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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is pushing for a ban of “assault weapons” coupled with a buyback scheme. 

Two neighbors in Arkansas were arrested after drinking on the back porch led to donning a bullet-proof vest and shooting each other.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed legislation Tuesday that lowers the concealed carry age to 18 statewide.

Oregon Democrats are pursuing bans on “untraceable” guns and an increase in the fees associated with obtaining a concealed carry handgun permit.

On April 2, the Pittsburgh City Council passed prohibitions against longbows, AR-15s, and BB guns, among other things.

The New Zealand government’s gun buyback costs could reach $300 million before all is said and done.

CA DOJ is asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to stay its recent ruling against the state’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

A number of retailers, manufacturers, and distributors have announced they are now selling “high-capacity” magazines to Californian gun owners.

A study on state-level gun control laws in the U.S. shows that bans on “high-capacity” magazines and “assault weapons” do not lower homicide rates.

Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack is a member of Everytown Business Leaders for Gun Safety, part of Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety.

Mongrel Mob leader Sonny Fatu is making it clear his gang will not be surrendering their guns as mandated by the New Zealand government. 

A homeowner shot and killed one intrusion suspect Saturday morning and wounded a second one badly enough to cause hospitalization.

Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack is okay with his company’s loss of $150 million because he believes the stance for gun control was worth it. 

During an Orangeburg, South Carolina, townhall Democrat presidential hopeful Cory Booker told the audience “we have in America, in the aggregate, a mass shooting every day

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruled Friday that California’s ban on ammunition magazines holding more than ten rounds violates the Second Amendment.

The Kansas House passed a bill Wednesday that opens concealed and campus carry to 18-20 year-olds in the state. 

Arizona’s Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) reports that a grandmother shot a home intruder to save her family. 

The New York Times covered a study on bullet size and suggested that a move away from bigger bullets could result in a reduction in fatalities.

Minnesota State Sen. Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids) is pushing legislation to add firearms safety, hunting, and archery, courses to Physical Education curriculum.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) claimed there have been more “gun violence” deaths the last 49 years than deaths that resulted from all U.S. wars combined.

Bills to lower the minimum concealed carry age from 21 to 18 are on the move in Kansas and Idaho.

Surveillance video shows a suspected robber target an on off-duty female officer and get shot dead in the street.

During Tuesday’s hearing on confiscatory red flag laws, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said, “every right has limits.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) suggests a gun confiscation law is the solution for mass shootings in the U.S.

An Indianapolis home invasion suspect wore a police vest to the home he was targeting and was shot in the “buttocks” by a homeowner who ascertained he was not a real officer.

A Washington Post editorial juxtaposes the U.S. and New Zealand by claiming U.S. gun control is “feckless” compared to the gun bans New Zealand adopted last week.

Arizona’s Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said a grandmother shot a man who allegedly forced his way into her home and attacked her.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is asking his Senate colleagues to show “courage” by passing more gun control with a focus on background checks.

Lake County Circuit Court Judge Luis Berrones issued a permanent injunction Friday barring enforcement of Deerfield, Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban.

Left-wing pop icon Barbra Streisand laments the absence of a New Zealand-style gun ban in the U.S. and blames the “gun lobby” for failure to secure one.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggests Congress should ban “semiautos, & high cap mags.”

Hours after New Zealand announced prohibitions against semiautomatic rifles and shotguns Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) tweeted that the U.S. needs to follow the gun ban example.

On Thursday, CNN published a report suggesting the U.S. lacks the “urgency” of New Zealand in banning guns.

Socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders reacted to the New Zealand gun ban by calling for similar ban in the U.S.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a semiautomatic firearms ban Thursday, making clear the ban was “just the beginning.”

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced legislation Thursday that would prevent Wall Street from unbanking and denying service to the firearms industry.