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Gun groups sue to overturn Maine's new 3-day waiting period to buy firearms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gun rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine's new 72-hour waiting period for firearms purchases is unconstitutional and seeking an injunction stopping its enforcement pending the outcome of the case. The lawsuit filed on behalf of five...
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn, of the...
Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats retained majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Friday by holding onto a Johnstown area district, giving them just enough votes to keep the speakership and determine the chamber's voting agenda. The win by incumbent Rep....
Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don't give up ground
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn't give up any ground, either. Republicans will continue to hold 75 out of the 99 seats...
Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn wins reelection in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won her reelection bid Tuesday, securing a victory in GOP-dominant Tennessee after largely avoiding her Democratic opponent. Blackburn defeated state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to fame last year after she was nearly...
Appeals court says Colorado ban on gun sales to those under 21 can take effect
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a Colorado law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21 can take effect while the legal battle over it continues. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said that lawyers for one of the young men who challenged the law with...
Michigan woman charged in grandson's accidental gun death makes plea deal
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — A 65-year-old woman charged with violating Michigan's new gun storage law in the death of her grandson pleaded no contest to a different charge Tuesday and is unlikely to face prison. Braxton Dykstra, 5, was shot and killed on April 1 when a 6-year-old...
Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places
NEW YORK (AP) — A recent Supreme Court decision doesn't mean New York can't enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday, repeating findings it made a year ago. The 2nd U.S....
University of Michigan's gun ban will stand after court declines to hear appeal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A ban on guns at the University of Michigan will stand after the state Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a man who said the policy violates the Constitution. The 4-2 order Friday means a 2023 Michigan Court of Appeals decision in favor of the...
Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who's gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump's candidacy for the White House, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now he's pledging to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his...
