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‘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...
Gun Manufacturer Let Illegal Arms Dealer Sell Murder Weapon in KC, Lawsuit Claims
The parents of a 29-year-old Kansas City man who was killed in a 2016 shooting have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a firearms...
NRA Pulls Out of Lawsuit Against Edmonds’ New Gun Storage Law
The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation are no longer plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the city of Edmonds’...
Domestic Abuse Coalition Seeks Injunction Against Gun Law
The West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence is asking a federal judge to prevent Attorney General Patrick Morrisey from...
Faith, Friendship, and Tragedy at Santa Fe High
Sabika Sheikh, a Muslim exchange student from Pakistan with dreams of changing the world, struck up an unlikely friendship with...
How Sandy Hook Families Hope to Pierce the Gun Industry’s Legal Shield
Documents proved there were cover-ups: The industry knew about the dangers, but hid facts from consumers, and millions of pages...
Parents to Appeal Decision in High-Profile Madison Schools Arming Staff Case
The Madison schools parents who sued the district over its concealed weapons policy will take Butler County Common Pleas Judge...
Armed Teachers Will Be Allowed On Campus With Hundreds of Hours Less Training Than Police, Ohio Judge Rules
Ohio teachers authorized to carry concealed weapons on school grounds don’t have to complete as many hours of weapons...