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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..."

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Republicans threaten to defund Biden gun rule that aims to reclassify pistols with braces as rifles

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times
In this undated photo provided by her family and lawyers, Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, is shown inside her classroom. An attorney says Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class plans to sue the school district. Diane Toscano, a lawyer for Zwerner, said Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, that on the day of the shooting, concerned teachers and employees warned administrators three times that the boy had a gun on him and was threatening other students, but the administration could not be bothered. (Family of Abigail Zwerner via AP)

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery

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In this Jan. 26, 2015 file photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws, wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 has struck down one of Texas' few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Federal judge blocks key parts of California handgun law

By Stefanie Dazio - Associated Press
People wait in a line at a gun at store amid merchandise displays, in Arcadia, Calif., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Two California counties violated the Constitution's right to keep and bear arms when they shut down gun and ammunition stores in 2020 as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) **FILE**

Credit cards caught in political crosshairs over tracking firearms purchases

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Ann Cvetkovich, a professor, attends a Sept. 30, 2015, forum in Austin, Texas, about a new law that allows students with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms into class and other campus buildings. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Good guys' guns save lives more often than reported

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Police car. Photo credit: zef art via Shutterstock. ** FILE **

2 hurt after shooting at Texas school; suspect in custody

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A man sits on the ground handcuffed after witnesses say he appeared to be brandishing a knife on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald via AP)

1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting during Miami Beach spring break

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks during a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns

By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press
In this Jan. 5, 2016, photo, Mike Weinstein, director of training and security at the National Armory gun store and gun range, wears a Ruger 1911 handgun in a holster as he teaches a concealed weapons permit class in Pompano Beach, Fla. Florida might grant authority to 2 million civilians who can lawfully carry guns tucked in waistbands, under jackets or inside purses into restaurants, shopping malls and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

GOP senators push law to codify Supreme Court's Second Amendment ruling

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about the latest round of mass shootings, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 2, 2022. President Joe Biden and the Democrats have become increasingly emboldened in pushing for stronger gun control. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden goes pen and phone on gun control

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Guns, drugs and money are displayed at a press conference, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Boston. Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against two Cleveland men they say were trying to sell serious firepower to Mexican smuggling cartels. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, File)

Uzis, illegal immigrants and fentanyl: Feds charge men with selling guns to cartel

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about the banking system in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden signs executive order to expand gun background checks, GOP AGs threaten lawsuit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about the banking system in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, March 13, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden to sign an executive order increasing gun background checks

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden meets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Naval Base Point Loma, Monday, March 13, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden expected to sign new executive order on gun control

By Zeke Miller and Colleen Long - Associated Press
Stranded passengers wait for their flights to be rescheduled as a snow storm moves into the area at Reagan National Airport, in Alexandria, VA., Tuesday, January 21, 2014. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

Alexandria man stopped at Reagan National Airport checkpoint due to gun in carry-on bag

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Former NBA basketball player Shawn Kemp speaks during the Seattle Kraken's NHL hockey expansion draft event in Seattle, July 21, 2021. Shawn Kemp was arrested and charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and was set to be appear in court Thursday, March 9, 2023, a sheriff's official said. Online jail records show Kemp was booked on a felony charge of drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested after a drive-by shooting in Tacoma

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times
Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Va., on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous parents and students expressed optimism about a return to the classroom. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

6-year-old won't be charged after shooting teacher in Virginia school: Report

By Denise Lavoie and Ben Finley - Associated Press
A police tape blocks a road near the scene where a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy was shot and a suspect was shot and killed in the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael, Calif., Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Homicides in California rose again last year, as did other violent crimes, amid rising frustration as the state's top Democrats are seeking to keep their jobs in upcoming elections. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Rate of kids hit by urban gunfire doubled during COVID-19 lockdowns: Study

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times
Mike Epps poses in the press room at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards, March 30, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Federal agents confiscated a loaded gun found in the hand luggage of actor and comedian Epps, who was trying to board a flight from Indianapolis International Airport, airport police said. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

TSA agents seize gun from actor Mike Epps in Indianapolis

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A sign reading "Gun Free Zone" is posted near Times Square in New York on Aug. 31, 2022. A federal judge said New York gun rules that dramatically restrict where people can carry weapons and require concealed carry permit applicants to hand over social media information should be put on hold, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) **FILE**

Federal gun grab: ATF seizes record numbers in 2020-2021 after historic surge in purchases

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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California: Gun Control in the Budget

By National Rifle Association Published June 23 2020

Tomorrow, June 24, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee will be hearing several budget trailer bills including Assembly Bill 88 relating to the public safety budget.

Hawaii: More Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled!

By National Rifle Association Published June 23 2020

Despite pressing issues the state is facing surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers are continuing the assault on our Second Amendment Freedoms, scheduling additional anti-gun bills for a hearing this week. The House Pubic Safety and Judiciary Committees are holding a joint hearing on Wednesday, June 24 to hear SB 2635 and SB 3054.  Additionally as reported, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be considering HB 1902 and HB 2744 on Thursday, June 25. 

Supreme Court’s Inaction Frustrates Second Amendment Supporters, Emboldens Anti-gun Activists

By National Rifle Association Published June 22 2020

Gun owners are by now used to being disappointed with the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to uphold their rights or even to defend its own Second Amendment precedents. But the court’s neglect reached a new low last Monday, with its sweeping decision to deny review of the many Second Amendment cases pending on its docket.  

Legal Reckoning for Jackson, MS Mayor’s Foolish Carry Ban

By National Rifle Association Published June 22 2020

As we reported earlier, Chokwe Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, announced an executive order on April 24 as part of his response to the COVID-19 civil emergency. The order prohibited the “carrying of an unconcealed loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver or any other firearm, carried upon the person or in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster or in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case, with such pistol, revolver, or firearm being wholly or partially visible.”

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