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Media coverage of Everytown Law’s work in representing cities and survivors, filing amicus briefs defending state and federal gun safety laws against Second Amendment challenges, and challenging dangerous gun laws.
Court Orders Madison Schools to Stop Arming Staff Without Increased Training
A judge has ruled that armed staff members at Madison Schools must have police levels of training, which is 700-plus hours, not the 26 hours...
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to “Using Guns While Drunk” Law
The Ohio Supreme Court will test the old adage that guns and alcohol don’t mix. The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments this week...
Dealer Who Sold Weapon Used in Killing to Stop Selling Guns
A firearms dealer who sold a weapon used in deadly Kansas City shooting has agreed to stop selling guns as part of a settlement with the parents...
Gun Dealer Must Shut Down in Lawsuit Settlement with Parents of Kansas City Homicide Victim
A settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Kansas City man killed in a 2016 shooting will require the gun dealer...
Daily Dicta: With a Growing Team of Big Law Alums, Everytown Law Takes Aim at the Firearms Industry
Over the past three years, the gun safety advocacy group Everytown Law has been building a formidable in-house team, growing from one lawyer to...
Are The Courts Open To More Lawsuits Against Gunmakers? Kansas City Will Soon Find Out
Kansas City Will Soon Find Out. While some cities such as Los Angeles and New York have seen a long downward trend in gun violence, others remain...
Everytown Law and Kansas City’s Lawsuit Over Weapons Trafficking
Mayor Lucas announces lawsuit seeking accountability for gun trafficking in Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri, is going to court to combat...
Dangerous Consequences Possible for Second Amendment Sanctuaries
The law enforcement officials in Nevada and elsewhere who are embracing the concept of Second Amendment sanctuaries claim to be...
US Supreme Court Weighs Into Gun Control Debate
Activists on both sides of the gun control debate are nervously awaiting the first US Supreme Court decision on a firearms case in a decade.
‘Ghost Guns’ Need to Be Brought Out of the Shadows
California has some of the nation’s most stringent gun restrictions, including a law requiring people who build their own firearms from parts to apply for...
Everytown Is Going After the ATF for Not Regulating Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’
The gun control advocacy group wants to know why ATF won’t crack down on the DIY gun kits that they used to regulate.
Bronx Man, Battling Own Legal Woes, Brings Fun Rights Case to U.S. Supreme Court
Two weeks before Efrain Alvarez and his attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to a New York City regulation that...
Supreme Court Allows Families of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims to Sue Gunmaker Remington
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a request from the gun industry intended to block a lawsuit from families of the Sandy Hook...
‘Ghost Guns’ Are Untraceable, Easy to Make, More Prevalent
For a few hundred dollars, tools and some elbow grease, you can make your own rifle or handgun. It’s all perfectly legal — and it can be done without...
Education, Other Advocacy Groups Chime In on N.Y.C. Gun Case in Supreme Court
Advocacy groups that emerged from mass school shootings in recent years are seizing an opportunity to urge the U.S. Supreme Court not to broaden the...
The Supreme Court Is Poised To Send A Major Signal On Gun Control
The U.S. Supreme Court will examine gun rights for the first time in nearly a decade on Monday when it hears arguments...
Judge Strikes Down Gun Laws Enacted in Wake of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre
A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday struck down three gun control ordinances enacted by the City of Pittsburgh after the mass shooting at...
Court Rejects Edmonds Safe Gun Storage Law, Leaves Intact Fines for Unauthorized Possession
In the latest round of legal actions over Edmonds’ safe gun storage law, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Anita Farris ruled...
Fight Over Training in Madison Schools Armed Staff Case Going to the Next Level
The school safety gun debate is going to the next level in Butler County now that the 12th District Court of Appeals has set an oral argument in the...
Judge Says You Can’t Punish Local Officials for Deciding About Guns in Their Communities. It’s a Start.
Florida towns scored when a Tallahassee judge ruled elected officials can't be fined and fired for enacting gun rules that suit their residents. Sue Carlton says...
Parents of Slain Exchange Student Sabika Sheikh Make First Visit to Santa Fe
The first thing Sabika Sheikh’s parents saw when they entered the main room at the Santa Fe Strong Resiliency Center were several large...
Florida’s $5,000 Fine for Enacting Local Gun Control Laws Struck Down by Judge
A Tallahassee judge has struck down the $5,000 fine that Florida mayors and city council members face if they try to enact municipal gun-control rules...
Gun-Safety Debate Reaches Montana’s Supreme Court
The politically charged case could give cities the power to curb high rates of gun violence.
West Virginia Domestic Violence Coalition Sues Over Gun Law
Noting that domestic violence murders often involve guns, and that domestic abusers lurk around victims’ shelters, the West Virginia Coalition Against...