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Visitors stand on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol on April 23, 2023, in Denver. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Friday, June 2, banning so-called ghost guns, build-at-home firearms without serial numbers. Ghost guns, which have exploded in popularity in recent years, allow buyers to evade background checks and impede law enforcements ability to trace a firearm's origin. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Ghost guns banned under new Colorado law signed by governor

- Associated Press

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Friday banning firearms that are assembled at home or 3D-printed without serial numbers, weapons that allowed owners to evade background checks and impede law enforcement's ability to track a gun's origins in an investigation.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee responds to questions during a news conference, April 11, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee held the news conference to talk about gun control legislation and an executive order to require information for background checks on gun purchases to be updated more rapidly. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show Lee’s administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws "to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties." (AP Photo/George Walker IV) **FILE**

In gun law push, Tennessee governor's office memo says NRA prefers to 'round up mentally ill people'

- Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws "to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties," according to documents drafted by the Republican's staffers as part of their initial attempt to pass a gun control proposal earlier this year.

Solomon Peña, center, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police officers, Jan. 16, 2023, in southwest Albuquerque. Peña has been indicted on federal charges including interference with the electoral process in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday, May 31. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Federal grand jury charges failed candidate with shootings on lawmakers' homes

- Associated Press

A failed political candidate has been indicted on federal charges including interference with the electoral process in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday.

Police respond to a shooting near the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Fla., Monday evening, May 29, 2023. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida

- Associated Press

Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Royal Oak, Mich. The package of legislation being signed will create extreme risk protection orders, which authorize family, police officers, or medical professionals to seek a court order to temporarily keep guns out of the hands of someone who represents a danger to themselves or others. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs state's new red flag gun law

- Associated Press

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting.

FILE - Semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, Pa., March 25, 2020. A U.S. judge's ruling Wednesday, May 11, 2023, striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

- Associated Press

A U.S. judge's ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms.