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Board finds it has authority on guns at Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A board overseeing Michigan’s Capitol determined Tuesday that it has the legal authority to decide whether guns will continue to be allowed in the building and on its grounds. The Michigan State Capitol Commission reviewed a formal legal opinion by attorney Gary P. Gordon that...
New gun laws, other Democratic priorities to go into effect
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Marijuana will be decriminalized, local governments will have the ability to take down Confederate monuments, and Virginians will pay more in taxes for gasoline and cigarettes starting Wednesday. July 1 is the start date for most of the new laws passed earlier this year by the General...
Colorado Supreme Court upholds gun magazine limit
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state's ban on large capacity gun magazines, saying limiting magazines to 15 rounds does not violate people's right to defend themselves under the state constitution. The law was passed in 2013, a year after the Aurora theater shooting, in an...
California Senate OKs plan to close $54 billion deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate on Thursday approved a $202.1 billion spending plan that covers the state's $54.3 billion deficit through a combination of temporary tax increases, delayed spending and cuts to colleges, courts and state worker salaries. The vote came hours after Gov. Gavin...
More options where to carry handgun OK'd by N.C. legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More people in North Carolina could carry their concealed weapons while working and while attending church in a measure given final legislative approval late Thursday. The House and Senate voted for the compromise bill, sending it to Gov. Roy Cooper's desk. The bill would allow people...
Virginia judge rejects effort to block handgun-a-month law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge on Thursday rejected a challenge to the state’s one-handgun-a-month law scheduled to go into effect on July 1. Attorney General Mark Herring’s office released a statement announcing the decision by Goochland Circuit Court Judge Timothy K. Sanner, who...
Vermont court hears arguments on large-capacity magazine ban
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Supreme Court heard arguments whether the state’s ban on large-capacity magazines is unconstitutional. Max Misch faces misdemeanor charges for two 30-round rifle magazines police found in his home last year and is the first person charged with violating the ban on...
Senate committee in New Hampshire passes red-flag bill
A New Hampshire Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday to allow police or relatives to petition a court to temporarily remove guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others. The bill, which was approved by the House on the opening day of the new legislative session, passed the Judiciary Committee...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: June 23 ___ The Advocate on Gov. John Bel Edwards extending the current coronavirus restrictions in Louisiana: In his periodic coronavirus updates, Gov. John Bel Edwards has lately assumed a tougher tone. As he has since Louisiana quickly mushroomed into one of the...
Maryland: Gun buyers should expect background check delays
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gun buyers in Maryland should expect delays for background checks because of a “catastrophic hardware failure” in a state data system, authorities said in an advisory this week. The hardware failure has interrupted the ability of the Maryland State Police's licensing division...
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