Latest Gun politics News

Pennsylvania House advances measure to prohibit 'ghost guns'

Mar. 27, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to ban the purchase, sale and production of untraceable gun parts passed the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives on Wednesday, with Democrats in the House using their majority to propel gun control after years of stagnation in a divided state government....

Walz calls for new gun safety measures in State of the State speech at Owatonna High School

Mar. 26, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz used the backdrop of a gleaming new high school Tuesday night to call on the Legislature in his State of the State speech to enact new gun control measures to make schools and communities safer, while touting the achievements of last year's legislative session. ...

'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened

Mar. 23, 2024 20:47 PM EDT

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris toured on Saturday the bloodstained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened, then announced a program to assist states that have laws allowing police to temporarily seize guns from people judges have found to be...

Wyoming governor vetoes bill to allow concealed carry in public schools and meetings

Mar. 23, 2024 15:32 PM EDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in public schools and government meetings. In his veto letter Friday night, Gordon said he had concerns the bill would exceed the separation of powers...

South Carolina's governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing

Mar. 19, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster held a ceremony Tuesday to spotlight a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. McMaster signed the bill into law 12 days ago as soon as it hit his desk, allowing open...

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,...