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..."
Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger
Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself.
Multiple people dead after shooting at fast-food restaurant in southern Idaho
A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said.
Six members of extended family shot, four killed by pair of teens in Illinois
Two teenage minors shot six members of an extended family in an Illinois town over the weekend, killing four.
Man with firearm arrested outside of U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police on Monday arrested an armed motorist at a security stop bordering the U.S. Senate.
Afghan national accused of killing National Guard member hospitalized for refusing food, water
The Afghan refugee charged with gunning down one National Guard member and nearly killing another in a wild shooting last fall has been hospitalized after turning away food behind bars, a federal judge said.
‘Highly unusual’: Expect another long wait in the Charlie Kirk murder case
Don’t expect a quick ruling about a trial for the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk.
‘Wished he hadn’t done it’: Tyler Robinson’s ex-boyfriend describes Kirk shooting aftermath
Tyler Robinson, who Utah prosecutors say assassinated Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, returned to his apartment after the shooting and told his roommate and romantic partner he “wished he hadn’t done it.”
Kansas City man faces up to 15 years after pleading guilty to dogfighting, gun charges
A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and to multiple federal dogfighting charges, the Justice Department announced.
Video evidence tracked alleged Kirk assassin carrying out shooting, then fleeing campus
Prosecutors played video evidence Tuesday that they say shows Tyler Robinson perched on a Utah Valley University rooftop and fatally shooting Charlie Kirk before fleeing the scene.
‘I heard a gunshot’: Police officer describes Kirk shooting at probable cause hearing
A former Utah Valley University police officer testified Monday he heard a gunshot and saw Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk fall to the ground while engaging in a verbal exchange with students.
National Guard soldiers on patrol with Memphis police fatally shoot armed man, officials say
Tennessee National Guard soldiers deployed to Memphis as part of President Trump’s anti-crime crackdown shot and killed an armed man while responding to reports of gunfire on Sunday, authorities said.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenges to age limits on gun purchasing
The Supreme Court announced on its final day of the term that it won’t be hearing disputes related to age limits for buying guns.
DOJ sues to stop Virginia’s ‘assault weapons’ ban
The Justice Department sued Virginia on Wednesday to try to block state Democrats’ new law banning the sale and purchase of so-called assault weapons, including some of the most popular semiautomatic rifles.
Supreme Court to decide whether states can ban AR-15 rifles
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear cases challenging states’ bans on semiautomatic “assault weapons” such as the popular AR-15.
A timeline of events in the cases against Alex Murdaugh
A judge has set an April 5 date to begin the retrial of disgraced ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh on two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions in May, ruling the court clerk at the trial “egregiously attacked Murdaugh’s credibility” by suggesting to jurors his testimony could not be trusted.
Virginia judge blocks assault-weapons ban days before implementation
Virginia’s new ban on assault weapons is not expected to go into effect on July 1, due to a court ruling Thursday.
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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.