[ad_1] The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case challenging the federal ban on bump stocks. The Fifth Circuit struck down the ATF’s rule earlier this year in Garland v. Cargill. The Supreme Court granted the government’s appeal of the ruling in a brief order. The ATF’s bump stock rule was proposed by the

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide the legality of the Trump-era ban on “bump stocks,” which make semi-automatic rifles fire more quickly. The justices were asked by the Biden administration and gun rights activists to take up the matter, on which lower courts reached differing conclusions. BARACK OBAMA HAS BEEN WORKING FOR

[ad_1] CNN  —  The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association concerning the group’s allegations that the former head of New York’s Department of Financial Services tried to persuade banks and insurance companies to sever ties with the gun rights group. The New York Department of Financial Services is

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a new gun rights battle by agreeing to weigh whether a Trump-era ban on so-called bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly, is lawful. The justices were asked by both the Biden administration and gun rights activists to take up the issue,

[ad_1] The devastating mass shooting in Lewiston last week shattered Mainers’ sense of safety. We are a state in mourning. Our friends and neighbors will face the heartbreak of lost loved ones, the pain of injuries, and the trauma of living through this for a lifetime. The impact of gun violence reverberates far beyond the

[ad_1] You knew another mass shooting was bound to happen. The only unanswered questions were when, where and how many fatalities there would be. A little over a week ago, we found out. At least 18 people were shot and killed and 13 injured in Lewiston, Maine. Not surprisingly, law enforcement authorities identified the suspect

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer It is unknown if the Stripers are still in Narragansett Bay since the cold snap set in 2 days ago.  Up until that point people were enjoying the Indian Summer and continuing to slam the Stripers in East Greenwich Bay. Also unknown is why the Stripers are in the

[ad_1] A Republican bill would ban banks and credit card companies from using a merchandise code specific to gun retailers in Wisconsin — even though credit card companies already “paused” enacting the code months ago. Gun control advocates celebrated when major credit card companies last year agreed to adopt a new code to categorize sales

[ad_1] Jeremy Hayes was getting ready to take his three sons to the pool when he heard a loud rap on the door.  Hours earlier, his wife Jennifer had gotten to Nashville after finishing a work trip. The Hayeses live in Illinois but bought an apartment on Church Street in 2021 as a weekend getaway

[ad_1] To the editor: It is painfully clear how prevalent mis- or disinformation has become in our society, along with how fear has become a means to achieve an objective. As a near lifelong gun owner and advocate, I firmly believe that responsible gun owners support responsible gun regulations. It has become painfully obvious that

[ad_1] I am horrified and growing increasingly impatient. Let me be blunt: I no longer wish to hear National Rifle Association-funded Republicans simply offering thoughts and prayers to those who lose family members in senseless mass shootings. Those sentiments don’t solve the problem. Moreover, no longer will I sit idly by and listen to these

[ad_1] Published 2023-11-01 05:00 5:00 November 1, 2023 am On November 7, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of United States v. Rahimi, likely determining the constitutionality of a federal law that bars those with a standing domestic violence restraining order from owning firearms. Their decision could also shape the future

[ad_1] By Rick Outzen The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, and while Gov. Ron DeSantis and other politicians have been quick to limit the Constitutional rights to freedom of speech, press and peaceably assemble, they have refused to place restrictions on guns. The Florida Legislature has made it

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[ad_1] Another shooting Again, innocent Americans are brutally slaughtered, this time in Lewiston, Maine. The unconscionable inactions of elected federal representatives led to the vulnerability of all Americans (in schools, dance halls, bowling alleys, supermarkets, and social clubs). This, I conclude, is a form of state-sponsored terrorism, defined as terrorist violence carried out with the

[ad_1] Gaza amd Maine: War dead and gun deaths Published 2:32 pm Tuesday, October 31, 2023 BY WINSLOW MYERSI live a couple of counties away from where the mentally ill Robert Card, apparently hearing voices inside his head that sounded as if people were putting him down, shot up a bar and a bowling alley

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When Mark Rosenberg started a branch of the Centers for Disease Control to study violence in 1983, he decided to model his work on existing research about another rising cause of injuries