NRA Drops Suit Over San Francisco Branding It a ‘Terror Group’
The National Rifle Association dropped its lawsuit challenging San Francisco’s decision to label it a terrorist group Thursday, a move both sides touted as a legal victory.
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Second Amendment
California Gun Owners Fight Open-Carry Restrictions
Emboldened by a string of recent favorable federal court rulings, gun rights advocates now aim to overturn California’s longstanding open-carry laws.
Read moreVirginia Student to Continue Fight Against Age Limit for Handguns
A University of Virginia student has pledged to appeal the dismissal of his challenge to a federal law that bars people under 21 from buying handguns.
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Gun Control Fades From Agenda as Impeachment Arises
After back-to-back mass shootings in Ohio and Texas this summer, gun control burst back on the scene as a major political issue for Democrats. Now it risks taking a back seat as impeachment fever overtakes Washington.
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How Would Beto Buy Back So Many Weapons?
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s recent vow to take away people’s AR-15 and AK-47 rifles raised a big question: How is it possible to round up the millions of such guns that exist in the United States?
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Fourth Circuit Revives Charleston Church Shooting Liability Case
The Fourth Circuit Friday gave families of victims of the 2015 Charleston church shooting a second chance to challenge U.S. gun regulations, reversing a lower court’s decision that had found the government immune from the claims.
Read moreLawsuit Challenges California’s Assault-Weapons Ban
A gun-rights group sued Thursday to block California from enforcing its assault-weapons ban, contending it violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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Gun-Control Backers Worried About Changing Federal Courts
California has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, including a ban on the type of high-capacity ammunition magazines used in some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings. How long those types of laws will stand is a growing concern among gun-control advocates in California and elsewhere.
Read moreOn War Path With New York, NRA Records Hunt Hits a Jam
The NRA has lost its court bid for access to the state records it claims will show New York Governor Cuomo illegally pressured insurers to cut ties with the group.
Read moreMental Health and Gun Purchases
A man who stayed in a hospital for three days for an involuntary mental health examination should not be permanently barred from purchasing a firearm, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled, finding that involuntary emergency examinations do not count as commitments to a mental institution, which do trigger the law barring firearm purchases.
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In Wake of Mass Shootings, Most Voters Support Assault Weapons Ban
A poll found Wednesday that a majority of Republicans support legislation banning assault weapons in the United States, a sentiment that contradicts President Donald Trump’s statements that there is no “political appetite” for such a ban.
Read moreConservative Group Challenges New Mexico’s New Gun Laws
A conservative coalition in New Mexico filed a state lawsuit on Thursday challenging the constitutionality of new gun laws requiring background checks and requiring accused domestic abusers to surrender their guns.
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NRA Splits With PR Firm, Lobbyist and TV Station Amid Infighting
Infighting at the National Rifle Association exploded Wednesday, when the powerful association severed ties with its longtime public relations firm, suspended operations of its fiery online TV station and lost its top lobbyist.
Read moreHate Makes a Comeback in the Pacific Northwest
Nearly two decades after the Aryan Nations Idaho compound was demolished, far-right extremists are maintaining a presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Read moreOliver North Says He Won’t Serve 2nd Term as NRA President
Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said Saturday that he will not serve a second term as the president of the National Rifle Association amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group.
Read moreNRA’s Annual Meeting Comes Amid Infighting Over Money
The National Rifle Association is used to battling forces that criticize its fiery and unbending efforts to protect gun rights. But as the group gathers for its annual convention this week, the NRA may be facing its toughest foe in decades: its own members.
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