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A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

ATF releases landmark package aimed at bolstering, clarifying Second Amendment rights

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Surveillance authority and a gun registry under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and threat to Second Amendment illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Will Section 702 become a backdoor gun registry?

By Bob Goodlatte and Brandon Combs

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro arrives at The Mar-a-Lago Club, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., to attend the wedding of White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and Erin Elmore, the director of Art in Embassies at the U.S. Department of State. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Second Amendment groups rip D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro over hurting gun rights case

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference on charges related to the deadly shooting of Israeli Embassy staff during a news conference at the Attorney General's office for the District of Columbia in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

DOJ arming with Second Amendment lawyers to take on tranche of state gun control laws

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

AR-style pistol with a free-floating handguard around the barrel on display at a gun shop. File photo credit: SvetlanaSF via Shutterstock.

ATF scrutinized for enforcing pistol brace rule years after court killed the regulation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 26, 2015, photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

NRA launches ‘BE READY’ campaign amid threat of Iran terror cells

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is introduced during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Shooter’s attack on Trump doesn’t dent gun-rights fealty at RNC

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is joined at left by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., as they speak to activists demanding action on gun control legislation after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school this week, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Senate Democrats work to allay GOP concerns on bipartisan gun talks

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Greenwood, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Trump expected to speak at NRA’s annual meeting

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Ray Buck, in black, holds a pro-gun flag as he joins hundreds of people gathered on the lawn of the Historic Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. for a pro-Second Amendment rally on Saturday, April 14, 2018. (Joe Rondone/Tallahassee Democrat via AP) ** FILE **

Virginia Democrats’ gun control push spurs ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ counties in Florida

By James Varney - The Washington Times

A man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26 after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. (Associated Press)

Gun rights advocates think gay marriage ruling could loosen concealed carry restrictions

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

An employee at a gun store in Colorado assists a customer. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

NRA: Gun rights advocates fight to change Colorado’s limits on ammunition magazines

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Brad Whitehead of Manchester, England fires a fully automatic machine gun at Machine Guns Vegas Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in Las Vegas. Most visitors to Machine Guns Vegas have already pulled the trigger on an Uzi or an M5, from the behind the controls of their XBox. But with strict gun laws keeping the real thing out of reach for most people, especially outside the U.S., indoor shooting ranges with high-powered weapons have become a hot tourist attraction. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Colorado gun advocates in firefight over raising magazine limits to 30 rounds

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is under fire from the NRA due to his support of the NAGR, a rival gun rights advocacy group. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul shunned by NRA over National Association for Gun Rights ties

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Armed: During one of the establishment's Second Amendment Wednesdays, Naomi Leydig dines with an openly displayed firearm at The Cajun Experience in Leesburg, Virigina, with her two sons, Jaden and Jeremy. (photographs by Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Gun-friendly businesses, bars, restaurants growing in popularity

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Jim Greer, owner of Angus MacGregor's Trading Post, poses with two AR-15 assault rifles at his store, Waldorf, Md., Thursday, September 12, 2013. Greer is moving his gun shop and model train store to Pennsylvania because of Maryland's new gun legislation starting next month. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Calif. shop facing angry fire pulls ‘smart gun’ from shelves

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

photographs by andrew harnik/the washington times
Posters opposing gun control bills before the Maryland General Assembly line a walkway outside the Lowe House Office Building in Annapolis
where hundreds waited to speak their mind Tuesday. Among them was Tim Rourke of Mechanicsville, Md. (below), who says he waited until 3 a.m. to testify Friday, watches a video feed of the House Judiciary Committee with others while waiting to give testimony on their opposition to the bills.

Maryland legislators fire gun control warning shot

By David Hill - The Washington Times

FBI and Metropolitan Police Department officials surround the Family Research Council building at 8th and G streets N.W. in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, following the shooting of a security guard at the conservative Christian lobbying group. The security guard was evidently shot in the arm before he wrestled the gunman to the ground. The suspect has now been taken into custody. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

MILLER: Armed against tragedy

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times