Gun Rights
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Virginia firearm-law lawsuits paused for panel review
Lawsuits challenge law scheduled to take effect July 1 that prohibits purchase, sale, transfer, importation and manufacture of certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices as defined in the law.
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Some prosecutors in Virginia say they won't enforce new ban on assault weapons
Under the laws, buying, selling, transferring or importing certain semi-automatic weapons will be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
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Top DOJ official predicts Supreme Court will declare AR-15 rifles legal everywhere in America
"I think there is going to be a ruling eventually from the Supreme Court that AR-15s are legal for all law-abiding citizens to own and operate," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tells Just the News.
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Supreme Court to hear gun possession for drug users case
Case centers around a Texas man who was charged with a felony after FBI agents found a pistol, marijuana and cocaine in his home.
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Supreme Court weighs gun owners’ challenge to Illinois transit carry ban
Under the law, concealed carry permit holders are allowed to transport their weapons on trains and buses, but only if they are secured in a locked container and unloaded.
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Washington state AG ends expensive 3-year probe into gun rights group; finds no issues
Bob Ferguson, now governor, was the state attorney general at the time the investigation was launched.
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DOJ arguing against Illinois’ gun ban ‘monumental,’ advocate says
Oral arguments are scheduled for Sept. 22 in the case Barnett v. Raoul, challenging the state’s gun and magazine ban.
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Gun rights supporters celebrate federal appeals court ruling against CA gun rationing law
Ninth Circuit court ruled in favor of the Bellevue, Wash.-based Second Amendment Foundation.
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Federal appeals court upholds NY law holding gunmakers liable for shootings
2nd Amendment groups argue the law is "unconstitutional" and "unenforceable" because it conflicts with federal laws.
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GOP Rep. Green asks Trump admin to review gun licenses that Biden DOJ 'unjustly' revoked
Tennessee Rep. Green said that multiple gun licenses were revoked with little or no due process.
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Republicans ask Attorney General Bondi to review Colorado gun control law
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed law that bans the sale of semi-automatic rifles that take detachable magazines unless individuals secure a “firearms safety course eligibility card.”
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You Vote: Do you agree with the plan for a 2nd Amendment Task Force announced by AG Bondi Wednesday?
"The Task Force is principally charged with developing and executing strategies to use litigation and policy to advance, protect, and promote compliance with the Second Amendment."
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Second Amendment leaders press DOGE to stop health agencies’ gun control studies
Contrary to the original intent of a late-nineties budget rider, health agencies like the CDC have spent the last half a decade funding research supporting gun control efforts on behalf of the Biden administration.