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Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional

Mar. 18, 2024 22:53 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Court orders that prohibited two criminal defendants from possessing firearms while they awaited trial were constitutional because they were in line with past restrictions on firearms, a federal court ruled Monday. Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez, writing for a...

Viral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign

Mar. 12, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two top Kansas Republican Party officials are facing internal calls to resign over a viral online video showing people at a fundraiser kicking and beating a mannequin wearing a mask of Joe Biden, underscoring the national GOP’s deep divisions and its struggles to win over...

Appeals court weighs Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms, large-capacity magazines

Mar. 11, 2024 18:33 PM EDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Lawyers for gun rights groups urged a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt enforcement of Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms and restricting the size of firearm magazines. Delaware’s Democrat-controlled...

US judge rejects challenge to Washington state law that could hold gun makers liable for shootings

Mar. 08, 2024 19:22 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected a challenge to a Washington state law that cleared the way for lawsuits against the gun industry in certain cases. The measure was one of three bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee last year seeking to address gun violence. ...

Spending bill would ease access to guns for some veterans declared mentally incapable

Mar. 08, 2024 16:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans whom the government declares incapable of managing their own affairs would have easier access to firearms under spending legislation expected to be signed by President Joe Biden in the coming days — a reversal of current law that Republicans, and even some Democrats,...

Biden, in feisty State of the Union address, hammers Republican lawmakers on immigration, tax policy and gun control

Mar. 07, 2024 22:23 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden, in feisty State of the Union address, hammers Republican lawmakers on immigration, tax policy and gun control.

Concealed guns could be coming soon to Wyoming schools, meetings

Mar. 07, 2024 19:43 PM EST

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms in schools and government meetings is headed to Wyoming's governor after clearing the state Legislature by a wide margin Thursday. What happens next is somewhat uncertain because Wyoming governors...

Nevada GOP governor stands by Trump amid legal battles, distances himself from GOP 'fake electors'

Mar. 07, 2024 17:32 PM EST

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Republican governor showed his strongest support Wednesday for Donald Trump in his legal battles since the former president was first indicted for falsifying business records nearly a year ago. At the same time, Joe Lombardo distanced himself from...

Law-abiding adults can now carry guns openly in South Carolina after governor approves new law

Mar. 07, 2024 15:42 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law Thursday, just a day after it received final legislative approval. Gun rights supporters have pushed for the law for nearly a...

Court order permanently blocks Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York

Mar. 06, 2024 16:41 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday permanently banned a Florida gun retailer from selling or delivering certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks. The court order and...