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Gun-control advocates know outright bans are losing ground in court and politics, so the messaging is shifting. The new pitch is “gun violence prevention,” but the long-term goal remains the same.
The Justice Department has stepped into Virginia’s fight over its new “assault firearms” ban, filing a federal lawsuit as state court injunctions already block enforcement of the July 1 law.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two major Second Amendment challenges to bans on modern semiautomatic rifles. For gun owners, Grant v. Higgins and Viramontes v. Cook County could become the long-awaited test of whether AR-15-style rifles are protected “arms.”
Beginning with the National Firearms Act of 1934, Congress has steadily expanded federal firearms regulation through taxes, licensing, background checks, and registries. The post One Law at a Time: How Congress Dismantled the Second Amendment Over 90 Years appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
RICHMOND, VA — The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission says the Virginia State Police are stonewalling gun buyers, and a top Justice Department official says Washington is watching. Andrew Ferguson, who chairs the FTC and once served as Virginia’s solicitor general, posted Saturday t...
The Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez decision is more than a win over Hawaii’s “vampire rule.” It is a reminder that the right to armed self-defense exists before government permission.
President Donald Trump says his administration is working on national right-to-carry reciprocity, renewing hopes for nationwide recognition of concealed carry while drawing immediate opposition from gun-control group Giffords. The post Trump Touts National Reciprocity, Anti-Gun Group Answers With...
COVINGTON, KY — Firearms Policy Coalition is pushing a federal judge to gut the heart of the National Firearms Act, and on June 24 the group filed the brief that could decide the case. The filing is a reply brief in Roberts v. ATF, an FPC-backed lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Easter...
Tennessee’s appeal in Hughes v. Lee puts two gun-control statutes back before the courts after a three-judge panel ruled the state’s “Going Armed” and parks carry laws unconstitutional.