Gun Rights
Federal judges spout anti-gun views from the bench
A federal judge this month declared that having guns was "an invitation to get into trouble," drawing fierce denunciations from Second Amendment groups that saw a shocking instance of ignorance, if not an anti-gun bias.
Shooting kills 3 officers and wounds 2 more in rural Pennsylvania; police say the shooter is dead
Law enforcement officials on Thursday were investigating after a shooting killed three officers and wounded two more in southern Pennsylvania the day before.
Kirk’s assassin lived with transgender romantic partner and had left-wing views, Utah governor says
The suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing was indoctrinated with left-wing views and involved in a romantic relationship with someone transitioning from male to female when he gunned down the rising conservative star last week on a Utah college campus, authorities say.
Rifle in Charlie Kirk killing complicates the usual gun control narrative
The single shot that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk's last week upended decades of the gun control debate.
Two teen boys arrested after gun-related lockdown at Montgomery County, Maryland, high school
The Montgomery County Police Department arrested two teen boys at Northwood High School in Rockville, Maryland, Thursday after a gun-related lockdown.
Authorities say student who had been radicalized fired revolver at Colorado school, wounding 2
A 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified "extremist network" fired a revolver multiple times during an attack at a suburban Denver high school that wounded two students, authorities said Thursday.
13-year-old boy with ‘school shooter ideations’ arrested in Washington state
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office in Washington state arrested a 13-year-old boy over the weekend after being tipped off about his guns and "school shooter ideations," it said.
Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida.
‘Religion clearly a factor’: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting comes with rise in church attacks
Those searching for the motivation behind the Minneapolis school shooting may be missing the obvious, as those who track violence against churches can attest.
Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum
The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns - a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented.
DOJ weighs banning transgender people from owning firearms
The Justice Department is weighing options for limiting the right to own a gun for transgender people.
11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell-ringing prank, police say
An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday.
Authorities are looking for a motive for the shooter who killed 2 kids at a Minneapolis church
Investigators were examining the videos, writings and movements of the shooter who fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 people, for connections to the church and its school to understand the motivation for the attack.
2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say
Two police officers were shot and killed in a northern Utah city and a man was taken into custody, authorities said Monday.
Biden judge: ‘I freak out around guns’
The federal judge deciding on President Trump's takeover of Washington's police department said Friday that she has a problem with firearms.
GOP state attorneys general join gun rights groups’ lawsuit to repeal National Firearms Act
Fifteen Republican state attorneys general joined Second Amendment groups that went to court last month to strike down the National Firearms Act.
Man who fired a shotgun outside a New York synagogue gets 10 years in prison
A man who fired a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue with dozens of children inside shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 10 years in prison.
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into a locked safe to get his father's weapons and wanted to send a message against COVID-19 vaccines, authorities said Tuesday.
Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured, police say
A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas' capital, killing two adults and a child before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.
New hate crime charges filed in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers, raising death penalty potential
D.C. federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed federal hate crime and murder charges against the man accused of gunning down two Israeli Embassy staffers this spring, giving the Justice Department the option to pursue the death penalty in the case.
