Second Amendment & Gun Control
The latest news coverage, opinion and information on Second Amendment rights and gun control. The Second Amendment states "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed..."
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.
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.
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.
Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, after presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray.
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.
Six members of extended family shot, four killed by pair of teens in Illinois
Two teenage minors shot six members of an extended family in an Illinois town over the weekend, killing four.
Man with firearm arrested outside of U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police on Monday arrested an armed motorist at a security stop bordering the U.S. Senate.
Afghan national accused of killing National Guard member hospitalized for refusing food, water
The Afghan refugee charged with gunning down one National Guard member and nearly killing another in a wild shooting last fall has been hospitalized after turning away food behind bars, a federal judge said.
‘Highly unusual’: Expect another long wait in the Charlie Kirk murder case
Don’t expect a quick ruling about a trial for the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk.
‘Wished he hadn’t done it’: Tyler Robinson’s ex-boyfriend describes Kirk shooting aftermath
Tyler Robinson, who Utah prosecutors say assassinated Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, returned to his apartment after the shooting and told his roommate and romantic partner he “wished he hadn’t done it.”
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National Rifle Association Convention
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Photographs from the National Rifle Association's 142nd Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
