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
Jun 03 Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden's firearms case questioned on gun rights, addiction, politics By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Randall Chase, Associated Press Prospective jurors in the federal firearms case against Hunter Biden are being questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and addiction. Continue reading
Apr 24 WATCH: Garland speaks at inaugural Gun Violence Survivors' Summit By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday said that America’s gun violence problem can sometimes feel so enormous that it seems like nothing can be done. But, he added, “that could not be farther from the truth.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 Supreme Court will hear 'ghost gun' regulation case By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 7:05 Biden moves to close 'gun show loophole' and expand background checks for gun buyers By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow The Biden administration is issuing a rule designed to close a gap that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks. The move will end the so-called "gun show loophole” and require checks when dealers sell guns at gun shows, flea… Continue watching
Apr 05 Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The report released Thursday was the first in-depth analysis of firearm trafficking investigations in more than 20 years. Continue reading
Mar 13 3 men face firearms charges after investigation into Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting By Associated Press The new complaints made public Wednesday do not allege that the men were among the shooters. Instead, they are accused of involvement in straw purchases and trafficking firearms. Continue reading