked debate over the contrast between her public statements on gun policy and her
Gun control advocates stood among city officials and police in Bridgeport, Connecticut this week as a measure banning guns homemade firearms was signed. In a move advocated by Mayor Joseph Ganim as far back as March, lawmakers in the state’s largest city passed ordinance 155-17 last month to regulate “ghost guns,” defined as home-built firearms
With Republican control of the U.S. Senate at stake, the National Rifle Association is spending big in the race between former Gov. Phil Bredesen and U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Bredesen, a Democrat who headed Tennessee as governor from 2003 to 2011, aims to head to Washington to fill the Senate seat currently held by Republican
Running for re-election after a first term heavy with action on gun regulation, Raimondo enjoys the support of both President Obama and Vice President Biden. (Photo: Raimondo’s office) A gun safety working group established by Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo last week announced their findings and recommendation. The 43-member group, which was established by an executive
The nation’s largest pro-gun member organization has a new low grade for political candidates and one of those against the group claims it is a win. The National Rifle Association for decades has suggested reference cards for members headed to the polls along with A-to-F grades for candidates based on their track record on guns.
In a move touted as a win for conservatives and gun rights, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. After a slim 50-48 confirmation vote by the U.S. Senate on Saturday, the most narrow approval since the chamber stopped using voice votes in the 1960s, the long-time
Civil liberties groups argue the move could give authorities the ability to bring down drones for almost any reason with little oversight. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Buried inside a massive spending bill working its way to the White House is a measure that could allow authorities to destroy private drones without a warrant. The nearly 1,000-page
Second Amendment advocates point out that those 18 to 20 can still own guns but stress a legal challenge to the new law could occur. (Photo: CRPA) Pro-gun advocates note there are exceptions to the new 21-year-old minimum age threshold and warn of possible legal action. Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on SB
Gov. Tom Wolf said he is ready to sign the bill and is eager to see more gun control measures sent his way. (Photo: Wolf’s office) Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor pledged this week to sign a pending state law increasing the mandatory surrender of guns in some domestic situations. The measure that Gov. Tom Wolf is
Two styles of bump fire stocks, mounted on firearms, are shown in this file image. (Photo: Slide Fire Solutions) State Police offered a no-questions-asked surrender on the devices last month but had few takers. Vermont authorities in September said they were are not offering to pay for the now-banned devices but did warn those caught
A judge in the matter ruled that, while the magazines are in common use, the new ban places only a “minimal burden” on lawful gun owners. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) A U.S. District Judge last week refused to issue an injunction halting enforcement of New Jersey’s new ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10
Reyes was indicted in 2006 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and, since compeleting an 18 month sentence in federal prison in 2011, was told that his history of being convicted bars him from a legal firearm sale (Photo: SEC) A federal judge has sided with the former CEO of a tech company who
Bloomberg announced this week he is writing more checks in the hope of turning Congress blue in November. (Photo: Mike Bloomberg.com) Billionaire philanthropist and gun control advocate Michael Bloomberg announced this week he is funding a move to switch the polarity of the U.S. Senate from Republican to Democrat. Bloomberg, who founded Mayors Against Illegal
Three police lobby groups this week slammed Initiative 1639 which puts a list of gun restrictions in front of Washington voters in November. The Washington State Sheriffs Association, the Washington State Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Association, and the Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs announced they oppose I-1639, a move to make it harder to
An open carry event at an Ohio college on Saturday sparked protestors and resulted in four arrests for disorderly conduct. Organized by Kaitlin Bennett, 22-year-old recent Kent State University graduate who made headlines earlier this year by taking a stroll on campus with a feathery white dress and an AR-10, the event was met by
Brown, set to leave the California governor’s mansion in 2019, approved a number of gun control measures last month while rejecting others. (Photo: Brown’s Office) Gov. Jerry Brown acted on a host of gun control proposals last week, tightening California’s firearm laws in significant ways. The Democrat on Friday signed bills to bar those aged 18-to-20
A coalition of states and anti-gun organizations are working together to have pro-gun victory overturned and retried by the court. In July, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit said that Hawaii’s restrictions on the open carry of firearms in public were not in line with the Second Amendment. Since then, the state has
Judge Brett Kavanaugh nomination to replace Supreme Court Justice Antony Kennedy was reported out of committee last week and, pending a week-long limited FBI investigation into his background, will go for a vote in the full Senate soon. (Photo: Senate Judiciary Committee) The Senate Judiciary Committee voted last week to approve Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination
Lawmakers this week passed a measure decried by gun rights advocates that requires those subject to a protective order to turn in their guns within 24 hours. The measure, HB 2060, was approved 131-62 by the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday, setting it up for further review by the Senate who passed a similar bill in
Brown, shown speaking at the WEF’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit earlier this week, had varied opinions on some of California’s new gun bills on Wednesday. (Photo: Brown’s Press Office) California’s Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown acted on five gun control measures this week, rejecting a pair that would expand gun laws while signing others. Among some
Kasich, a one-time Republican presidential candidate who approved a string of gun rights protections while in office, has in this year changed course and backed several gun control proposals. (Governor’s Office) Gov. John Kasich this month approved a pair of executive orders designed to review Ohio’s background check processes and expand the database used for
Several large gun control organizations are digging deep to win enough Republican-held House districts to put Democrats in charge of the body. Everytown, funded in primarily by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced $5 million in ad buys in 15 targeted districts from coast-to-coast, aimed at airing one of two messages to would-be voters.
Facing criminal sexual assault charges, the high-profile leader of an effort to distribute digital gun plans resigned from his Texas-based company this week. In an Austin press conference on Tuesday, Paloma Heindorff announced she was Defense Distributed‘s new director as well as CEO of Ghost Gunner, a sister company which markets a desktop CNC milling
Leaders of the Second Amendment Foundation giving opening remarks on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in Chicago. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com) The Second Amendment Foundation kicked off the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference on Saturday in Chicago, marking the 33rd gathering for gun rights groups to discuss policy agendas. Joe Tartaro, President of the Second Amendment Foundation,
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