[ad_1] Updated November 3, 2021 at 3:52 PM ET At the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative majority seemed ready Wednesday to broaden gun rights by striking down a New York law that limits the right to carry concealed handguns. Some 80 million people live in states that, like New York, limit concealed carry. In 2008,

[ad_1] The father of a Parkland school shooting victim says Marjorie Taylor Greene set her guards on him ahead of a Second Amendment hearing at the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. Fred Guttenberg said he tried to introduce himself to the firebrand Congresswoman when he was ordered to leave by her security detail. “At the

[ad_1] WASHINGTON —  The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is to hear a gun rights case on Wednesday that could lead to looser restrictions on carrying firearms in public. At issue is a challenge backed by the gun lobby to a New York law that regulates the carrying of guns outside the home. For the nation’s

[ad_1] The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Wednesday marks a showdown over guns at the legal O.K. Corral. The Supreme Court hears arguments in

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court hears a major Second Amendment case on Wednesday, many expect that the court’s recently expanded conservative majority will be poised to strike down the New York law under review, one that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home. But a brief filed by a group of

[ad_1] Frank Randle was pulling his truck into the parking lot of 9ine Ultra Lounge for his shift as a security guard at the club in January 2020 when chaos broke out. Gunshots pierced the frigid air as people ran in all directions, screaming and trampling each other. In his rearview, he saw a woman

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – Carrying a concealed handgun without a license in Ohio became a step closer to reality when a House committee passed what the chairman called the most significant Second Amendment bill to advance through the Legislature in years. The House Government Oversight Committee passed House Bill 227 on a party-line vote, 8-4,

[ad_1] Bergquist shot and killed a security guard, Jo Acker, 26, of Caldwell, and a Latino man, Roberto Padilla Arguelles, 49, who lived in Rupert. (Acker was transgender; the family of Arguelles, an immigrant from Mexico, is holding a fundraiser so that his remains can be returned home.) Bergquist also wounded two women inside a store

[ad_1] With the 2022 primaries just eight months away and the general election to take place roughly one year from now, political hopefuls and elected officials aiming for another term in office are already gearing up for their election campaigns, including Nevada Assemblyman Greg Hafen II. Hafen, who will be seeking his third term as

[ad_1] In the aftermath of the Boise Towne Square shooting, leaders are wondering how to prevent another tragedy. After a fatal shooting, particularly one in a public setting, talk often turns to gun control. In Idaho, one of the most gun-friendly states in the United States, the chance of gun control passing is slim, political experts said.

[ad_1] By Larry Keane New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is just two months into her term and not wasting time renewing a sham gun control effort that began under her predecessor, disgraced former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The original order carried a taxpayer price tag of $160 million to target crime hotspots, engage youth, declare a gun control

[ad_1] LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)— Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general defending Florida’s firearm age regulations. The coalition argues states have the right to sell firearms to protect public safety and reduce the prevalence of gun violence.  The coalition filed the brief in National Rifle Association v. Commissioner, Florida Department of Law

[ad_1] A lawyer for the National Rifle Association told an appeals court Wednesday the group hopes to refile a lawsuit against New York state, while pleading with the panel of judges to reverse a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case challenging the closure of gun shops during the coronavirus pandemic.   NRA attorney Philip

[ad_1] At issue in Bruen is New York’s 108-year-old Sullivan Act, which mandates that anyone who wants to carry a concealed handgun in public has to show “proper cause” to obtain a license permitting this. What that specifically means is left legislatively undefined, but over the years, New York courts have held that failure to “demonstrate a special need for

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla., – Groups seeking stricter gun-control laws frequently have clashed with Republican leaders in Florida, which is a testing ground for National Rifle Association-backed legislation. But gun-control organizations and 16 states are joining forces with the “Gunshine State” to defend a Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to

[ad_1] By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday cast doubt on an effort by the National Rifle Association to revive its lawsuit challenging New York state’s closing of gun stores early in the COVID-19 pandemic because they were “non-essential” businesses. The NRA, which is also defending itself against

