A unanimous vote was required to reauthorize 1994 legislation. A weapons ban and universal background check measure was recently voted down in the U.S. Senate. Members of the…
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Illinois Gun Ban Appealed to Supreme Court
The high court previously rejected a request for an injunction. The Supreme Court has received a request for an emergency injunction from a gun rights group against an…
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Handgun Licensing Unconstitutional
Judge strikes down Maryland law requiring a 30-day waiting period for a handgun purchase. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked Maryland’s law requiring those seeking to…
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SCOTUS Hears Case on Preventing Domestic Abusers from Owning Guns
Justices question how to clarify legal language regarding firearm restrictions. The justices of the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case regarding gun ownership restriction. They questioned…
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Judge Blocks Sale of “Forced-Reset Triggers” for AR-15s
Finds that defendants defrauded customers by claiming the after-market devices were legal. District Judge Nina Morrison recently ruled in favor of the Department of Justice (DOJ), blocking the…
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SCOTUS Allows Ghost Gun Rule for Now
A lower court’s decision is paused while proceedings continue. The Supreme Court has paused an order issued by a district court judge that halted efforts to regulate “ghost…
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Gun Ban For Those Convicted of Non-Violent Crimes Struck Down
Federal judge upholds Supreme Court decision in 2022. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the federal government cannot bar those convicted of non-violent crimes from…
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Federal Judge Rules Young Adults Can Buy Firearms
He found that imposing a federal ban against the 18 to 20-year-old demographic is unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne has ruled that federal regulations barring people…
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Administration Appeals Bump Stock Ruling to Supreme Court
5th Circuit overturned the previous administration’s reclassification of bump stocks. The Justice Department submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court last week, requesting a review of a lower…
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President Signs Gun Control Executive Order
He calls for universal background checks. While visiting Monterey, California, President Joe Biden signed an executive order the administration says will bring America “as close to universal background…
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