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Federal ICE operations continue in Minnesota

Nation Jan 27

Minneapolis residents remain skeptical after immigration enforcement leadership change

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Eliot Barnhart

Nation Jan 27

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Des Moines
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How the White House tone on Minnesota shootings has evolved

The Trump administration’s response to the deadly shootings in Minneapolis has been evolving. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the president's latest comments.

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

Politics Jan 27

FBI Director Patel announces the apprehension of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding
Fact-checking FBI Director Patel's claim that guns are barred at protests

After federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, FBI Director Kash Patel said people cannot bring loaded firearms to protests. Laws vary by state, but the law in Minnesota, and many other states, makes guns at protests…

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

Politics Jan 27

U.S. President Trump departs the White House for travel to Iowa
Killing of Alex Pretti scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump

On Tuesday, Trump weighed in anew on Pretti having a firearm, which he was legally allowed to carry. Before leaving for a trip to Iowa, the president told reporters he wanted to see an investigation into the death but also…

By Bill Barrow, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Jan 19

General views of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on law banning guns from private property

Hawaii’s gun laws, long among the strictest in the nation, will be the focus of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court is taking up the state's ban on firearms on private property that is open to the public,…

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

Dec 17

Trump administration accuses U.S. Virgin Islands of violating Second Amendment

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police Commissioner. It accuses them of obstructing and systematically denying American citizens the right to possess and carry guns.

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Oct 03

Supreme Court will weigh Hawaii's strict ban on guns on private property

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s landmark 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights by finding the Second Amendment generally gives people the right to carry firearms.

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Jun 02

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Maryland law was passed after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that killed 20 children and six adults.

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Aug 13

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Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling

By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber

In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down a century-old law in New York restricting who could carry a concealed gun. The landmark ruling was seen by Second Amendment supporters as a huge victory and by gun control advocates as opening…

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Dec 21

Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves.

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