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A federal appeals court this year blocked a District of Columbia law that makes it difficult for gun owners to get concealed-carry permits by requiring them to show that they have a good reason to carry a weapon. (Associated Press/File)
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In this undated photo provided by David Taylor Sr., former Marine David Taylor poses for an official portrait while in the Marine Corps. David Taylor Sr. told The Associated Press on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, that he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed earlier this month in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group. (U.S. Marine Corps/David Taylor Sr. AP)
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In this undated photo provided by David Taylor Sr., he poses with his son David Taylor, right, a former Marine. Taylor Sr. told The Associated Press on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, that he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed earlier this month in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group. (Courtesy of David Taylor Sr. via AP)
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American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, center, leaves after attending a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Palestinian women pray at the Lion's Gate following an appeal from clerics to pray in the streets instead of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Dozens of Muslims have prayed in the street outside a major Jerusalem shrine, heeding a call by clerics not to enter the site until a dispute with Israel over security arrangements is settled. This comes after Israel removed metal detectors earlier on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Sudan Corruption Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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A Syrian displaced family that fled the battle between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State militants from Raqqa arrive at a refugee camp in northeast Syria. The U.S. military is supporting local Syrian forces in a campaign to drive the Islamic State from Raqqa. (Associated Press)
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CORRECTS LAST NAME TO CLARKE FROM CARTER - In this July 5, 2017, photo, Markysha Clarke poses for a portrait in Decatur, Ga., with her Taurus PT111 handgun. Clarke, a 40-year-old marketing specialist for a bank. Clarke is among the ranks of the nation's black women who own a firearm. She started taking classes but each time, "the nervous jitters" would creep in. Then about a month ago, she decided to buy a firearm for protection. She worries about remaining safe should she ever be stopped by a police officer. "As a black person in America, this is a major problem," she said. "You hope and pray you're following all the rules and that officer stopping you is following all the rules and doesn't have an agenda." (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)
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World War II veteran Sam Greenberg dabs his eyes during an emotional moment at the Korea War program at the Luzerne County Courthouse.on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Wilkes Barre Pa. Greenberg's brother Martin, who was a decorated medic during the Korean War, passed away this past February. Greenberg attended in his place. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP)
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In this Jan. 18, 1951, file photo, Bomber Command planes of the U.S. Far East Air Forces rain tons of high demolition bombs in North Korea. North Koreans claim 400,000 bombs were dropped on Pyongyang alone, roughly one bomb for every resident at the time, and that only two modern buildings in the capital were left standing. All told, the U.S. dropped 635,000 tons of bombs on Korea during the war, most of it in the North, including with 32,500 tons of napalm. (U.S. Air Force via AP, File)
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In this March 18, 1953, file photo, bombs drop from a U.S. Air Force 3rd bomber wing B26 light bomber somewhere in North Korea. North Koreans claim 400,000 bombs were dropped on Pyongyang alone, roughly one bomb for every resident at the time, and that only two modern buildings in the capital were left standing. All told, the U.S. dropped 635,000 tons of bombs on Korea during the war, most of it in the North, including with 32,500 tons of napalm. (U.S. Air Force via AP, File)
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Palestinians pray outside the Lion's Gate near the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering "alternatives" to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Palestinians pray outside the Lion's Gate near the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering "alternatives" to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israeli border police officers stand near newly installed cameras at the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel installed the cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering "alternatives" to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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A Palestinian protester stands in tear gas during clashes near the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel's minister of public security said Sunday taht metal detectors set at the entrance to a major Jerusalem shrine that angered Palestinians could be removed if police have another way of ensuring security there. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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Palestinians pray in front of mock metal detectors during a demonstration in Bethlehem, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel's minister of public security said Sunday that metal detectors set at the entrance to a major Jerusalem shrine that angered Palestinians could be removed if police have another way of ensuring security there. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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Security officials park near the approach toward the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday, June 23, 2017, in the aftermath of a shooting that left a Jordanian man dead and an Israeli man wounded. A security official confirmed a Jordanian had been killed and an Israeli wounded, but would not provide further details. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident with the media. (AP Photo/Omar Akour)
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Palestinians burn mock metal detectors during a demonstration in Bethlehem, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel's minister of public security said Sunday that metal detectors set at the entrance to a major Jerusalem shrine that angered Palestinians could be removed if police have another way of ensuring security there. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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An Israeli police officer takes aim during clashes near the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel's minister of public security said Sunday taht metal detectors set at the entrance to a major Jerusalem shrine that angered Palestinians could be removed if police have another way of ensuring security there. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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The Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound is seen in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering "alternatives" to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
