Gun Rights
Non-dangerous felons shouldn’t lose gun rights forever, appeals court says
A federal appeals court has overturned the gun conviction of a man who had failed to pay child support, saying that sort of crime shouldn't have cost him his gun rights for the rest of his life.
Utah judge allows cameras, for now, in trial of man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man facing the death penalty for allegedly assassinating conservative star Charlie Kirk, made his first in-person appearance in a Utah courtroom Thursday ahead of a judge's ruling that a camera can stay in the courtroom for now.
Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say
One student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect who is not a student at the school has been arrested, officials said.
Luigi Mangione fights to exclude gun, notes as anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing nears
As the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing looms this week, the man charged in his death will be in court fighting to prevent prosecutors from using evidence they say links him to the crime.
Investigators urge witnesses of the deadly shooting at a child’s party in California to come forward
Authorities in California urged witnesses of a deadly shooting at a child's birthday party to come forward as the search for a suspect stretched into another day.
Two National Guard troops critically wounded in shooting near White House, suspect seized
Two West Virginia National Guard troops were critically wounded in an ambush shooting in Washington near the White House on Wednesday, and a suspected gunman was taken into custody.
Justice Department opens new office for gun rights enforcement
The Department of Justice is opening a new office that will focus exclusively on gun ownership rights, bolstering the Trump administration's effort to appease disgruntled Second Amendment proponents.
Illegal immigrant used gun-show loophole to traffic firearms: Feds
Federal authorities have brought a gun trafficking case against an illegal immigrant after he allegedly used private sales at gun shows and cash payments to evade checks that would have flagged him as an illegal buyer.
Trump gives Jan. 6 defendant a second pardon for firearm offenses
President Trump has pardoned Dan Wilson, a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, for a second time, this time for illegally possessing firearms.
NYPD officers kill man in a shootout after he threatened people and a hospital
A man with a gun was killed in a shootout with police in New York City after he pointed his weapon at a man in an apartment building elevator and a deli worker and threatened to shoot up a hospital, police said.
NRA returns to the Supreme Court over New York official’s threats, First Amendment violations
The National Rifle Association is back at the Supreme Court seeking permission to pursue damages against a New York official who tried to get financial institutions to rethink doing business with the gun group.
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.
