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Congress shielded gun companies from lawsuits. Some blue states think they’ve found a loophole
Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, blue state Democrats upset about gun violence think they've found a way to penetrate that legal shield.
Supreme Court to review federal ban on drug users owning guns
The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a challenge the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, in a case advocates hope will bring clarity to the country's chaotic landscape of marijuana and firearms laws.
Illegal immigrant cop sparks debate about migrants’ access to guns
Congress faces new calls to change the law to bar illegal immigrants from carrying guns while serving as police officers after ICE last week announced it had arrested a migrant cop who'd been working for a department in the suburbs of Chicago.
California bans the sale of new Glock in the state
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that bans the sale of new Glock guns in the state, setting off a lawsuit from Second Amendment advocacy groups.
Four arrests made in mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, that killed six
FBI officials on Monday said they arrested four people linked to this weekend's mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, that left six people dead and at least a dozen others injured.
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting early Sunday at a crowded bar on an idyllic island considered to be the largest Gullah community on the South Carolina coast has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said.
2 Pennsylvania state police officers are shot in an exchange of gunfire with suspect who was killed
Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.
FBI provides inaccurate data on active shootings, armed citizens stopping gunmen, researcher says
Federal data undercounts both the number of active shooter incidents across the country and how often concealed carry holders stop gunmen before police can, says a leading crime researcher who investigated the numbers.
Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s bid to defend gun sanctuary law
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Missouri's case that sought to declare the state a gun sanctuary that negates federal firearms restrictions.
Police in Australia seize guns from dozens of owners who hold views rejecting government authority
Police in Western Australia have seized guns and revoked or suspended firearms permits from dozens of owners linked to what investigators describe as sovereign citizen ideologies, or views that reject government authority.
Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii’s strict ban on guns on private property
The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down a strict regulation on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii’s concealed carry ban
The Supreme Court announced Friday it would hear a major gun rights case out of Hawaii during its 2025-26 term, which begins next week.
Judge rules USPS ban on guns is unconstitutional
The U.S. Postal Service policy banning people from bringing firearms into post offices violates the Constitution, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday.
Justice Dept. files groundbreaking lawsuit accusing Los Angeles of blocking concealed-carry permits
The Trump Justice Department announced a groundbreaking lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department of intentionally slow-walking applications for concealed-carry weapons permits, saying thousands of residents are being denied their Second Amendment rights.
Second migrant dies of wounds from shooting attack at Dallas ICE facility
A second migrant who was shot in last week's attack on ICE's office in Dallas has died, leaving behind a pregnant wife.
Team of prominent defense lawyers steps in to defend accused Kirk assassin
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man charged with assassinating conservative star Charlie Kirk, did not appear in person for a status hearing in his case on Monday, but three high-profile defense lawyers were in the courtroom on his behalf.
Michigan police ID shooter who killed 4, wounded 8 after opening fire at Mormon church
Four people were killed and eight others wounded Sunday after police in Michigan said a gunman rammed his car into a Mormon church and began opening fire at congregants.
Minnesota’s political divide stalls gun control efforts after deadly church shooting
As Minnesota mourned a mass shooting at a church that left two schoolchildren dead and 21 people injured, Gov. Tim Walz promised to call a special session for the Legislature to pass solutions to gun violence and school safety.
Political violence strikes ICE office in Dallas
Political violence reared again Wednesday when a gunman attacked an ICE office in Dallas, killing one migrant detainee and wounding two others before taking his own life.
Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3
A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend's home in the rolling farmland of southern Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them in a shootout, a prosecutor said Thursday.
