The NRA’s Favorite Supreme Court Ruling Failed to Gut Gun Control. A Law Professor Explains Why.
The National Rifle Association, and its lawyers, draw a line straight from the…
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The Florida Loophole That Lets Thousands of People Banned From Guns Get Away With Lying on Background Checks
A bill to give the state a tool to crack down on "lie-and-try" gun buyers awaits action from lawmakers.
Here’s Why American Teenagers Can Buy AR-15s
The 19-year-old gunman who killed more than a dozen people at a Florida high school was armed with a rifle.
Washington Has Reported 150 Denied Gun Buyers to Law Enforcement Since Adoption of “Lie and Try” Law
Since the law took effect in July, 152 people who failed a gun background check were referred to local police for criminal investigation.
The NRA’s “Self-Defense” Insurance Is Under Investigation in New York. Here’s What Regulators Are Probing.
A controversial insurance program launched by the National Rifle Association is now under…
When Does Openly Carrying a Gun at a Protest Become a Crime?
When it crosses over into "going armed to the terror of the public" — and breaks a centuries-old law that may give local governments a new tool for managing violent demonstrations.
Charlottesville Sues to Keep Out Militias and Armed White Nationalists
Lawsuit argues that armed protestors acted as 'members of a fighting force,' not as individuals exercising their Second Amendment rights.
Washington, D.C., Faces Tough Options in Court Fight Over Concealed Guns
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has declined…
On These Florida Beaches, Guns Are Now OK, but Bounce Houses Are Banned
It just got a lot easier to tote a gun to the beach…
State Gun-Surrender Laws Linked to Lower Rates of Fatal Domestic Violence
Rates of intimate-partner homicide are lower in states that require people served with…
California Poised to Ban Low-Level Hate-Crime Offenders From Owning Guns
By near-unanimous vote, California legislators this week approved a bill…