[ad_1] Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) dismissed calls for more restrictive gun control laws after a shooting rampage in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, where a gunman killed four people, including an NYPD officer, before taking his own life. Kennedy’s comments, made during an appearance with Fox News personality Sean

[ad_1] This story is published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters.  For as long as there has been a gun-rights movement, the movement’s leaders, industry representatives, and academic supporters have argued that carrying firearms made Americans more secure. Studies conducted over the past 14 years by the National

[ad_1] July 25, 2025 Hour: 2:39 pm Californian voters approved background checks for ammunition purchases in 2016 by a margin of 63% to 36%. On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that struck down a California law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases, declaring it unconstitutional. RELATED: Shooting at

[ad_1] A California appeals court ruled on Thursday that a state law requiring people to undergo background checks each time they purchase ammunition is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law “meaningfully constrains” Second Amendment rights, marking a blow to California’s gun control regulations, which are viewed

[ad_1] Amid a smattering of recent court cases across the country casting doubt on the constitutionality of the federal government’s blanket ban on firearm possession by marijuana users—a law known as Section 922(g)(3)—the U.S. Supreme Court is set to privately discuss in September whether to take up a pending case that centers on the statute.

[ad_1] In yet another federal court ruling questioning the U.S. government’s blanket ban on firearm possession by marijuana users, an appeals court on Tuesday vacated a defendant’s conviction under the statute known as Section 922(g)(3) and remanded the case back to a district court, noting that a retrial before a jury may be necessary to

[ad_1] The right to petition under the First Amendment helps ensure the government remains accountable to the people. While the government does not have to respond to or act on anyone’s “petition for a redress of grievances,” it cannot retaliate against people when they ask for change, whatever their perspective or message. Petition protects many

[ad_1] Matt Bogle played macho for decades, going from a small-town upbringing in Fairbury to street life in Kansas City. Then to rappelling out of helicopters in the Army, fighting for gun rights in California, riding motorcycles across the open highway and settling down with a wife. Matt Bogle on their porch at their Beatrice

[ad_1] The Supreme Court weighs public safety concerns surrounding ghost guns in recent Second Amendment decision. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bondi v. VanDerStok in October 2024. The case involved a challenge to the Biden Administration’s effort to subject gun assembly kits—colloquially known as ghost guns—to federal serialization and background-check requirements by

[ad_1] One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ most loyal supporters took the oath as Florida’s new chief financial officer Monday but delivered remarks that could reignite a political battle between DeSantis and President Donald Trump. Former state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, sworn in as Florida’s fifth CFO by Supreme Court Justice John Curiel, promised to “hit the

[ad_1] One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ most loyal supporters took the oath as Florida’s new chief financial officer Monday but delivered remarks that could reignite a political battle between DeSantis and President Donald Trump. Former state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, sworn in as Florida’s fifth CFO by Supreme Court Justice John Curiel, promised to “hit the

[ad_1] It is already 34 degrees Celsius, but temperatures are rising further outside the Tampa Convention Centre – especially for the young man dressed in a dinosaur costume. Also sporting a Tom Brady Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey, he is loudly debating immigration with another young man in a smart suit on the pavement. Over the

[ad_1] New Jersey is one of those states that loves gun control and is often a prime example of why gun control is a bad idea. Like most places, so-called gun crime fluctuates, but one thing that doesn’t is what criminals don’t use much, either there or much of anywhere else: suppressors. And now, five

[ad_1] Remember when a New York state official used her position to pressure financial institutions to stop working with the National Rifle Association (NRA)? Well, a federal appeals court seems to believe she should not be held accountable for blatantly violating the organization’s constitutional rights. The Second Circuit Court

[ad_1] South Dakota Democrats held their annual McGovern Day fundraising dinner in Sioux Falls on Saturday, July 12. That wouldn’t be huge news in itself, but the event drew a crowd of nearly 1000 people (yes, I was in the audience) to hear Gov. Tim Walz, our next-door neighbor from Minnesota and the Democratic vice-presidential

[ad_1] A federal appeals court on Monday broadly upheld the nation’s ban on firearm possession by marijuana consumers but said that district courts must make “individualized judgments” to determine whether the law known as Section 922(g)(3) is constitutional as applied to particular defendants. In the case, U.S. v. Harris, a three-judge panel of the U.S.

