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Commentary
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.
Extremism
Americans were shocked by more than the hate speech at a Unite the Right demonstration in the university town of Charlottesville, Virginia, this August. Also unsettling for many was the sight of the fatigue-wearing men carrying AR-15 rifles who descended…
Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has declined to review a July panel ruling striking down Washington, D.C.,’s strict rules for concealed-carry permits. For District leaders, the appellate court’s decision starts the clock ticking…
Campus Carry
Six Georgia professors filed suit in state court Monday to stop a law that allows licensed concealed carriers to bring guns onto campus. The complaint, brought against Governor Nathan Deal and Attorney General Chris Carr, argues that…
It just got a lot easier to tote a gun to the beach in one Florida county — and harder to bounce there. On September 5, local officials in the Florida Panhandle county of Okaloosa lifted a ban…
Rates of intimate-partner homicide are lower in states that require people served with domestic-violence restraining orders to surrender their guns, a study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine concludes. The study, from researchers at five different…
By near-unanimous vote, California legislators this week approved a bill that would add a new crime to the state’s longer-than-usual list of charges that can result in the loss of gun rights: misdemeanor hate crimes. Should Governor Jerry Brown…
Is yours one of them?
Jose Mejia, who has a concealed-carry license, says the tech giant's no-weapons rule conflicts with Florida law.
Concealed Carry
The ruling is at odds with several other Circuit Court decisions on concealed carry — upping the odds for an eventual Supreme Court showdown.
The constitutionality of carrying guns in public remains undecided by the high court.
The Justices are deciding whether to hear a case that could determine whether there's a constitutional right to carry concealed guns in public spaces.
Gun Policy
The same features that attract some shooters helped convince a circuit court that bans on the rifles don't infringe on gun rights. The next big question is: Will other judges see it the same way?
Several favor ending firearms restrictions for the mentally ill, abusers, and on college campuses, but a few of the president elect's other selections have more ambiguous Second Amendment views.
But after a lawsuit brought by family members of Sandy Hook victims was tossed out, a judge leaves the door open for appeal.