New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Calls for State Ban on High-Caliber Guns
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy would like to ban .50-caliber firearms in his state, along with requiring that federal firearms license holders create a database on ammunition sales.
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Texas AG to Newsmax: Criminals Would Ignore Ghost Guns Ban
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told Newsmax that President Joe Biden’s ban on ghost guns would not affect criminals because they would ignore the law anyway.”It’s never made sense to me,” Paxton told “The Chris…
Beto Backs Off on Taking Guns
In an about-face from what he said as a 2020 presidential candidate, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Tuesday that he’s ”not interested” in forcing Texans to turn in their guns.
LA Police: Guns Are Being Stolen in Rail Car Heists
Guns are among the items stolen by thieves targeting railroad cargo containers, Los Angeles police said. Robbers have been looting cargo containers on a section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles…
McCloskeys Seek Return of Guns They Wielded at BLM Protesters
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who faced gun charges after arming themselves against Black Lives Matter protesters near their home in 2020, are trying to get their guns back…
NYC Mayor Adams Vows to Crack Down on Guns, Gangs
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday declared his administration would be targeting gangs and guns to bring down a rise in gun violence.
TSA Confiscated Record Number of Guns at Airport Checkpoints in 2021
The Transportation Security Agency has confiscated a record number of firearms this year at airport security checkpoints. TSA grabbed 5,674 guns in 2021, with 85% of the weapons loaded…
Texans Will Soon be Allowed to Carry Guns Without Permits
A new Texas state law will soon let most Texans carry handguns in public without going through training or having to get permits. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott praised the “constitutional carry…
Group Sues for Right to Carry Guns at Minnesota State Fair
A gun owners’ group sued the Minnesota State Fair and Ramsey County on Tuesday, demanding that permit holders be allowed to carry handguns on the fairgrounds during the Great Minnesota Get-Together.The lawsuit filed by the…
4 Arrested, Guns Seized at Hotel Near All-Star Game Events
Four people have been arrested and more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition have been seized at a downtown Denver hotel that is close to several events planned in conjunction with…
US Military Guns Keep Vanishing, Some Used in Street Crimes
In the first public accounting of its kind in decades, an Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent…
West Virginia Adds Guns to Vaccination Prizes
Get a vaccine shot in West Virginia, and you can win a gun among other prizes, the New York Post reported Tuesday…
20 Percent Who Bought Guns in 2020 Were First-Time Buyers
New preliminary data from Northeastern University and the Harvard Injury Control Research Center shows that about one-fifth of Americans who bought guns last year were first-time buyers.
Washington State Bans Open-Carry Guns, Weapons at Capitol and Demonstrations
The state of Washington has banned gun owners from openly carrying their weapons in the state Capitol in Olympia or within 250 feet of any permitted demonstrations in the state, according to legislation signed into…
Guns in Capitol Buildings Divide States After Armed Protests
In the past year, insurrectionists have breached the U.S. Capitol and armed protesters have forced their way into statehouses around the country. But the question of whether guns should be allowed in capitol buildings remains…