The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a New Jersey law that requires a “justifiable need” to carry a handgun in public, sidestepping a dispute over the scope of the Constitution’s gun-rights protections.

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Advocates for gun rights and handgun control battled Wednesday over two legislative proposals, one to ease restrictions on the carrying of firearms and the other to ban the possession of deadly weapons on the grounds of private schools.

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The 2A Tuesday Rally comes nearly a year after the General Assembly passed sweeping gun control legislation requiring fingerprint to purchase a gun and restricting the sizes of magazines that can be sold in the state.

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Italian gun maker Beretta said Wednesday that Tennessee's support for gun rights was a major factor in its decision to build a manufacturing and research facility in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court debated Wednesday how to apply a federal gun ban to those with misdemeanor domestic violence records, with justices trying to figure out a middle road between what one justice called two extreme positions. Justices heard ...

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Here are some news items to kickoff the week.

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DENVER — Colorado’s gun control debate is moving out of the state Capitol and straight to voters. A group of gun control supporters got permission Thursday to start gathering signatures for a ballot measure to ban concealed weapons on public ...

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A former Howard County volunteer firefighter who lost his position after posting messages on Facebook critical of gun control legislation filed suit Thursday to regain his position.

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Prospective gun owners might have to wait longer to take possession of their handguns under a bill proposed by Del. Jon Cardin.

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