[ad_1] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Wednesday voided a federal law that prevents unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. The statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), bars anyone who is an “unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance,” including marijuana, from possessing a gun. Violators can face up to

[ad_1] One neighbor described Craig Robertson as a good guy who could sometimes rub people the wrong way. “He definitely had his political views, which he was very public about on Facebook,” Andrew Maunder said. “But I think deep down, he was just a cranky old guy who was harmless.” Robertson was shot outside his

[ad_1] The Utah man shot dead by FBI agents Wednesday morning after making online assassination threats to President Biden and other top Democrats was a staunch Donald Trump supporter, Air Force veteran, Second Amendment advocate and twice-widowed father of three adult children. Craig Deleeuw Robertson, 75, was reportedly armed when federal agents arrived at his

[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — Dozens of Second Amendment advocates drove into Raleigh from across the state Wednesday, voicing their objections to proposed rules that would create more oversight of those who train people to carry concealed handguns in the state. State law enforcement officials say they’ve recently found themselves unable to take action against firearms

[ad_1] You probably saw that a federal judge has just blocked the new state law raising the age for all gun purchases to 21. I wish I could say I was shocked or even surprised by the ruling, but that would be to deny the reality of the maddening times in which we live. Passing

[ad_1] On a crisp Sunday afternoon in Royse City, Texas, 32-year-old Cesar Hurtado unzipped a hardshell case to reveal a custom-built AR-15-style rifle in his living room. Emblazoned on the side of the gun is the tagline “no war, no gods, no masters”. Hurtado’s interest in firearms started with hunting, but after the 2019 Walmart

[ad_1] More than two dozen House Democrats put forward legislation Friday that would slap “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines with a 1,000% excise tax, a change that would raise the price of a $500 weapon to $5,000 in a bid to reduce access to guns across the country. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and 24 other

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer For the folks that Deer it appears this year will be another banner year. Numerous areas are seeing numbers of Deer with 2 fawns, including in Maine. Also, Moose with twins are sighted in Maine, as well. Moose twins are quite the rarity. Large numbers of bucks are being seen as

[ad_1] Gun rights activists are projecting confidence in response to the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leader saying she is receptive to the Biden administration’s call to frame gun violence as a public health matter. “The American public at this juncture isn’t willing to give up more of their freedoms and their rights

[ad_1] ATLANTA—More guns are being stolen out of cars in America, particularly in states that have made it easier for people to carry firearms on the road. There are no reliable national numbers, but an NPR survey of a sampling of police departments reveals steady increases in reports of guns stolen from vehicles. In Atlanta,

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The interim tag will be removed for Timothy Hill as voters in Tennessee House District 3 elected him to his former seat to fill the remainder of former Rep. Scotty Campbell’s term, all while lawmakers prepare for a special legislative session on guns. Voters across four counties overwhelmingly selected the

[ad_1] Published 2023-08-03 12:04 12:04 August 3, 2023 pm Your trusted source for contextualizing health and safety news. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Young Americans who identify strongly with gun use and gun ownership often hold male supremacist beliefs and racial resentment.  The young people who are most closely associated with guns are more

[ad_1] Published 2023-08-03 12:04 12:04 August 3, 2023 pm Your trusted source for contextualizing health and safety news. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Young Americans who identify strongly with gun use and gun ownership often hold male supremacist beliefs and racial resentment.  The young people who are most closely associated with guns are more

[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are warning that the Biden administration is clearly misinterpreting a bipartisan law passed last year as it works to withhold funding from schools that offer hunting and archery courses. The warning from the two senators comes after Fox News Digital reported the Department

[ad_1] “The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.,” the prominently displayed 5,000-word lead story in Sunday’s New York Times, was the work of investigative reporter Mike McIntire, who spent the Obama years hassling the Tea Party and the GOP with hostile investigations before turning his attention to the National Rifle Association,

[ad_1] The New York Times got quite the “scoop” this weekend regarding the National Rifle Association of America: the Association is involved in public and legal advocacy to protect Second Amendment freedom.  The article, headlined “Lawmakers’ Files Reveal Secret History of N.R.A.,” reports that Representatives John D. Dingell Jr. and Bob Barr, during times they

[ad_1] The Supreme Court rigidly limits governments to simplistic, outdated solutions to firearm violence. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen rejected New York’s century-old approach to gun regulation and announced a new test for Second Amendment rights. That test was constructed entirely out

[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: A top House Republican is planning to introduce legislation Tuesday that would protect federal funding for archery and hunting education courses nationwide. Rep. Mark Green’s, R-Tenn., legislation — the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act — would amend the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to clarify school programs “training

[ad_1] Manuel and Patricia Oliver had already been on the road for more than a week when they pulled their school bus bearing an American flag into a city park in Uvalde, Texas. They were unsure of just how many people would greet them on that sweltering day. Then the families started arriving. Parents, grandparents,

[ad_1] As an old Michigan deer hunter, I can understand the loyalty of many gun enthusiasts to their sporting firearms. I can state plainly that I used a semi-automatic rifle to take my first deer. A rally outside the State House in Annapolis, Maryland. The rally was in support of a bill to ban assault