US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit
Nov 25, 2025 · The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to …
After years of expanding gun rights, Supreme Court sets a limit on ...
Jun 21, 2024 · The 21st century has seen a steady expansion of U.S. gun rights. On Friday, the Supreme Court walked back a controversial ruling from two years ago that had confounded lower …
Gun Rights and the Second Amendment - Washington Times
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives infringed on Americans' gun rights.
Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam
The National Rifle Association said in a statement that it opposes gun control and infringing on people’s “fundamental right to protect themselves and their loved ones,” but supports strengthening school …
Trump is protecting the Second Amendment - Washington Times
Feb 11, 2025 · With only 30 days to do this review, it will be a tall order to track down all violations of people’s right to keep and bear arms. Mr. Trump is mainly focused on Biden administration …
New gun laws take hold across the country - Washington Times
Jan 7, 2025 · New gun laws took effect on Jan. 1 in states that expand and restrict the right to carry a firearm.
Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives ...
Feb 7, 2025 · President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives infringed on Americans’ gun rights.
At least half of U.S. states now outlaw devices that convert pistols ...
Mar 30, 2025 · Everytown for Gun Safety is backing legislation in California, Maryland and New York that would make it illegal to sell pistols that could be transformed into machine guns.
Guns - Washington Times
Topics included her series about getting a legal handgun in Washington, D.C. and recent gun-control efforts by the Obama administration.
Appeals courts increasingly skeptical of gun controls in wake of ...
Sep 5, 2024 · Federal courts have mostly remained skeptical of gun restrictions, saying that’s what they take from the justices’ latest rulings. Some of the judges have been griping about it. “The law...
Richard Hudson reintroduces concealed carry reciprocity legislation ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Rep. Richard Hudson reintroduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow people with state-issued concealed carry licenses or permits to transport a …
Court rules 18-year-olds can buy handguns, upending federal law
Jul 14, 2021 · Congress enacted the law in 1968 to help curb juvenile crime. It has banned licensed dealers from selling handguns to anyone younger than 21, but it did not bar the sale of shotguns and …
Supreme Court says bump stocks are not machine guns, can’t be banned
Jun 14, 2024 · The Supreme Court has ruled that bump stocks don’t qualify as machine guns under federal gun controls, shooting down the Justice Department’s attempt to ban the devices.
Trump’s bold move to strengthen the Second Amendment
Feb 25, 2025 · Just recently, the president signed an executive order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, which directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to begin a sweeping review of federal firearms …
Black gun activist says ATF raided his home to scare legal firearm ...
Dec 25, 2024 · A federal raid at the Baltimore home of a gun rights activist ended with no arrests, charges or weapons confiscations, leaving the local advocate wondering if the action was intended to...
Supreme Court expected to clarify gun rights for felons and drug users ...
Sep 7, 2023 · Court watchers expect the Supreme Court to give more guidance on gun control laws and the Second Amendment after many courts struck down restrictions to allow drug users, felons and …
Advocates of 'reasonable' gun control laws don't want any firearms at ...
Jun 5, 2023 · Gun control advocates should have predicted a sudden drop in firearm homicides and suicides after the buyback, followed by an increase as gun ownership rose again.
Americans have constitutional right to carry guns in public for self ...
Jul 24, 2018 · Americans have a constitutional right to openly carry firearms, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, delivering a major victory to gun rights supporters.
Rep. Jamie Raskin calls for AR-15 ban in wake of Trump shooting
Jul 22, 2024 · Rep. Jamie Raskin honed in on gun laws Monday as one of the major reasons why a sniper nearly assassinated former President Donald Trump, saying Congress bears blame for …
Mexico’s president blames U.S. for arming cartels
Feb 3, 2025 · Mexico generally has much stricter gun laws than the U.S., including limits on the type and power of weapons. The country has only one official gun store, located on a military base near...