A group seeking to place a ban on many popular semi-automatic guns and their magazines in front of voters turned in their initial signatures this week.
Continue readingAt first pundits and the media reported that the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was among almost 20 so far this year, then came the rest of the story. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, which claimed 17 and shocked the nation, Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown group tweeted, “This is […]
Continue readingThe gun industry’s biggest trade association launched a new initiative this week aimed at curbing firearm thefts from licensed dealers.
Continue readingA federal appellate court on Thursday upheld a ruling that stripped Second Amendment rights from an Ohio man long ago convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
Continue readingLast summer I was riding as a passenger in a friend’s pickup when we observed a sedan veer off the highway and collide with a guardrail. I told the driver to make a U-turn so we could check on the sedan’s occupants. Once my friend turned the pickup and approached the collision, both occupants had […]
Continue readingLegislation to lift the ban on the civilian use and ownership of suppressors in the Commonwealth is set to be heard Thursday by the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Continue readingA suspect was shot and killed when he tried to rob an 81-year-old man at gunpoint outside of the man’s home in Genoa, Arkansas, on Thursday afternoon.
Continue readingAn elderly homeowner shot and killed a 19-year-old man after he forced his way into her Arkansas home early Sunday morning.
Continue readingFormer Vice President Joe Biden addressed Wilmington’s “epidemic of gun violence” during a speech at at the University of Delaware Monday.
Continue readingCharacterized as a measure to fund gun violence research and victim assistance, a proposal by House Democrats would see a fee charged for National Instant Criminal Background Checks.
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