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Tennessee's US Sen. Blackburn seeks reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters will decide whether to reelect Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to a second term or choose Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson. Tennessee hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide position in nearly two decades, but Johnson is hoping...
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...
Harris eyes a rural Maine congressional district in a hunt for every possible electoral vote
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Rob Rogers has seen his rural corner of New England turn into a stronghold for Donald Trump in two consecutive elections. But this year he's feeling hopeful that Vice President Kamala Harris could reclaim a potentially decisive electoral vote for Democrats. ...
New Mexico governor rescinds emergency health order that suspended gun rights in playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that she has ended an emergency public health order that suspended the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area. The original public health order in September 2023...
McCormick and Casey disagree on abortion, guns and energy in their last debate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick disagreed on clean energy policy, gun laws and abortion rights in a fast-moving debate Tuesday night, as they accused each other of lying and shared a stage for the last time before the election. ...
Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to openly carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania. There were no noted dissents in the high court's brief order. It lets stand a ban on people aged 18 to 20 carrying guns in public...
Tennessee officials dispute a ruling that restored voting rights to 4 people who can't have guns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee election officials are objecting to a judge's ruling that restored the voting rights of four people who can't have guns under their specific felony offenses, citing a new state law that makes resolving gun and other “citizenship rights” of convicted felons a...
