SCOTUS Less Likely To Consider Assault Weapons
When Justice Clarence Thomas penned a sweeping reinterpretation of the Second Amendment two years ago, it came as welcome news to opponents of assault weapons bans. Thomas’ ruling in the …
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JD Vance Recalls Finding Loaded Guns At His Grandma’s House
As he accepted the GOP’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) fondly recalled finding 19 loaded firearms stashed in apparently unsecured locations around his grandmother’s home after …
Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Biden Gun Reforms
The Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the long-standing “Chevron doctrine” on Friday dealt a major blow to the power of federal agencies. It came as welcome news to gun rights groups. …
5.5 million guns bought in first months of 2024
(NewsNation) — Americans purchased an average of 1.3 million guns each month in the first quarter of 2024, data from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System recorded. That …
2024 presidential debate: What to watch for
(NewsNation) — The economy, immigration and abortion are chief among Americans’ topics of interest heading into the first presidential debate of 2024. Most voters will be listening for the candidates’ …
What The SCOTUS Gun Rights Decision Means For Americans
The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to uphold a 30-year-old law barring domestic abusers from possessing guns came as no surprise. Conservative and liberal justices alike seemed pointedly skeptical and at …
Active shooter incidents in 2023 were up 60% from 2019, down 4% from 2022: FBI
(NewsNation) — In 2023, there were 48 active shooter incidents across the U.S., which is down 4% from 50 incidents in 2022, according to a new FBI report released Monday. However, …
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Second Amendment Ruling
The federal government can continue to limit domestic abusers’ gun rights, according to a landmark ruling issued by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday that helps clarify the conservative-majority court’s thinking …
Supreme Court Has Big Undecided Cases Left In Term
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with about a third of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape …
Democrats take aim at bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling
Senate Democrats are making a push this week to ban bump stocks after the Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era federal rule that banned the device, which allows semiautomatic weapons to …