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What is a red flag law?
A red flag law is a law designed to temporarily block someone from accessing a firearm if they’re at risk of harming themselves or others. Here’s what you need to know.
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New Mexico governor suspends right to carry firearms in Albuquerque, sparking legal fight
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque has drawn an immediate court challenge Saturday from a gun-rights group.
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Biden proposes rule that would require gun-show sellers to run background checks
The new rule would require people who sell firearms online, at gun shows or other places outside stores to be licensed and run background checks on the buyers before the sales
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Signs return to Tennessee statehouse grounds after judge blocks ban
The ruling came after three people holding small signs urging gun control were removed from a hearing on Tuesday.
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Republican Rep. Dan Caulkins reacts to Illinois Supreme Court's ruling on assault weapons ban
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday voted to uphold the state’s ban on certain types of semiautomatic weapons, reversing a lower court’s decision on a lawsuit alleging the ban violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons
The Illinois Supreme Court has voted to uphold the state’s ban on certain types of semiautomatic weapons, reversing a lower court’s decision on a lawsuit alleging the ban violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday voted to uphold the state’s ban on certain types of semiautomatic weapons, reversing a lower court’s decision on a lawsuit alleging the ban violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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Illinois Supreme Court plans to rule on semiautomatic weapons ban
The Illinois Supreme Court plans to issue an opinion Friday on a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally.
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Federal judge rules Oregon's tough new gun law is constitutional
The voter-approved gun control measure is one of the toughest in the nation.
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Supreme Court Lets Illinois Keep Ban on Sale of Some Semiautomatic Guns for Now
The Supreme Court says that Illinois can, for now, keep in place a new law that bars the sale of certain semiautomatic guns and large-capacity magazines. The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. The law’s opponents had asked the court to put the law on hold while a court challenge...
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After School Shooting, Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Shield Gun Firms From Lawsuits
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting.
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What to Know About Judge's Ruling on Age Limit for Young Gun Buyers
A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms.
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Bells Toll for Buffalo Supermarket Mass Shooting Victims 1 Year After Massacre
The city of Buffalo, New York, will pause to mark the passing of one year since a white supremacist gunman killed 10 Black people and wounded three victims at a supermarket.
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Virginia Judge Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Sale of Handguns to Adults Under 21
The judge’s ruling is the latest decision striking down gun laws in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that changed the test courts have long used to evaluate challenges to firearm restrictions.
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Texas House Panel Advances Bill to Raise Age to Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles
The Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety has voted to advance the raise-the-age bill in the wake of mass shootings in Allen, Houston and Uvalde.
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Canadian Government Proposes Ban on Assault-Style Firearms
The Canadian government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force.
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Tennessee GOP Governor Signs Executive Order Strengthening Background Checks for Guns
Lee signed the order amid heightened tensions after two Democrats, both Black men, were expelled from the General Assembly for protesting on the House floor against gun violence.
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What's Next for Tennessee's Expelled Lawmakers?
Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held. The commissions could choose Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, allowing them to return to the Capitol. They...
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Tennessee's GOP-led House Expels 2 of 3 Democrats Over Guns Protest
Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House has expelled two of three Democratic members for their roles in a demonstration in favor of gun control following the Nashville school shooting.
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Trans People Face Rhetoric and Disinformation After Shooting
The days after the shooting at a Nashville Christian school that killed six people have been marked by anti-transgender rhetoric and disinformation.