Second Amendment & Gun Control
The latest news coverage, opinion and information on Second Amendment rights and gun control. The Second Amendment states "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed..."
Man arrested after opening fire outside federal building in Chicago
Chicago police said they arrested a man early Tuesday after shots were fired outside of a federal building in the city.
In-laws charged with killing New York Times exec said he threatened to send a hit man after them
The elderly couple accused of gunning down their New York Times executive son-in-law last month in the San Francisco Bay Area said Monday that he had threatened their lives.
Nearly 90 million Americans own guns, and a quarter of them pack an AR-15, study finds
Americans collectively own 461 million firearms — and AR-15-style rifles account for about 40 million of those, according to a new study by Georgetown University professor William English.
D.C. police searching for man accused of shooting outside Target in Northeast
A man is accused of opening fire Thursday outside a Target in the District, injuring another man who was then hospitalized.
Georgia’s Ossoff outglams the competition with nearly $3,000 in beauty spending
Sen. Jon Ossoff spends big on hair and makeup, a new study finds 1 in 10 Americans own an AR-15, and a quarter of Ohio voters think Sherrod Brown is still in the Senate.
Man critically injured, police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur, authorities said. The man was hospitalized in life-threatening condition.
DOJ says 18- to 20-year-olds can’t be barred from buying handguns
The Justice Department released a new opinion Friday saying federal laws prohibiting the sale of handguns to adults under age 21 can’t be squared with the Constitution and can no longer be enforced.
Trump praises hunters at White House dinner, rescinds Biden’s ‘absurd’ restrictions
President Trump on Thursday rolled back Biden-era restrictions on hunting and fishing at a White House Rose Garden dinner that was attended by more than 100 hunters and outdoor industry executives.
Former child actor Bobb’e Thompson sentenced for having gun as a felon
Bobb’e Thompson, who appeared on “That’s So Raven” and “30 Rock” as a child actor, is going to prison for 30 months for possessing a gun as a felon.
Feds take aim at California city’s ‘illogical’ gun permit fees in new Second Amendment challenge
The Justice Department has sued San Jose over the California city’s nearly $1,600 fee for residents to obtain a firearms carry permit, saying the “exorbitant” rate unconstitutionally burdens Second Amendment rights.
Chicago school bus aide faces charges after 12-year-old finds gun on bus, fires it
A 12-year-old boy found a gun in an unattended bag on a Chicago school bus and fired it, with no injuries reported, and a bus aide is facing charges over the incident.
The FBI says 16 shooters were stopped by civilians. One researcher counts 225
The FBI’s active-shooter database routinely misses cases where an armed civilian stops an active-shooter attack, according to a new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center.
Three arrested in Manassas shooting that killed teen bystander; suspects had lengthy rap sheets
Investigators on Wednesday said three suspects were arrested after a 16-year-old girl died in a shootout at a community event in Manassas, with two of the alleged gunmen having criminal records that include violent and gun-related arrests.
Charlie Kirk’s murder has chilled campus free speech, report finds
The assassination of Charlie Kirk last year at Utah Valley University contributed to colleges nationwide tightening free-speech restrictions, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reported Wednesday.
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National Rifle Association Convention
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Photographs from the National Rifle Association's 142nd Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.