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CLAIM: In a May 16, 2025, article, NBC News claimed, “Machine guns have been illegal in the United States since 1986.”

The Mini Sheepdog is a flipper knife with a ball bearing system that ensures the blade opens smoothly before locking in place to get the job done. 

The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Wednesday to enhance national reciprocity for retired officers but has yet deliver on national reciprocity for private citizens. 

Teen Vogue blasted the “extremist” gun rights movement and elected Republicans on Wednesday for pushing legislation to secure national reciprocity for concealed carry.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) is introducing legislation that would mandate triggers, barrels, and other gun parts be tracked after being sold.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) are both warning that Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are passing over an opportunity to deregulate suppressors. 

An alleged intruder trying to break through a back door with an axe died after homeowners opened fire, shooting him numerous times. 

The man accused of killing 22-year-old Logan Federico in her sleep followed the murder by going on a shopping spree with stolen credit cards.

California Democrats are currently weighing a bill that could ban law-abiding citizens from buying Glock handguns in an attempt to stop criminals from using “Glock switches.”

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed legislation Thursday banning red flag laws in cities and/or municipalities throughout the state. 

Gabby Giffords’ gun control group, Giffords, slammed House Republicans on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee for taking action that may restore the gun rights of military vets.

Attorney General Matt Platkin (D) used an X post Wednesday to remind owners in New Jersey they can designate their business as a “gun-free zone” if they so choose. 

Rep. Andrew Clyde is pushing a bill to “remove the unconstitutional taxation, registration, and regulation of suppressors” currently in place.

Former University of Maryland defensive back Avantae Traeviyon Williams is facing murder charges over the shooting death of Keshod Harris in a DeLand, Florida, bar.

The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act advanced in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Tuesday, inching closer to the restoration of hundreds of thousands of veterans’ gun rights. 

Seven people were shot when multiple individuals opened fired in an Oklahoma City bar while watching the Thunder-Nuggets NBA playoff game Monday night. 

A former guitarist for the San Francisco death metal band, Possessed, was shot and killed by South San Francisco police last week after shooting at a neighbor and then shooting at responding officers.

North Carolina state Sen. Steve Jarvis has filed a bill to allow armed employees and volunteers on private school campuses for classroom defense. 

A homeowner shot and killed Marcel James Williams during an alleged home intrusion and Williams’ accomplice, Ja’quavius Corde Daniels, has been charged with murder.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a Multi-State coalition urging SCOTUS to intervene and halt Hawaii’s “sensitive” places concealed carry ban.

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) continues his push to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, saying it is time to “return power to the people.”

President Donald Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget would cut $486 million in funding from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), according to the New York Times.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is trying to return guns to homeowners who may have become separated from them during the Palisades fires in January.

Jacksonville, Florida, Councilman Nick Howland (R) alleges the city has been gathering information and keeping a gun registry since July 2023.

All eyes are on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) after lawmakers in his state passed legislation to further shield gun maker’s from frivolous lawsuits.

On the same day that Sen. Adam Schiff (D) and other Democrats touted their reintroduction of an “assault weapons” ban, The Hill noted it has “virtually no chance of becoming law.”

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) paid homage to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and introduced the “assault weapons” ban of 2025 on Wednesday.

At the beginning of this week leftists stopped calling guns the “No. 1 killer of children” and shifted the demographic to claim guns are the “No. 1 Killer of College-Age People.”

Democrats in the Nevada state Assembly passed legislation this week to bar people under 21 from buying or possessing semiautomatic shotguns or rifles. 

CA Dems are pushing a bill to require background checks for gun barrel purchases, effectively taking the “ghost gun” regulatory push to the next step.

Democrats in Connecticut’s House will weigh a bill this week that would allow citizens to sue gun manufacturers, marketers, and dealers over the criminal use of firearms.

California non-residents may now apply for a concealed carry permit, thanks to a court victory achieved by Gun Owners of America, the Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners of California, and the California Rifle & Pistol Association.

An alleged intruder broke out the window of a home in Henry County, Indiana, Friday morning and was shot in the face by the homeowner.

The 24-year-old July 4, 2022, Highland Park parade shooter was handed seven life sentences Thursday by Judge Victoria Rossetti.

Peel Regional Police posted that an officer-involved shooting just before 7:00 a.m. Thursday left a 30-year-old man dead. 

An alleged naked intruder was shot by a Chino, California, homeowner around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.