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Kansas City, Illinois sue ATF over arms manufacturer license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City and the state of Illinois filed a lawsuit Friday against a federal agency that awarded a license to an…
Kansas City part of new lawsuit against the ATF over firearms license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The city of Kansas City, Missouri is joining with the state of Illinois and the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund…
Credit card companies need to help stop the spread of untraceable ‘ghost guns’
We've made undeniable progress when it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them.
Attorneys general in D.C., Md. and Va. support lawsuit demanding ATF regulate ‘ghost guns’
The attorneys general of D.C., Maryland and Virginia are supporting a federal lawsuit seeking to have the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
New York City Joins in Amicus Brief Urging Federal Regulation of ‘Ghost Guns’
Eleven cities, including New York City, filed an amicus brief in the Southern District of New York this week to emphasize “the urgent need to regulate”...
Ghost Guns: Federal Raid Could Be Harbinger Of A Crackdown On Makers Of Untraceable Firearms
President-elect Joseph Biden is targeting untraceable firearms in his gun control plan, and a federal raid on a ghost gun company could be a shot across...
Civil lawsuit stemming from Santa Fe school shooting moved to state court
Multiple civil lawsuits against an online ammunition marketplace and the parents of the accused Santa Fe High School gunman has been remanded from...
Lawsuit challenging parking lot gun bill can move forward
A federal judge said Wednesday a lawsuit brought by an organization representing domestic violence victims challenging a 2018 law prohibiting...
Parents of 2016 shooting victim awarded $4 million in wrongful death lawsuit
The parents of a Kansas City man who was killed in a 2016 shooting were awarded $4 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against a former...
Dayton part of lawsuit alleging BCI gun background check system is ‘broken’
Dayton and Columbus have filed a first-of-its kind lawsuit claiming the state has failed its duty to ensure the background system used for gun sales…
Columbus, Dayton Sue AG’s Office Over Gun Background Check System
The cities of Columbus and Dayton, along with the national gun control group Everytown and Ohio resident Meghan Volk are suing...
Columbus, Dayton allege ‘dangerous failure’ in state gun background check system
Two of Ohio’s largest cities have accused the state government of a “continuing and dangerous failure” to report criminal convictions to the federal...
Columbus, Dayton sue to force fix of gun background checks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Incomplete reporting by counties of people with criminal backgrounds who are prohibited from owning guns is putting public safety at risk,…
Columbus, Dayton sue Ohio Attorney General’s office over spotty background check updates
Columbus and Dayton are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office over what they say is a failure to update the criminal background check system...
Ohio Attorney General responds to gun background check lawsuit filed by Columbus & Dayton
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office firing back at the City of Columbus and City of Dayton after the two cities filed in…
Ohio Cities Sue Over ‘Dangerous’ Holes in Gun Background Checks
Following a summer of record gun violence, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio on Monday sued the state, alleging its attorney general failed to update the databases…
Ohio cities announce lawsuit against state to curb gun violence
(The Center Square) – Two of Ohio’s largest cities announced a lawsuit against the Ohio Attorney General’s office, claiming the state fails to...
Ohio Attorney General responds to gun background check lawsuit filed by Columbus & Dayton
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office firing back at the City of Columbus and City of Dayton after the two cities filed in…
Dayton, Columbus announce lawsuit to reduce gun violence
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — City officials with Dayton and Columbus have announced a lawsuit against the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, over what they say is a failure…
Columbus And Dayton Sue Ohio Attorney General To Fix Gun Background Checks
The cities of Columbus and Dayton are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office over what they call a failure to update the criminal background...
Columbus, Dayton Sue Ohio AG Over ‘Broken’ Background Check System
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two of Ohio’s largest cities claim in a suit against a division of the state attorney general’s office that it failed to…
Columbus, Dayton sue AG Dave Yost to improve Ohio’s background-check database
City attorneys for Columbus and Dayton have asked a Franklin County court to order Attorney General Dave Yost’s office to fix “large, dangerous...
Houston church, coffee shops challenge state’s ‘no-guns-allowed’ signs
A Houston church and two area businesses are challenging a state law that requires private businesses to display signs declaring that they do not...
Parents of slain Santa Fe exchange student Sabika Sheikh start Pakistan foundation in her name
More than two years after the Santa Fe High School shooting, the family of a Pakistani exchange student killed during the massacre...