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12-year-old boy accused of gunning down teenager in D.C.
D.C. police said late Wednesday that they arrested a preteen boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Northeast last month.
Justice Dept. creates new process to restore gun rights of some felons
Committing a serious crime shouldn't mean you automatically lose your gun rights for life, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday as he finalized a new process to let convicts apply to have their Second Amendment rights restored.
Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who've been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.
Justice Department finalizes rule allowing some to regain gun rights
The Justice Department finalized a federal regulation establishing a new process for eligible individuals prohibited from possessing firearms to apply for restoration of their federal firearm rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced. The rule marks one of Blanche's first actions as Attorney General.
Prosecutor tells jury: Microsoft manager’s death in Florida was ‘targeted ambush’
The fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a dark Florida road was a "targeted ambush" hatched by his ex-wife and her husband, following years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise twin children, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
Los Angeles agrees to speed issuing concealed-carry permits for gun owners; deal settles fed lawsuit
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna has agreed to speed up issuing concealed-carry permits, in a deal struck with the Trump Justice Department that commits the county to making an initial decision within 90 days.
Defense in Charlie Kirk’s killing says shooter hit the ‘intended target,’ did not endanger others
Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn't be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter "hit the intended target" during the assassination last year at a Utah event attended by thousands of people.
Gun rights promise to give GOP’s LePage edge in battle to flip Maine congressional district
A pivotal House race in Maine has turned into a gunfight.
Student gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say
A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday morning, killing at least five and wounding several others, according to authorities, who said the gunman also appeared to have separately killed his two grandparents.
No more paperwork for silencers — at least for now
Silencer registration requirements are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday -- but the relief only applies to specific plaintiffs for now.
Californian posing as security official arrested with gun ahead of Trump’s trip to golf course
Federal prosecutors in California accused a man of possessing an illegal firearm after he posed as a security official at one of President Trump's golf courses in Los Angeles, days before the commander in chief was scheduled to visit the property.
Foster parents don’t lose gun rights, court rules
Parents who sign up to be foster families don't cede their Second Amendment rights, a Wisconsin appeals court has ruled.
Justice Dept. sues to stop Montgomery County’s firearms ban at public places
The Department of Justice has sued to shut down a broad gun ban in Montgomery County.
Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger
Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself.
Multiple people dead after shooting at fast-food restaurant in southern Idaho
A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said.
Father who gave his son the gun used in a Georgia high school shooting to be sentenced
A sentencing hearing was underway Thursday for a man who gave his son the gun used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia after he was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
Police search for second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3
Police searched for a second suspect Monday after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle's Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others wounded, including a toddler. Another suspect was earlier arrested.
Minnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks.
Man arrested, accused of killing 3 in Twin Cities leasing office over parking garage fee
A man is in police custody in St. Paul, Minnesota, accused of shooting and killing three at an apartment complex's leasing office.
Court strikes down New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles and ‘high-capacity’ magazines
A federal appeals court Friday ruled New Jersey's ban on AR-15 rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition is unconstitutional.
