A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.
The Massachusetts SJC hears Pratt v. Westbrook on October 7, a test of whether police chiefs can deny a carry license as ‘unsuitable.’ Read the original story: October 7 Is the Date: Massachusetts’ Highest Court Will Hear the Holyoke Man Denied a Carry License Over Decade-Old Charges That N...
A Missouri homeowner fired one round at a man he believed was armed inside his home at 2:49 a.m. The suspect was found in a nearby alley. Read the original story: Missouri Homeowner Fires One Round, Hits Suspected Burglar in the Groin During 2:49 A.M. Confrontation Inside His Home
Rick Sung’s guilty plea closes an eight-year Santa Clara County carry-permit corruption investigation. The case shows what happened when officials treated the right to bear arms as a favor.
A divided Fifth Circuit panel held that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment. For dealers, the effect is on the calendar, not the counter yet.
An armed ex chased an 18-year-old 40 miles in a stolen truck. Her mother’s boyfriend returned fire on NM 119 and subdued him. Read the original story: Mother’s Boyfriend Returns Fire on Armed Ex-Boyfriend Who Stole a Work Truck and Chased 18-Year-Old 40 Miles Across New Mexico
A Port St. Lucie delivery driver backed away from a man advancing with a knife, then fired one round. Police charged the man he shot. Read the original story: Police Say Port St. Lucie Delivery Driver Backed Away From Man With Knife Before Firing; Aggressor Faces Felony Charges
A Grovetown man fired a warning shot, then shot his brother in the leg to stop an attack that hurt their mother and his 4-year-old. Read the original story: Georgia Man Fires Warning Shot, Then Shoots Brother in the Leg to Stop Attack on Him, Their Mother and His 4-Year-Old Daughter
A Colerain, NC homeowner caught a break-in suspect in the act and held him at gunpoint until Bertie County deputies arrived. No shots fired. Read the original story: Homeowner Catches Break-In Suspect in the Act and Holds Him at Gunpoint Until County Deputies Arrive