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..."
Supreme Court skeptical of Hawaii’s law restricting gun carrying on private properties
Gun control advocates went to the Supreme Court on Tuesday to defend Hawaii’s law limiting the right to carry firearms on some private property, and found themselves in the uncomfortable position of justifying it by citing a racist Civil War-era law aimed at curtailing formerly enslaved people’s gun rights.
Supreme Court declines to hear challenges to ban on felons possessing guns
The Supreme Court shunted aside several gun rights cases Tuesday that tested the limits of the federal law that bans felons from possessing firearms.
Prince George’s County erupts in 2 fatal shootings
Prince George’s County police nabbed suspects in two deadly shootings as the Maryland county witnessed a bloody start to the new year.
New report shows a 25% drop in deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers
Deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers in the U.S. decreased by nearly 25% in 2025, according to an annual report.
Baltimore records nearly 50-year low in homicides in 2025
Baltimore experienced its lowest number of killings in nearly 50 years in 2025, as a city once known by its crime-ridden reputation has become a public safety success.
Judge orders release of transcript of closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of transcripts from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings.
One killed, 5 wounded in separate weekend shootings across D.C.
D.C. police said one man was killed in a Northeast shooting and five others were wounded in a mass shooting near downtown this weekend.
Suspect in National Guard shooting faces new federal charges that allow death penalty discussions
A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has been charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges in connection with the ambush on Nov. 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second.
Feds sue D.C. police over de facto ban on AR-15s
The federal Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday over its treatment of would-be gun owners in the city, accusing the office of refusing to register common weapons like the AR-15 rifle.
Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say
A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach conducted firearms training in an area of New South Wales state outside of Sydney with his father, according to Australian police documents released on Monday.
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.
Justice Department sues Virgin Islands police over gun permits
The Justice Department filed a complaint against the Virgin Islands Police Department on Tuesday, accusing the territory of delays and conditions in its gun permit process that are so onerous as to violate the Second Amendment.
Hunt continues: Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting to be released
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.
Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Australia’s leader on Sunday while nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, saying he had warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that “your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic fire.”
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.
Parent of student charged in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
A parent of a Kentucky State University student has been charged with murder in an on-campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another.
Bronx man charged in shooting of Jets player Kris Boyd appears in court
The Bronx man charged with shooting Jets player Kris Boyd appeared in a New York City court late Tuesday, a day after authorities tracked him down at an apartment complex in the Buffalo area.
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.
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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.
