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..."
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.
Gunman kills two people, himself in Minneapolis shootout that wounded three police officers
Two people were killed Wednesday in a mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis in which nine people were injured, including three police officers. The suspect is also dead.
Kirk assassination suspect must stand trial for murder, face death penalty, Utah judge rules
A Utah judge ruled Tuesday that Tyler Robinson must stand trial for aggravated murder and face the death penalty in the Charlie Kirk assassination.
‘We own our privacy’: Flock cameras and firearm rights clash at gun shops
Firearms businesses across the U.S. are pulling down their Flock security cameras because customers fear the cameras have turned into a monitoring network that threatens their gun rights.
Man convicted of murder in 2023 ambush of Los Angeles County deputy
A Los Angeles County jury on Monday convicted a man of murder in the 2023 ambush-style shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in broad daylight.
Suspect in quintuple slaying in Oregon found dead in Washington state
The man suspected of killing five people at a rural Oregon home took his own life after fleeing to Washington state, police said Sunday night.
Former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Teacher accused of sending fake active shooter alerts to 5 schools in Louisiana
Deputies arrested a substitute teacher in Louisiana this week, accusing her of sending false reports of active shooters to five schools.
12-year-old boy accused of gunning down teenager in D.C.
D.C. police said late Wednesday that they arrested a preteen boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Northeast last month.
Justice Dept. creates new process to restore gun rights of some felons
Committing a serious crime shouldn’t mean you automatically lose your gun rights for life, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday as he finalized a new process to let convicts apply to have their Second Amendment rights restored.
Justice Department finalizes rule allowing some to regain gun rights
The Justice Department finalized a federal regulation establishing a new process for eligible individuals prohibited from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal firearm rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced. The rule marks one of Blanche’s first actions as Attorney General.
Prosecutor tells jury: Microsoft manager’s death in Florida was ‘targeted ambush’
The fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a dark Florida road was a “targeted ambush” hatched by his ex-wife and her husband, following years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise twin children, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
Los Angeles agrees to speed issuing concealed-carry permits for gun owners; deal settles fed lawsuit
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna has agreed to speed up issuing concealed-carry permits, in a deal struck with the Trump Justice Department that commits the county to making an initial decision within 90 days.
Texas court order kicks in striking federal rules on silencers and certain guns
A court order that struck down regulations on firearm suppressors and certain guns took effect Thursday after the U.S. Justice Department did not file an appeal before a seven-day deadline set by a federal judge in Texas.
Defense in Charlie Kirk’s killing says shooter hit the ‘intended target,’ did not endanger others
Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn’t be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” during the assassination last year at a Utah event attended by thousands of people.
Gun rights promise to give GOP’s LePage edge in battle to flip Maine congressional district
A pivotal House race in Maine has turned into a gunfight.
No more paperwork for silencers — at least for now
Silencer registration requirements are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday — but the relief only applies to specific plaintiffs for now.
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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.