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thehindu.comworld19 days ago
Advocacy groups urge RCMP to release more details on Tumbler Ridge shooting firearms
Gun control groups renewed calls this week for the RCMP to disclose additional information about the firearms used in the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The groups say 100 days have passed since the incident and key questions remain unanswered.
Fortunetechnology33 days ago
USPS Proposes Allowing Mail Delivery of Handguns for First Time Since 1927
The United States Postal Service proposed a rule that would permit individuals to mail concealable firearms such as pistols and revolvers under specified safety conditions. The change follows a January determination by the Department of Justice that the 1927 law restricting such…
ibtimes.co.ukworld33 days ago
Democratic Senators Propose Federal One-Gun-a-Month Handgun Purchase Limit
Democratic Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act, also known as S. 4339, which includes a one-gun-a-month restriction on handgun purchases. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck dow…
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zerohedge.combusiness34 days ago
Justice Department Sues Colorado Over Denver Assault Weapons Ban and Magazine Limit
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Colorado over its ban on high-capacity magazines and issued a demand that Denver repeal its 37-year-old assault weapons ordinance. Denver officials rejected the demand, stating the law has reduced violent crime and reflects community…
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americanrifleman.orgpolitics33 days ago
DOJ Files Separate Lawsuits Challenging Denver Assault Weapon Ordinance and Colorado Magazine Capacity Law
The DOJ filed separate lawsuits this week challenging Denver's 1989 assault weapons ordinance and the state's 2013 large-capacity magazine limit. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the bans violate the Second Amendment by restricting arms in common use. The complaints cite…
yahoo.compolitics35 days ago
Justice Department Sues Denver Over Semi-Automatic Weapons Ban
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Denver, alleging its ban on semi-automatic weapons violates the Second Amendment. The suit seeks to halt enforcement of the ordinance, which restricts firearms with magazines over 15 rounds. City officials reje…
jpost.compolitics37 days ago
Australian Inquiry Examines Antisemitism After Bondi Hanukkah Shooting
An Australian royal commission on antisemitism held its first public hearings in Sydney, where Jewish witnesses described experiences of hostility. The inquiry follows a December shooting at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. The commission will review antisem…
The Federalistpolitics39 days agoUpdated
Man Fires Shots at Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner
An assassination attempt targeted President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last weekend, using weapons legally obtained in California. Reactions included calls for stricter gun laws and analysis of a study on ideological violence. Social media saw conspira…
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Al Jazeerafinance41 days ago
Justice Department Proposes Gun Rule Changes; Comey Indicted on Threat Charges
The U.S. Justice Department proposed repealing several gun control measures days after an assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Separately, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for allegedly threatening Trump in a social media…
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Shooting in Shreveport Involves Domestic Violence
A gunman killed eight children and wounded two women in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday. Advocates are calling for reforms to address gaps in domestic violence and gun control laws. The incident has renewed focus on the connection between domestic violence and firearm deaths.