New York has a “red flag" law designed to keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others, but the Buffalo shooter was still able to legally buy an AR-15-style rifle.
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New York has a “red flag" law designed to keep firearms away from people who could harm themselves or others, but the Buffalo shooter was still able to legally buy an AR-15-style rifle.
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Read More »April 11, 2022 Comments Off on Biden aims at ‘ghost gun’ violence with new federal rule
President Joe Biden is nominating an Obama-era U.S. attorney to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as his administration unveils its formal rule to rein in ghost guns.
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Read More »February 15, 2022 Comments Off on Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington
The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the shooting.
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Read More »February 3, 2022 Comments Off on Biden in NYC: Nation must come together to end gun violence
President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government would step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities.
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Read More »January 25, 2022 Comments Off on Prosecutor: Before school shooting, teen bought gun online, friend helped build it
The teen charged with shooting a fellow student told authorities he bought parts for a 9-mm gun online and assembled it with a friend, a prosecutor said.
Read More »January 20, 2022 Comments Off on Frosh calls for ghost gun possession ban, decrying ‘deadly loophole’
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh urged the General Assembly to pass legislation banning the possession of ghost guns.
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Read More »November 30, 2021 Comments Off on Court upholds California ban on high-capacity magazines
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by two of its judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines.
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Read More »November 3, 2021 Comments Off on Supreme Court appears ready to strike down New York gun law
The Supreme Court seemed ready to strike down a restrictive New York gun permitting law, but the justices also conveyed some worry about a broad ruling.
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Read More »November 3, 2021 Comments Off on 4th Circuit stays challenge to Maryland handgun licensing requirement
A U.S. appeals court will withhold its consideration of a constitutional challenge to Maryland’s licensing requirement for would-be handgun purchasers until the Supreme Court rules.
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Read More »November 2, 2021 Comments Off on White House rolls out new plan to combat gun suicides
The Biden administration is rolling out an initiative to reduce suicides by gun and combat significant increases in suicides by military members and veterans.
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