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A suspect who allegedly opened fire on an Albany, New York, police officer Wednesday morning died from gunshot wounds after the officer returned fire.

Background checks at states around the country are surging as the Democrats and their willing surrogates continue to push gun control at all levels of government. 

Colorado House Democrats passed “assault weapons” ban legislation Sunday to prohibit the sale of AR-15s and certain 9mm pistols.

Californians are arming up for self-defense as the U.S. Border Patrol carries out street drop-offs of illegal immigrants in San Diego. 

At least 43 people were shot, seven of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were shot in Salina, New York, Sunday shortly before 9 p.m.

A report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates Americans own over 700 million ammunition magazines with a greater than ten-round capacity.

Oregon Court of Appeals refused Friday to override a hold in place on certain state-level gun controls by Harney County Circuit Judge Robert Raschio.

The Texan pointed out on Thursday that the ATF’s new background check rule is occurring “under a law from Sen. John Cornyn.”

Eight allegedly armed jewelry store robbers fled Oakland’s Phuong Jewelry Wednesday after the 76-year-old owner emerged from the back of the store holding a shotgun. 

The ATF’s background check rule redefines the word “sale” so that private sellers who receive services or barter in exchange for a gun are required to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). 

CSG is reiterating its intention to pay $1.91 billion for numerous U.S. ammunition makers, having secured financing through JP Morgan Chase. 

Kamala Harris posted a video to X on Thursday in which she praised the ATF’s proposed rule forcing background checks on private gun sales.

An 85-year-old Idaho mother was attacked by an intruder in her home but was able to outsmart him, retrieve her .357 Magnum revolver, and shoot him dead to save her disabled son.

A proposed rule from the ATF will force private gun sellers to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to sell their guns.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence falsely claimed that guns “are rarely used successfully in self-defense.”

President Joe Biden boasted Thursday morning as another executive gun control — the ATF’s expanded background check rule — stood poised to take effect.

At least two people were shot in Philadelphia around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday as people were gathered to celebrate the end of Ramadan, 6ABC reported.

The Tennessee Senate passed legislation, which will go to Gov. Bill Lee (R), to require gun safety courses to be taught in schools.

Police are searching for a gunman whom they believe specifically targeted a Birmingham, Alabama, UPS worker who was shot and killed Tuesday around 6:05 p.m. 

A U.S. Navy photo posted to X is being mocked for showing a commander shooting an AR-platform rifle with the scope mounted backward. 

The Tennessee Senate passed legislation Tuesday which would allow teachers with concealed carry permits to undergo more training then carry guns on their K-12 campuses for classroom defense.

Jennifer and James Crumbley, parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbly, were convicted and sentenced to 10 to 15 years on Tuesday. 

The U.S. government is transferring seized firearms to Ukraine as the House GOP continues opposition to funding requests for that country.

Twenty-two-year-old Taylon Nichelle Celestine allegedly opened fire on at least two drivers Monday claiming “God” told her to do so. 

On Monday, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor found Washington state’s “high capacity” magazine ban violated both the U.S. Constitution and Washington state’s constitution. 

A St. Louis, Missouri, resident shot an alleged naked intruder in an apartment building on Friday around 2 p.m.

Shots were fired during a deposition in Las Vegas at a Summerlin law office Monday morning and two people were killed, according to KTNV.

The ATF’s National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment undermines the left’s long-standing hysteria over the “gun show loophole.”

At least 15 people were shot, two of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

Flying with a handgun is a viable option for concealed carriers, but TSA sets forth strict rules and restrictions that must be followed.

Two people died and seven were injured after a shootout between Doral Police Officers and an armed patron erupted around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

The man who allegedly six people on Easter in Tennessee should have never been released, according to the Rutherford County district attorney.

Democrats in Colorado’s Senate passed legislation barring licensed concealed carry permit holders from being armed for self-defense in five new places on Wednesday.

The FBI is now conducting non-instant background checks on 18-20 year-old would-be gun purchasers in compliance with a 2022 gun control law.

An alleged home intruder in San Antonio, Texas, died Saturday shortly after being shot multiple times by a homeowner around 9 p.m.