
Muslim convert Enrique Marquez was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on five counts–including conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and false statements made regarding two guns, which he stands accused of providing as a “straw purchaser,” used in the December 2 San Bernardino terror attacks.
by Michelle Moons30 Dec 2015, 6:02 PM PST0

Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed are currently selling their “Ghost Gunner” CNC machine for $1,500.00. It forges a path for Americans to make homemade AR-15 rifles in their garages, basements, or anywhere else they wish to set up the compact CNC machine.
by AWR Hawkins29 Dec 2015, 5:44 PM PST0

On December 22, The Daily Beast criticized the ongoing availability of AR-15s, suggesting shotguns are a sufficient type of weapon but are largely rejected as a substitute for ARs because they “lack capacity for mass carnage.”
by AWR Hawkins24 Dec 2015, 9:34 AM PST0

The black market for homemade AR-15 rifles is surging in California. ARs are legal to build at home, but “it is a felony to sell or trade such a weapon.” The market for the illegal sales and trades of these guns has become front and center in California.
by AWR Hawkins21 Dec 2015, 8:01 AM PST0

On December 16, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch said affluent seniors are buying up handguns in the face of the growing terror threat.
by AWR Hawkins16 Dec 2015, 7:06 PM PST0

Gun sales are skyrocketing from California to Green Bay and beyond following the San Bernardino terror attacks and President Obama’s subsequent calls for more gun controls on law-abiding citizens.
by AWR Hawkins9 Dec 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

When the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) refused to hear a case challenging an “assault weapons” ban in a Chicago suburb on December 7, Justice Clarence Thomas dissented and revealed his belief that court “precedents”‘ would have shown AR-15s—and similar rifles—are protected by the Second Amendment.
by AWR Hawkins8 Dec 2015, 9:24 PM PST0

On December 1 The Washington Post listed a number of causes behind firearm-related deaths in the United States but suggested that those deaths will not abate until laws are passed to ban “weapons of war.”
by AWR Hawkins2 Dec 2015, 10:39 AM PST0

Gun manufacturer Spike’s Tactical has introduced a new AR-15 with a Bible verse etched upon it in order to prevent Muslim terrorists from handling or using the weapon.
by AWR Hawkins2 Sep 2015, 5:27 PM PST0

Walmart corporate says it will quit selling AR-15s of its own accord.
by AWR Hawkins25 Aug 2015, 1:33 PM PST0

Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton removed a video and photographs of him shooting an AR-15 from Instagram after his race boss—Niki Lauda—ordered him to take them down.
by AWR Hawkins23 Aug 2015, 11:31 AM PST0

On July 17, a citizen armed with an AR-15 stood guard outside various military recruitment offices in Virginia.
by AWR Hawkins18 Jul 2015, 12:55 PM PST0

On July 13, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a campaign urging retailers to reject gun purchasers during the buying process in the same way that Mark Kelly was rejected when trying to a buy an AR-15 from Tucson’s Diamondback Police Supply.
by AWR Hawkins15 Jul 2015, 8:40 PM PST0

On May 6, the Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of Defense Distributed, the flagship company for 3D-printed gun designer Cody Wilson.
by AWR Hawkins7 May 2015, 9:26 PM PST0

On May 2 a group of students at Colorado’s Chapparal High School drew attention to themselves by posing for a prom pic while holding an AR-15 style rifle, a hunting rifle, and a Confederate flag.
by AWR Hawkins6 May 2015, 9:40 AM PST0

New information released by the California Department of Justice’s Bureaus of Firearms shows that the state’s “assault weapons” ban did not ban “assault weapons.”
by AWR Hawkins23 Apr 2015, 5:25 AM PST0

Congressional Democrats plan to introduce national gun buyback legislation for “assault weapons.”
by AWR Hawkins6 Apr 2015, 12:39 PM PST0

A group of San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries helped local law enforcement with its gun buyback program on Saturday by contributing thousands of dollars to help fund the effort to take guns off the streets.
by Daniel Nussbaum22 Mar 2015, 5:46 PM PST0

ATF director B. Todd Jones is stepping down amid the backlash surrounding the agency’s proposed AR-15 bullet ban.
by AWR Hawkins20 Mar 2015, 9:56 AM PST0

On March 13, Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) tried to undercut the sporting uses of the M855 round by labeling it “armor piercing” and tweeting that there is no justification for hunters to possess it. Engel tried to back this up by observing, “I have never seen a deer wear Kevlar.”
by AWR Hawkins19 Mar 2015, 9:32 AM PST0

On March 12, House Democrats drafted a letter to the ATF that urges them to revive and implement the ban on the M855 round for AR-15s.
by AWR Hawkins12 Mar 2015, 5:22 PM PST0

On March 4, Sheriff Donny Youngblood of Kern County, California, said the ATF’s attempt to ban M855 ammo seems like an attempt “to create a problem that doesn’t actually exist.”
by AWR Hawkins5 Mar 2015, 9:01 AM PST0

On March 4, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6th Dist.) and 237 other lawmakers signed and sent a letter to the ATF expressing their opposition to the proposed M855 ammo ban.
by AWR Hawkins5 Mar 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) introduced legislation revoking the ATF’s claim of power to regulate ammunition via “armor piecing” language in the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA).
by AWR Hawkins2 Mar 2015, 4:49 PM PST0

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says a proposal by the BATF to ban AR-15 ammunition is a “common sense” approach everyone should agree to support.
by Charlie Spiering2 Mar 2015, 11:10 AM PST0