Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump-Era Ban on Bump Stocks
A Trump administration ban on bump stocks — devices that enable a shooter to fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons rapidly...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 9
- 2 min
DOJ Appealing TX Church Gun Ruling Despite Criticism By Survivors
The Justice Department is proceeding with its appeal of a lawsuit that found the federal government partially responsible for the 2017...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Will 'Stand-Your-Ground' Shield Killer of 13-Year-Old Ohioan?
A white man accused of killing a 13-year-old Black boy in Columbus, Oh., has roamed free for nearly 90 days after prosecutors dismissed...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 9
- 2 min
New Federal Gun Law Blocks Gun Purchases By 27 Youths Under 21
Juvenile-record background checks required by last year’s sweeping federal gun legislation have prevented more than two-dozen...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Fully Automatic Weapons On The Rise, St. Louis Police Warn
Federal and local law enforcement officials are issuing a warning after a dramatic increase in the number of firearms being outfitted...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 5
- 2 min
High Court Reviews NY Gun Curbs After Big Second Amendment Case
Last summer, the Supreme Court created a fundamental right to carry a concealed firearm and declared that all restrictions on the right...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Biden's New Firearm Rule Makes Ghost Guns More Traceable
The Biden administration is closing a major loophole in a new federal rule intended to regulate the sale of pistol parts that can readily...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Should Ammunition Face More Government Regulation?
Mass shootings are as much about the free trade of bullets as they are about gun sales. Time and time again, after a mass shooting it...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
'Red Flag' Divide: Democrats Want More Laws, NRA Defeats Them
Ilinois state Rep. Bob Morgan was getting ready to join the July 4th Parade in Highland Park, Ill., when one of his staffers yelled,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
NRA Has Given $5M To School Weapons Training Programs
Dozens of teenagers in Cape Coral, Fl., took turns firing air rifles at bull's-eye targets, part of a marksmanship competition that drew...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
New New York Gun Restrictions Challenged In Supreme Court
A group of gun owners asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to rule against new restrictions on who is able to carry a firearm in New...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Buffalo Sues Gunmakers For Oversupplying City With Weapons
The city of Buffalo sued a slew of gunmakers Tuesday, accusing them of oversupplying weapons and using marketing tactics that have fueled...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
Judge Voids CA Law Allowing Citizens To Sue Illegal-Gun Makers
A California gun law that emulated a controversial Texas abortion measure and which was intended to provoke a court fight has been...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
Record Number of Guns Seized This Year At Airport Checkpoints
Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted a record number of firearms brought by passengers to airport security...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
MN Man Who Idolized CO Club Shooter Arrested On Gun Charges
A Minnesota man idolizing the shooter who killed five people at a Colorado gay nightclub and was allegedly building an arsenal of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Federal 'Ghost Gun' Rule Hasn't Stopped Sale Of Gun Parts
President Biden celebrated a new federal rule in August that cracked down on the online sale of untraceable components for weapons known...