Virginia Bill Would Let Cities Ban Guns from Protests
The proposal would pare back the state’s preemption law to allow municipalities to make their own rules about firearms.
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How to Keep Armed Militias Out of Your City
Experts on the militant far-right say state laws provide options, even when openly carried guns are permitted and communities are barred from setting their own firearm restrictions.
To Build a Case for Guns in Public, a Judge Cited Racist Antebellum Legal Precedents
Liberal legal scholars say this omits the history of gun regulations in the rest of the country.
Texas’s Most Pro-Gun Lawmaker Says Church Shooting Is a Case for Permitless Carry
The most pro-gun lawmaker in gun-friendly Texas says Sunday’s mass shooting at a…
How Charlottesville May Change the Debate Over Armed Militias and Open Carry
One prominent group has issued a 'stand down order,' saying it feared being associated with racist protesters.
Peruta v. California: The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case?
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.
Meet the Gun Rights Absolutists Bringing ‘Constitutional Carry’ to a State Near You
Proposals to repeal training and license requirements for carrying firearms in public are gaining steam — no thanks to the NRA, say the activists behind the movement.
‘Because We Are Free:’ Open Carry At the RNC, In Photos
Making a political statement, with rifles and handguns.
What You Need to Know About Open Carry in America
It's perfectly legal in most states to show up at a protest with a loaded assault-style weapon.
The Aqib Talib Case Shows There Are Still Lots of Ways to Break Gun Laws in Texas
An investigation into whether the Denver Broncos player illegally carried a firearm into a club underscores that new open carry legislation has limits.
There’s Now a Pro-Gun Petition Trolling the Democratic National Convention
Its call for the party to bar all armed security from its Philadelphia gathering makes for punchy rhetoric, but wobbly logic.
The ‘Liberal’ Behind the GOP Convention Gun Petition Wanted to Spark a Bigger Open Carry Backlash
But he never expected that the Secret Service would be forced to respond.