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David Hogg suggests efforts to declare a “national emergency” regarding border security could be better spent with action against “gun violence.”

As House Democrats embark on an effort to expand background checks Gabby Giffords is making clear that it is only the “first step” in a larger push for gun control.

Iowa’s Republican lawmakers plan to pursue the elimination of a concealed carry permit requirement in the state once this year’s legislative session begins.

Police in Columbia, South Carolina, say a 30-year-old man is dead after pulling a knife and a gun on another man outside The Little Gym.

California’s newest gun controls demonstrate the insidious nature of red flag laws and the danger they pose to the Second Amendment.

House Democrats plan to honor Gabby Giffords Tuesday by introducing gun controls that would not have prevented the attack she endured on January 8, 2011.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) proposed gun confiscation orders, criminalization of private gun sales, an “assault weapons” ban, and other gun controls on Friday.

New Hampshire State Rep. NH State Rep. John Burt (R-Goffstown) says he will carry his handgun in the State House whether rules allow it or not.

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) reintroduced national reciprocity for concealed carry on the first day of the 116th Congress.

With Washington state’s semiautomatic rifle purchase ban now in place at least six states restrict the Second Amendment rights of 18-20-year-olds.

When it comes to AR platform rifles, it can be pretty easy to get lost in the overwhelming tide of scary black systems lubed with liberal tears. In fact, there are so many AR offerings that they are sometimes referred to as “vanilla” — nothing special and a dime a dozen.

From the moment you pick it up to the second the last of its 16 rounds are fired the Springfield Armory XD(M) 10mm is a dream come true.

A homeowner shot and killed a home invasion suspect in Ionia County, Michigan, on New Year’s Day.

Washington state ushered in the new year by barring 18-20 year olds from purchasing semiautomatic rifles. 

Aspects of California’s gun confiscation laws broadened on January 1, 2019, as the state added ammunition and certain magazines to the list of items that can be confiscated when firearms are seized.

President Donald Trump has had as much impact on the third branch of government in two years as most presidents have in two full terms, and the new Senate opens the door for the second half of his first term to be even more significant than the first half.

There were over 530 murders in gun-controlled Chicago between January 1 and December 25, 2018, and that number could reach 550 or higher by year’s end.

A Florida city commissioner shot and wounded a suspected intruder who tried to enter his home in order to elude police.

Not a single New Jersey resident has surrendered their “high capacity” magazines to state police since the implementation of the magazine ban.

Texas Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R) plans a push in the coming legislative session to eliminate the state’s concealed carry permit requirement.

Ohio lawmakers voted Thursday to override Gov. John Kasich’s (R) veto and secure a law to protect gun owners in the state. 

Parkland father Andrew Pollack is calling out House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her fight against President Trump’s efforts to protect teachers, students. 

Gun control proponent Gabby Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, is considering a Senate run against Republican Martha McSally in 2020.

A Jacksonville, Florida, homeowner’s son shot a suspect who was allegedly stealing a TV and an XBox game system on Christmas Eve.

The New York Times is pressuring credit card giants to monitor customers’ buying habits and blacklist gun purchases. 

Rolling Stone commented on the NRA’s relative silence regarding the ban of bump stocks by suggesting the gun rights organization surrendered on the issue in order to shield semiautomatic rifles.

NBC News reports that 3,143 “children” aged 19 and under died firearm-related deaths in 2017.

The White House School Safety Commission’s report recommends gun confiscation orders as part of an overarching response to mass shootings in gun-free schools.

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. claims the guilty plea of suspected Russian spy Maria Butina and the outcome of the 2018 congressional elections mark the “beginning of the end” for the “gun lobby” in the U.S.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled last week that police officers in the state can claim “Stand Your Ground” protections following the use of lethal force in self-defense.

A “gun safety” instructor for Michael Bloomberg-funded Moms Demand Action held a pistol by the tip of the barrel during a meeting with the League of Women Voters in Lewiston, Idaho.

Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik said New Jersey’s newly implemented “high capacity” magazine ban endangers the lives of officers by also limiting their magazine size when they are off duty.

Barack Obama pushed gun control for “Trayvon” and “those congregants in Thousand Oaks,” among others, during a December 13 acceptance speech for the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award.

The commission investigating the February 14 Parkland school shooting voted 13 to 1 Wednesday to arm teachers.

A robbery suspect in Lawrence, Indiana, picked the wrong car Thursday morning and is now hospitalized in serious condition with multiple gunshot wounds.

On December 11, 2018, Breitbart News reported on our correspondence with the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), learning that they would not rule out going house-to-house, or door-to-door, to enforce the new “high-capacity” magazine ban.