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – The Senate has stalled on a bill which would create a firearms education program for schools, after the House passed it with overwhelming bipartisan support. House Bill 4285 instructs the Michigan Department of Education to work with the Department of Natural Resources to make a model program of firearm safety

[ad_1] “Gun control means control for the government so government can control the people.” – Luke Scott On April 19,1775, In Concord at dawn, the church bells signaled the colonists to grab their muskets and rush to the North bridge. A troop of 800 British soldiers had been ordered to seize their arms. Soon, 150

[ad_1] Podcaster Shawn Ryan pressed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California over the effects that background checks on firearms could have on combat veterans during an interview released Monday. Newsom proposed a 28th amendment to the Constitution that would codify some of California’s state laws, including so-called “universal background checks” and a ban on certain

[ad_1] NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — In the heart of Otter Tail County’s lakes country, a group of property and homeowners are afraid somebody will be injured or killed if something is not done about a shooting range in rural New York Mills. It opened in 2016. ${t||””}${r?`(${n}: ${r})`.replace(/s+/g,” “):””} `;var u=n(2799),i=n(974);function o(e,t){const{message:n,code:o}=t,s=r(e.get(“id”),n,e.get(“localization”).errors.errorCode,o.toString()),a=e.get(“width”),c=e.get(“height”),l=(0,u.az)(s);return(0,i.oB)(l,{width:a.toString().indexOf(“%”)>0?a:`${a}px`,height:c.toString().indexOf(“%”)>0?c:`${c}px`}),l}},9926:(e,t,n)=>{“use strict”;n.d(t,{Z:()=>c});var r=n(1776),u=n(2799),i=n(974);const o=[];let

[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Second Amendment enthusiast Greg Browner reportedly sprang into action today after the advice “only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun” was whispered to him by his own firearm, sources confirmed. “There I was, standing my ground as I battled valiantly for the last

[ad_1] President Trump and GOP lawmakers have every reason to celebrate a bold and historic moment for the Trump administration with the recent passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” – a new law that, among other things, reduces taxes for law-abiding gun owners.  In the original version of

[ad_1] While public land advocates celebrated the elimination of Mike Lee’s contribution to the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, gun owners cheered a different provision that could pave the way for total deregulation of suppressors and short-barreled firearms. Congress passed–and the president approved–the elimination of the $200 tax stamp on suppressors, rifles with barrels less than

[ad_1] On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed legislation lifting Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting restrictions. The legislation he signed was House Bill 1431. The NRA-ILA reported that HB 1431 “preserves Pennsylvania’s sporting heritage by increasing opportunities for hunters across the Commonwealth, acting as a vital hunter recruitment tool that will help attract the next generation of sportsmen

[ad_1] The next stop for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” appears to be court. The Second Amendment is the focus of this lawsuit, per a report in The Hill. The bill includes 887 pages that deal with firearms. In particular, the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) tax on the manufacture and transfer of firearm

[ad_1] A new report from congressional researchers examines the state of law around a federal statute that prohibits gun possession by consumers of marijuana and other illegal drugs, noting that a growing number of federal courts are now “finding constitutional problems in the application of at least some parts” of the prohibition, known as Section

[ad_1] Inside the context of what a church should do to benefit humanity in the here and now, in addition to creating a highway to heaven for God’s children, comes a controversial problem/matter that too often arises on both counts. The question: What should The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do about a

[ad_1] The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week, reduces the federal tax on transfers of firearm sound suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns from $200 to zero. That tax, originally imposed by the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA), was meant to be prohibitive, amounting to about

[ad_1] Englishtown Leads the Way as Groups Push for Statewide Permit Fee Refunds Handgun and Ammo (Source: Unsplash) An initiative spearheaded by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and the New Jersey Firearms Owners Syndicate (NJFOS), with the robust backing of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action