Politics Jun 05 Supreme Court blocks Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers over cartel violence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Oct 07 LISTEN: Justices appear open to upholding rule on hard-to-trace ‘ghost guns’ In arguments that ranged from classic cars to Western omelets, key conservative justices seemed open to the government's argument that kits allowing people to make nearly untraceable guns at home can be regulated like other firearms. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 WATCH: Walz says his son witnessed a shooting at a community center Gov. Tim Walz said the nation needs to do more to protect school children, arguing in favor of both greater gun control, as well as more research into gun violence. By Hannah Grabenstein
Nation Jul 29 Judge bars former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre from working for group for 10 years Judge Joel Cohen declined to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group's finances. By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Nation Jul 03 Watch 9:01 Why Gary, Indiana’s decades-old lawsuit against gun industry may soon be over Thirty years ago, Gary, Indiana, was declared the murder capital of the U.S. Following the example of other cities, Gary sued gun makers and sellers for their part in fueling the city’s violence. Gary’s case is now the last one… By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber
Jul 02 Watch 6:34 New laws on tracking gun sales highlight divide between blue and red states By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant Conflicting laws around the purchase of firearms are taking effect across different states. In California, credit card companies must provide banks with retail codes for gun stores in order to help track their sales. But the opposite is happening in… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:59 Conservative Supreme Court majority strikes down ban on bump stocks By Saher Khan, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens The Supreme Court handed down a ruling with major implications for firearm regulations. In a 6-3 decision, the conservative majority found that the government exceeded its authority when it banned bump stocks. The gun accessory allows users to re-engage the… Continue watching
Jun 14 6 things to know about the Supreme Court’s decision on bump stocks By Associated Press The court's conservative majority said Friday that then-President Donald Trump's administration overstepped its authority with the 2019 ban on the firearm attachment, which allows semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns. Continue reading
Jun 14 Supreme Court strikes down bump stock ban By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court found 6-3 the Trump administration did not follow federal law when it reversed course and banned bump stocks after a gunman in Las Vegas attacked a country music festival with assault rifles in 2017. Continue reading
Jun 04 Prosecutors spend 1st day of testimony in Hunter Biden’s gun trial detailing his drug problems By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Randall Chase, Associated Press Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of the Colt revolver when he was, according to his memoir, addicted to crack. Continue reading