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In 2017 the ATF Association sent a letter to lawmakers informing them that the ATF had approved bump stocks because they do not turn a semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.

A bill passed by New York’s legislators requiring gun store owners to place a warning sign by the entrance of their businesses is now awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) signature. 

On Friday the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the ATF’s ban on firearm accessories commonly known as bump stocks. 

An apartment tenant in Houston’s Alief suburb managed to wrest a gun away from an alleged intruder and shoot him dead with it on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden used a post to X to push gun storage laws, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and the ability to sue firearm manufacturers over the criminal use of guns. 

Gun Owners of America, the State of Texas, and Gun Owners Foundation secured a preliminary injunction against the ATF’s background check rule.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation Tuesday that ends state business with financial companies that discriminate against firearm manufacturers and others in the gun industry.

In a speech Tuesday afternoon to activists at a gun control event, President Biden asked, “Who in God’s name needs a magazine that holds 200 shells?”

President Joe Biden pushed more gun control for the American people Tuesday just hours after his son Hunter was convicted on gun charges.

Lee County Sheriff’s Office has released video footage showing a Special Operations Unit sniper neutralizing a hostage-taker in February. 

At least 45 people were shot, six of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

Hartford, Connecticut’s, Mayor Arunan Arulampalam (D) is denouncing residents of a predominately black community for arming themselves to fight violent crime.

Audrey Hale, who shot and killed six at a Nashville Christian school in 2023, wanted to return home after the attack and kill her father.

A report from the Tennessee Star indicates that Audrey Hale, the 28-year-old transgender woman who shot and killed six people on March 27, 2023, bought her guns with federal grant money.

Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale left behind handwritten notes allegedly focused on her “imaginary penis,” a report from the Tennessee Star claimed.

A concealed carry permit holder shot and fatally wounded a tow truck driver who allegedly pulled a gun on him during a road rage incident near Chicago, police say.

On Thursday, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) pledged to litigate on Donald Trump’s behalf if the NYPD revokes his concealed carry permit.

The House on Wednesday passed Rep. Eli Crane’s (R-AZ) amendment, restoring the gun rights of approximately 260,000 veterans.

Thirty-nine-year-old Julio Cesar Rodarte was arrested in San Jacinto, California, Monday for allegedly shooting at passing cars, killing a driver.

On Wednesday, the Biden White House posted the demonstrably false claim that “guns are the number one killer of children.”

The NYPD is preparing to revoke Donald Trump’s concealed carry permit following the numerous felony convictions handed down by the jury last week.

U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk who issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) lasting until June 2, 2024, against the ATF’s background check rule has extended the TRO to June 16, 2024.

An rideshare driver in Orange County, California, shot a nude man who was allegedly attacking a woman Sunday night around 8 p.m. 

Officer Preston Brogdon was shot in the line of duty then denied a “hardship” retirement when fired two years later, according to a report.

The trial for Hunter Biden’s three alleged gun crimes begins Tuesday and the penalties for some of the allegations include jail time and steep fines. 

At least 16 people were shot, one fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

Two police officers were shot Monday morning by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who was driving a scooter, according to NYPD officials.

A concealed carry permit holder in Chicago drew his gun, opened fire, and scared off three alleged armed carjackers Saturday morning around 3:30 a.m.

Law enforcement officials have identified Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed as the man who allegedly ambushed and killed a Minnesota police officer on Thursday.

Twenty-seven people were shot, one fatally, shortly after midnight Sunday morning in Akron, Ohio.

A Chicago concealed carry permit holder foiled an attack Friday night by pulling his gun and shooting three suspects who were beating him.

The Wimberley Arms WT113 over under 12 gauge shotgun is a beautiful firearm that swings on target with ease and performs like many higher end shotguns, but at roughly a fourth of the cost. 

A wrongful death lawsuit that families of Uvalde victims filed claims Activision trains “adolescents to become gunmen.”

A 15-year-old boy is under arrest for allegedly shooting a 13-year-old boy to death and shooting a 16-year-old girl as well. 

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden used a post to X to renew his call for an “assault weapons” ban and was mocked in response.

In a podcast interview Thursday, Queens County district attorney Melinda Katz (D) indicated nearly 40 percent of untraceable “ghost guns” in New York City were traced back to Queens.