[ad_1] (ABC4) – In a single incident on Sunday, the number of adolescents injured or killed by accident gunfire in Utah this year nearly doubled. According to the Pleasant Grove Police Department, officers were dispatched to the scene after two juvenile girls had been accidentally shot by their friend. The girls were taken to the

[ad_1] For many decades, gun control proponents who saw their fortunes wane in legislatures from coast to coast and who were unable to get traction with Congress could at least console themselves with the thought that activist courts had their backs. The Second Amendment, after all, had been all but written out of the U.S.

[ad_1] “For us to spend the holiday with him, we have to go to a cemetery,” said Mark Gustafson. More than 100 years ago, gunmakers invented a safety feature that disables a gun when the magazine is removed. But the 9 mm semiautomatic handgun that J.R.’s friend, John Burnsworth, pointed at him didn’t have this

[ad_1] An American firearms manufacturer and a rural church whose members worship with AR-15-style rifles are presiding over a weekend-long event that unites a far-right movement anticipating civil war with high-profile figures on the American right and allies to former president Donald Trump. Kahr Firearms Group and Rod of Iron Ministries – both run by

[ad_1] Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic over a year ago, individuals and organizations alike have been concerned about an ongoing problem: reactive violence toward the Asian American community. While many have advocated for Asian and Asian American safety through advertising campaigns, local events, and city politics, one industry in particular has taken to

[ad_1] Lawyers lie about everything and so it should come as no surprise that they lie about the Second Amendment as well, and they lie regardless of which side of the lawsuit they are on. Unfortunately, the Conservative and Libertarian press has been all too willing to help them spread their lies. The most recent

[ad_1] Dominican Sister Judy Byron is seen in this undated photo. CNS photo/courtesy Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Support among investors for the Smith & Wesson firearms maker to adopt a human rights policy keeps growing. At the Smith & Wesson shareholders meeting in September, the proposal received 42% support of all shares held in

[ad_1] The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high. The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, expected by mid-2022, could declare a New York state restriction on carrying concealed handguns in public places unconstitutional. Such a ruling in favor of

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term this week and faces a series of high-profile cases that could have impacts nationwide. The justices, who are returning to in-person meetings this term, will consider several major cases, including those touching on 2nd Amendment rights, abortion, and taxpayer funding for religious

[ad_1] Disgraced Biden nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, seems determined to prove his detractors correct. After he was withdrawn for consideration for the post, he began a campaign of trying to shift the blame of his failure to be confirmed from his abysmal record to others;

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court embarks Monday on what could be an extraordinarily controversial term, with its justices on the defensive, its actions and structure under a political microscope and abortion – the most divisive issue of them all – taking center stage. Before the term ends next summer, the justices will have weighed

[ad_1] Milwaukee, UNITED STATES: Troy Bacon (L) and Ken Schiedemeyer (R) look over the Smith & Wesson hand … [+] gun display 19 May, 2006 at the 135th National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The show runs through 21 May. AFP PHOTO/JEFF HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)

[ad_1] STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s new nine-month term, which begins on Monday, promises to be among the most momentous in generations. The justices are poised to decide major cases that could roll back abortion rights and broaden gun and religious rights. Here is a look at some

[ad_1] Smith & Wesson is moving from blue Massachusetts to red Tennessee. The firearms company, which was founded in 1856, will move its headquarters from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Maryville, Tennessee. “The strong support we have received from the state of Tennessee and the entire leadership of Blount County throughout this process combined with the quality

[ad_1] Tennessee is in league with two dozen other red states to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and expand gun rights. Kenneth Jost  |  Guest Columnist Supreme Court shadow docket: What is it? The U.S. Supreme Court’s practice in handling emergency cases is drawing criticism from both outside the court and

[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. He pressed the safety on the gun and placed it on a table in the stall before turning

[ad_1] Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin called out a Democrat-linked ad campaign targeting Republican voters that portrayed him as insufficiently pro-gun. An investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday revealed two Democrat-linked consultant firms, Gambit Strategies and MBA Consulting Group, were behind a digital ad campaign portraying Youngkin, a Republican, as untrustworthy on gun

[ad_1] A political committee tied to Democratic strategists is reportedly posing as a conservative group to try to drive a wedge between Virginia gubernatorial nominee Glenn Younkin and Republican base voters in November’s closely watched election. During the past week, some voters in Virginia have been targeted with ads on Facebook, Instagram, Google and Snapchat

[ad_1] A Democrat-linked consulting firm is running a Facebook Ads campaign taking aim at Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin because he is not endorsed by the National Rifle Association. The ad campaign is funded by Accountability Virginia PAC, a political action committee registered to MBA Consulting Group, a D.C.-based firm that works to elect Democratic

[ad_1] The indoor shooting range building — called Dickinson Indoor Ranges — would have 8-inch thick concrete walls, as well as ballistic rubber and steel for soundproofing. Fully automatic rifles would be available for people to rent for use at the range, which would support the use of rifles as large as .50 caliber. Dick’s

[ad_1] President Joe Biden was dealt a significant setback this month when he was forced to abandon David Chipman, his nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The nomination was only the second he was forced to withdraw, and it was a blow to the gun-control groups who had backed Biden’s

[ad_1] Orange County Fair & Event Center officials have decided to back off on attempts to soften the economic blow of a state Senate bill that, if signed into law by the governor, would end gun shows at the O.C. fairgrounds. Board members earlier this month considered sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging

[ad_1] The Biden administration on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to uphold a New York handgun restriction in an upcoming and potentially landmark Second Amendment court clash. The Department of Justice, in a brief filed on behalf of the administration, argued that the justices should defer to the longstanding legislative practice of placing limits on

[ad_1] In a blow to the tired stereotypes perpetuated by gun control supporters, a recent academic survey found broad diversity among recent first time gun buyers. The findings bolstered what many observers had anecdotally discovered, the last year-and-a-half’s pandemic and civil unrest-fueled record-breaking gun sales. Provided with the preliminary survey results, the Wall Street Journal reported, the 2021 National

[ad_1] The Virginia state government’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners continue apace. On September 1, Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) used his position to offer an expansive interpretation of statute that will create a confusing patchwork of gun-free zones throughout the Commonwealth. Herring’s actions are an important reminder that gun rights supporters need to be cognizant

[ad_1] Legendary musician, reality TV personality, outdoorsman, outspoken conservative and vocal Second Amendment rights advocate Ted Nugent endorsed conservative businesswoman Jessica Fair Taylor while attending his Constitution Day celebration in Centreville, Michigan. The Taylor campaign said that this endorsement further “validates Jessica Taylor’s status as the only true conservative outsider in the race for Senate

[ad_1] A new episode of FX on Hulu’s The Premise finds it impossible to believe that any victim of gun violence would still genuinely support gun rights. “Moment of Silence” was the second of two episodes the new series premiered on Thursday, September 16, and far darker than the first. After losing his 5-year-old daughter in a

[ad_1] In a case that shows the enduring corrupt power of the U.S. gun lobby, on Sept. 9 President Biden was forced to withdraw his nomination of David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Chipman was well-qualified for the job. He served 25 years as an ATF special agent,

[ad_1] The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Griffin Dix is co-chair of the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence chapter in Oakland, California. His son was shot and killed in 1994. This column was produced for