[ad_1] On Tuesday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defending a Florida law limiting the sale of firearms to people ages 21 and up. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, Raoul and the coalition argue that states have the

[ad_1] “The socialists are coming,the socialists are coming,and they’re 10 feet tall!”  That yawp — or any of many variants such as “the pedophiles are coming!” “the Democrats are coming!” “the antifas are coming!” or  “the Guatemalans are coming!” — could be the motto of our time here in the latter days of the Age

[ad_1] Alec Baldwin has a history of speaking out against gun rights activists. Baldwin, 63, accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Thursday in what he described as a “tragic accident” on the set of his film “Rust.” The shooting also sent director Joel Souza to a hospital for emergency care. Souza has since been

[ad_1] Reprinted with permission from DCReport Republicans funded by the National Rifle Association have borrowed from the ideology of the once slave-holding South to try to nullify federal laws about guns. The most extreme proponents of Second Amendment sanctuaries, claim, like slaveholders more than 150 years ago, that the federal laws are invalid and can

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – The Louisiana State Bond Commission removed two JPMorgan Chase-related items from its agenda Thursday, days after Attorney General Jeff Landry sought clarity from the banking giant on its Second Amendment policies. Landry sent a letter to Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase’s chairman and CEO, before the commission’s monthly meeting, asking whether the firm had

[ad_1] Fiore has been a polarizing figure since well before gaining national attention for her role in the Bundy standoff in Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Refuge. It was the armed standoff that put her on the map, however. She spent time at Cliven Bundy’s Nevada ranch in 2014 and eventually became a negotiator between Bundy and the FBI after

[ad_1] Virginians are increasingly exercising their Second Amendment rights. NICS Checks in the commonwealth were up more than 60-percent from 2019 to 2020. From 2019 to 2021 there was a 21-percent increase in the number of resident Right-to-Carry permits. National data on gun buyers in 2020 suggest that half of new gun owners are women and that

[ad_1] Paul Adell stood in the shooting stall wearing earmuffs atop his Chicago Bulls baseball cap. He fired a Canik TP9 Elite Combat pistol a half-dozen times, hitting a target 10 feet away with almost surgical precision. Gun ownership is on the rise nationwide, and with the biggest jump being among Black people, some of

[ad_1] MADISON – Musician and hunting advocate Ted Nugent appeared alongside Republican lawmakers in the Capitol Wednesday to endorse a package of hunting and gun bills.  Nugent, who is the spokesperson for Hunter Nation, said Wisconsin should be managing wildlife differently and removing restrictions placed on hunting, fishing and trapping. He said he represented millions of

[ad_1] MADISON – Musician and hunting advocate Ted Nugent appeared alongside Republican lawmakers in the Capitol on Wednesday to endorse a package of hunting and gun bills.  Nugent, who is the spokesperson for Hunter Nation, said Wisconsin should be managing wildlife differently and removing restrictions placed on hunting, fishing and trapping. He said he represented millions

[ad_1] TWO TO THE BODY, ONE TO THE HEAD.   Sounds like a trainer telling a boxer how to attack his opponent, does it not? Actually, it’s one woman giving instructions as to how to shoot a gun in self-defense, to another woman. It has come to just that, my fellow Americans, in our very

[ad_1] The View held an interesting discussion on gun ownership and whether more blacks owning guns should be celebrated or reviled. Joy Behar started off by pointing out fellow co-host Sherri Shepherd was now a gun owner.  Shepherd admitted she was: “Yes, I did, I bought a 9 millimeter gun,” explaining to her co-hosts that

[ad_1] A pro-Trump religious sect that embraces AR15s in ceremonies has purchased a 130-acre property in Tennessee as a holy retreat and training centre. The Rod of Iron Ministries, also known as The World of Peace and Unification Sanctuary, is run by Pastor Hyung Jin “Sean” Moon, a conspiracy theorist who proclaims that his followers