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One person was wounded after a fight led to shots fired outside a Chicago O’Hare terminal Wednesday around 1:00 a.m.

A former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney claims she was axed from the agency for refusing to restore actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights.

Legislation to allow armed teachers and staff for classroom defense is set to come before the West Virginia House. 

Democrat lawmakers in Oregon are pushing myriad new gun controls this legislative session, including a ban on the possession of firearms by persons under the age of 21. 

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

A new law in Arkansas means that students enrolled in the state’s public schools will begin attending a mandatory gun safety course during the 2025-2026 school year.

A 14-year-old is charged in connection with the Friday night shooting death of Newark Police Department’s Det. Joseph Azcona.

South Carolina executed double murderer Brad Sigmon via firing squad Friday, making him the first U.S. inmate to die by firing squad in 15 years.

Data from PEW Research shows that rifles of all kinds–including those Democrats label “assault weapons”–accounted for only four percent of U.S. gun murders in 2023.

New Mexico Democrats continue pushing a ban on semiautomatic firearms, couching the ban in the language of prohibiting gas-operated firearms.

Number 12,981 ranked MMA fighter Langston Sykes was shot and killed Tuesday after allegedly breaking into a Lake City, Florida, home just after 11 p.m.

The South Dakota House passed campus legislation Thursday, which means the bill now goes to Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk.

Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) were among the Republican lawmakers who introduced legislation Thursday to cut ATF red tape on background checks.

The alleged July 4, 2022, Highland Park shooter pleaded guilty to the attack and signed his name as “Donald Trump” on court documents. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pressing Florida’s Republican supermajority to repeal various gun controls enacted following the February 14, 2018, Parkland shooting, including the state’s red flag law. 

The Second Amendment does not protect “access” to a gun “without a violent criminal background check,”  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

State Rep. Braxton Mitchell (R) is pushing House Bill 809 to thwart any further attempt by localities to adopt red flag laws in the state of Montana. 

SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson suggested Mexico’s gun lawsuit seeks courts to do that which Congress does not want.

Smith & Wesson attorney Noel Francisco argued that Mexico’s claims are akin to holding beer makers liable for car accidents resulting from underage drinking.

An alleged intruder was hospitalized after being shot outside a Corpus Christi, Texas, home Thursday morning about 4:30 a.m.

The Democrat-controlled Colorado House passed a bill mandating that ammunition in stores be kept behind the counter “like cold medicine.”

Police say a man who allegedly kicked in the door of the wrong apartment on February 23, 2025, was shot dead by a resident inside.

Having Kash Patel in the position of ATF Acting Director is spurring optimism among gun rights groups that the ATF will be reined in.

FBI director Kash Patel was welcomed by ATF Headquarters after being sworn in Monday to serve as the agency’s acting director. 

An alleged armed robber fled the scene of a Houston convenience store after his would-be victim pulled a gun and shot at him around 11:00 a.m. Sunday.

American Suppressor Association’s (ASA) president and executive director Knox Williams sat down with Breitbart News to discuss the launch of a video series titled, “The Sound of Safety.”

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) continues to stay on message with calls to “Abolish the ATF.”

One police officer was killed and two others injured by a gunman who allegedly took ICU staff hostage Saturday at York, Pennsylvania’s UPMC Memorial Hospital. 

FBI director Kash Patel “will be tapped to run the ATF,” according to FOX News, which based the report on two unnamed sources.

An unidentified New York Jets player was “targeted” and robbed at gunpoint in Morristown, New Jersey, last weekend, according to a report quoted by FOX News. 

A gunman believed to be behind an active shooting was “neutralized” Saturday morning at York County, Pennsylvania’s, UPMC Memorial Hospital.

A cashier at a Clinton Township, Michigan, Golden Donut shot an alleged armed robber Thursday afternoon.

South Carolina death row inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad on his execution date, March 7, 2025. 

Three people are dead and the suspect is at large following a shooting outside a driver license facility in Louisville around noon Friday.

The Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical SPX debuted at the 2025 SHOT Show, representing the latest evolution in Mossberg’s semiautomatic shotgun offerings by taking the 940 Pro Tactical platform to a new level. 

Thirty Republican Senators have signed a letter urging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to rescind regulatory gun controls implemented during the Biden administration.