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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) announced a bid for Senate Leader, and GOA warned of his support for various gun controls throughout his time in office. 

Host Mike Slater discusses Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he is finally stepping down as the Senate Republican leader in November.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) used a social media post Wednesday to explain his conviction that constitutional carry levels the playing field for law-abiding citizens.

Less than a week after Laken Riley was reportedly killed via blunt force trauma by a non-U.S. citizen, President Joe Biden spoke to reporters about his efforts to fight crime and pushed more gun control.

The Louisiana House passed constitutional carry legislation Wednesday, which means the bill now goes to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk to be signed. 

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is introducing legislation to protect FFLs from the ATF’s weaponized “zero tolerance” policy.

A bill making its way through the Arizona legislature would allow ranchers to use lethal force to protect their property from trespassers. 

Central Texas Gun Works owner Michael Cargill’s lawsuit against the ATF’s bump stock ban went to the Supreme Court of the United States.

HB 1364 makes property owners liable if a legal concealed carrier is harmed while barred from carrying for self-defense on the property.

All eyes are on Congress as Veterans Affairs funding is set to expire and proper legislative language is needed in to protect veterans’ gun rights.

An alleged car burglar walked into a hospital Tuesday morning and collapsed after a San Antonio, Texas, homeowner opened fire on him.

At least 21 people were shot, four of them fatally, during the weekend of February 23-25, 2024, in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

On February 26, the Houston Police Department released bodycam footage showing officers shoot and neutralize the February 11, Lakewood Church attacker.

Four men were left with serious injuries following a shooting early Thursday morning in gun-controlled Vancouver, British Columbia.

A Chicago jewelry store employee with a concealed carry permit opened fire on an alleged robber just before 11 a.m. Saturday morning, striking him with at least two bullets. 

Judge Roger T. Benitez issued a decision Thursday striking down California’s ban on billy clubs, noting the less-lethal weapons are protected by the Second Amendment.

On Friday, a Manhattan jury found former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption, and he was ordered to repay the gun rights organization over four million dollars.

Constitutional carry legislation, Senate Bill 1, passed the Louisiana Senate on Thursday and will now be taken up in the House.

Gun Owners of America is holding its first annual Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit (G.O.A.L.S.) in August in Knoxville, Tennessee.

An alleged intruder armed with a hammer was airlifted to a hospital Monday after a Grayson County, Texas, homeowner shot him around 4:30 p.m.

Forty-five Maine lawmakers are pressuring Cabela’s to stop selling AR-15s and other firearms Democrats describe as “assault rifles,” noting the October 25, 2023, Lewiston attacker bought a handgun from the retail giant.

The Louisiana Senate Judiciary C Committee passed constitutional carry legislation on a 6-1 vote Tuesday, following Gov. Jeff Landry’s (R) pledge to sign carry legislation if it reaches it his desk.

Lyndell Mays, the man who allegedly fired the first shot in the February 15 Chiefs parade shoutout, says he was “just being stupid.”

The mom of Chiefs parade shooting suspect Lyndell Mays launched a GoFundMe for him, saying she wanted to get him through this “tragic time.”

An alleged intruder in his 50s was shot and killed Wednesday just before 4:00 a.m. in St. Louis’s Central West End.

A Houma, Louisiana, homeowner heard strange noises shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday and went downstairs to find an alleged intruder, whom he shot in the forehead. 

Remington is leaving New York, and CEO Ken D’Arcy noted that the direction legislation took in the Empire State was a cause for concern.

The 9th Circuit denied a request to rehear en banc a 3-judge panel’s ruling that found California’s Marketing Firearms to Minors Law “likely unconstitutional.”

A Humble, Texas, man chased down an individual who had allegedly stolen his barbeque pit early Sunday morning, then shot and killed him. 

The man who fatally shot two Burnsville, Minnesota, police officers and a firefighter/paramedic Sunday morning has been identified as 38-year-old Shannon Cortez Gooden.

Thomas Routt Jr. told prosecutors he opened fire in Sports Page Bar, killing Gina and Emerson Weingart, and fled with less than $150 from the register.

March for Our Lives and Change the Ref are sending pleas for gun control to lawmakers via the AI-generated voices of people killed in shootings.

Six people were shot, one of them fatally, when gunfire rang out following a fight at about 12:40 a.m. in an Indianapolis Waffle House.

A bill introduced Friday by California Assembly Member Mike Gipson (D) would force insurance companies to provide lawmakers with an annual report highlighting homeowners with guns in their residence.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) claims Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) used a racial “dog whistle” when he referred to the Chiefs parade shooting suspects as “thugs.”

Officers Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand and firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth were shot and killed while responding to a domestic call shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday.