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..."
Minnesota sues to get evidence from DHS shootings
Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Trump administration to turn over evidence from the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two Americans killed by Homeland Security personnel in Minneapolis in January.
Two arrested in D.C. ‘ambush’ shooting that wounded Park Police officer
Officials said a U.S. Park Police officer was wounded in an “ambush” shooting Monday night while working an undercover operation in the Southeast section of D.C.
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.
Naturalized U.S. citizen named as gunman in deadly Austin mass shooting; FBI probing for terror ties
Authorities in Austin, Texas, said a man opened fire inside a downtown bar early Sunday and killed two people and injured 14 others, before being fatally shot by police.
Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police
As they struggled to fill their ranks amid a backlash to the blue, some local police departments turned to an unorthodox source: illegal immigrants, including those in the Obama-era DACA program, who have been issued badges and guns and sent into communities.
2 Missouri sheriff’s deputies fatally shot, 2 others wounded, authorities say
Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot, one during a traffic stop and the other hours later during a shootout with the suspect, who was also killed, authorities said.
Man killed after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun, gas can
U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who had tried to enter President Trump’s estate early Sunday with a shotgun and a gas can.
Police arrest person with ‘what appears to be a gun’ near Capitol
Police said they arrested “a person with what appears to be a gun” on Tuesday near the west front of the U.S. Capitol building.
Officials offering $250,000 for information on person who gunned down Atlanta-area postal worker
A postal worker was killed on the job recently in the Atlanta area, and now federal investigators are offering up to $250,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Opening statements to start in the trial of a Georgia high school shooting suspect’s father
Opening statements are expected Monday in the trial of a man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school in September 2024.
Washington Times Weekly: Virginia Democrats move fast on gun control
I’m George Gerbo, and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. And joining me once again is our White House correspondent and author of The Advocates column looking at the voices and players that shape Washington, Kerry Picket.
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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.
