Second Amendment & Gun Control
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..."
Police arrest Texas boy, 11, accused of shooting another 11-year-old on school playground
A 11-year-old in Texas is in custody on aggravated assault charges after police alleged that the boy shot another 11-year-old boy on a school playground.
DOJ arming with Second Amendment lawyers to take on tranche of state gun control laws
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, says her office’s goal is to have all state regulations that are inconsistent with pro-Second Amendment cases be struck down, settled or withdrawn by the time she leaves her post.
Ten gun control bills waiting for Spanberger’s signature
Ten gun control bills are currently on the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, waiting for her approval.
NRA launches ‘BE READY’ campaign amid threat of Iran terror cells
The National Rifle Association launched a new advertising campaign called “BE READY,” which urges law-abiding Americans to safely and responsibly exercise their Second Amendment rights in the face of escalating dangers.
Suspect dead after ramming bomb-laden truck into Michigan synagogue
Michigan authorities on Thursday said the driver who plowed his explosives-filled vehicle into a synagogue is dead, ending the frantic episode that saw dozens of police officers respond to the house of worship just outside Detroit.
Gunman with ties to ISIS dead after killing 1, wounding 2 in shooting at Old Dominion University
Authorities said two people were wounded in a shooting Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, before the gunman was killed.
Officer wounded, suspect killed in shooting near synagogue in Baltimore
A Baltimore police officer was wounded and a suspect killed Tuesday in a shooting near a synagogue during what authorities described as a failed burglary attempt and as a barricade situation.
Calls grow louder for Spanberger to veto gun control bills
Second Amendment advocates in Virginia are rallying activists to demand vetoes of a handful of gun-control bills headed to the desk of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
D.C. Court of Appeals rules city’s gun magazine ban unconstitutional
The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that restricting firearm magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition was unconstitutional, violating the Second Amendment.
Police update casualty numbers in Austin mass shooting, but no new info on gunman ties to terrorism
Texas authorities on Thursday said three people were killed and 19 wounded during Sunday’s mass shooting in a popular Austin nightlife hub, but officials were mum about the gunman’s suspected links to terror groups that the FBI is reviewing.
Videos from officers show terrifying moments during Texas mass shooting that left 3 dead
Newly released police body camera footage shows bargoers and pedestrians fleeing and ducking for cover in the moments after a gunman began firing outside a Texas bar, leaving three dead in what is being investigated as potential terrorism.
Suspect in shooting death of man at Potomac Mills mall arrested by U.S. Marshals
The U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested a man Monday accused of fatally shooting a man inside a car in the parking lot of the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge.
Georgia school shooting suspect’s father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter
A Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday.
Supreme Court considers drug users’ right to possess firearms
The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the intersection of drug use and gun ownership, trying to sort out what level of marijuana use makes someone so dangerous that they lose their right to possess a firearm.
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National Rifle Association Convention
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Photographs from the National Rifle Association's 142nd Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
