Senate GOP resists calls for gun control after Buffalo shooting
This post was originally published on this siteSenate Republicans are resisting calls for gun reform in response to the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., frustrating their colleagues across the aisle who say more action is needed in wake of the massacre. While Republicans have been quick to denounce the...
‘This is the heart of the Black community’: Buffalo shooting rattles close-knit neighborhood
This post was originally published on this siteIn a matter of minutes, the attack transformed the tight-knit neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, into an epicenter of raw grief and outrage.
California ban on selling semi-automatic guns to young adults overturned
This post was originally published on this site California’s ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons to adults under the age of 21 violates the country’s constitution, a US federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. California has in recent years passed several laws tightening the regulation of firearms, which, according to...
Georgia Gov. Kemp to sign bill allowing concealed carry of handguns without a license
This post was originally published on this site ATLANTA — As of Tuesday, most Georgians will be allowed to carry concealed handguns without first getting a license from the state. Making good on a 2018 campaign promise, Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to sign Senate Bill 319, sometimes referred to...
The Biden administration is regulating ‘ghost guns.’ Here’s what the rule does
This post was originally published on this site With the latest announcement from the Biden administration, here’s a look at what so-called “ghost guns” are and what the government’s new rule does. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Biden will announce steps to curb gun violence in the U.S.
This post was originally published on this siteThe action includes finalizing regulations that deal with ghost guns — weapons that do not have serial numbers that can be used to track them and are sometimes sold as kits to be assembled at home.
A Virginia gun bill had support from gun-control groups and the NRA. It still failed.
This post was originally published on this site At a legislative hearing last month, something so unusual happened some in the room joked it should go down as an important moment in history: The NRA and gun-control groups agreed a Democratic gun bill was good enough to make it through...
The Bill That Would Bar the Biden Admin From Stockpiling Records on American Gun Owners
This post was originally published on this site A bill circulating through Congress would stop the Biden administration from stockpiling records on American gun owners by altering federal law to allow firearm dealers to destroy sales records. The bill, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon,...
New York judge rules against dissolving NRA
This post was originally published on this site The National Rifle Association escaped a court-ordered dissolution Wednesday, after a New York judge ruled that alleged self-dealing by the powerful gun lobby’s leader, if proven, would not warrant such a strong penalty. The state’s lawsuit seeking to boot NRA chief Wayne...
