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Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soonA split Supreme Court has rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative justice predicts the court will soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional.
US Supreme Court won't revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adults
Read full article: US Supreme Court won't revive a Minnesota ban on gun-carry permits for young adultsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Minnesota asking to revive the state’s ban on gun-carry permits for young adults.
Courts grapple with Florida’s gun age laws
Read full article: Courts grapple with Florida’s gun age lawsWith a federal appeals court poised next week to hear a challenge to a Florida law that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday at least temporarily allowed a Pennsylvania gun restriction on young adults.
Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
Read full article: Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second AmendmentA federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment.
Former President Donald Trump endorses 3 St. Johns County Commission candidates
Read full article: Former President Donald Trump endorses 3 St. Johns County Commission candidatesFormer President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of three Republican candidates for the St. Johns County Commission Sunday morning.
Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights
Read full article: Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rightsFormer President Donald Trump has urged gun owners to vote in the 2024 election as he addressed thousands of members of the National Rifle Association, which officially endorsed him just before Trump took the stage at their annual meeting in Texas.
Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons
Read full article: Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weaponsThe Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally.
Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules
Read full article: Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rulesA federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional.
After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun laws
Read full article: After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun lawsThe Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over issues including age limits and bans on AR-15-style guns.
States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling
Read full article: States brace for fight over gun laws after high court rulingGovernors, lawmakers and attorneys general in states with strict gun-permitting laws are strategizing over how to shore up their restrictions after Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision expanded gun rights in a New York case.
Florida’s ‘red-flag’ law eyed as example amid gun debate
Read full article: Florida’s ‘red-flag’ law eyed as example amid gun debateAs a national debate rages over gun laws after last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, proponents of “red-flag” policies point to a Florida law as a model for states seeking to strip deadly weapons from people who could cause harm.
‘Try to take our guns and you’ll learn’: Florida lawmaker stirs controversy with tweet aimed at Biden
Read full article: ‘Try to take our guns and you’ll learn’: Florida lawmaker stirs controversy with tweet aimed at BidenFlorida lawmaker Randy Fine drew criticism Wednesday after tweeting a message aimed at President Joe Biden who called for the nation to act after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.
Arizona House bill hits banks that refuse gun firm business
Read full article: Arizona House bill hits banks that refuse gun firm businessAn Arizona bill that would prohibit government agencies from contracting with firms that refuse to do business with firearms companies is getting strong support from majority Republicans but tough criticism from the banking industry.
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Supreme Court to hear case on New York's gun permit law
Read full article: Supreme Court to hear case on New York's gun permit lawThe Supreme Court is preparing to hear a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles and threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools and other places where people gather.
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Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootings
Read full article: Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootingsFILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON – A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. The appeal comes from New York, which gun rights groups say is among eight states that make it difficult if not virtually impossible for people to get permits to carry guns in public. Unclear is whether the recent mass shootings will affect the court's consideration of the case. “The justices may be more reluctant to take a big Second Amendment case right now," Winkler said.