Latest Gun politics News
California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will ban people from carrying firearms in most public places while doubling the taxes on guns and ammunition sold in the state under two new laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Tuesday that will test the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court's new standard for...
Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won't take effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a...
Three arrests made in boy's shooting death that sparked New Mexico governor's aggressive guns ban
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A third arrest was made Friday in connection with a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban. Albuquerque police took Daniel Gomez, 26, into custody...
A man shot by police while firing a rifle to celebrate a new gun law has been arrested, police say
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man who was shot by police as he fired a rifle into the air to celebrate the state's new open-carry gun law has been booked into jail after spending more than two months in the hospital, authorities said. The 37-year-old old man was booked into the...
Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against Republicans. That could be tricky for the president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against his Republican critics, arguing in a new lawsuit that although he is the son of the president of the United States, he shouldn't be treated differently than any other American. The lawsuit against the IRS is only the...
Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For nearly a week, families whose lives were upended by a Nashville elementary school shooting took turns sharing dark details to Tennessee lawmakers. Their children thought they were going to die. A teacher told students to race each other, knowing they...
Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state’s constitution in a trial that started Monday. The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a...
Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Concealed carry doesn’t simplify gun laws across state For the past two weeks, Nebraskans have been able to carry concealed weapons without a permit, background check, firearms safety training or any other...
New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather. The governor’s...
A judge rules Ohio can't block Cincinnati gun ordinances, but state plans to appeal
CINCINNATI (AP) — A judge has ruled that Ohio can’t block one of its major cities from regulating guns, finding that a state law violates the city’s “home rule” authority. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Branch granted Cincinnati's request for a preliminary...
