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The Democrat platform pledges implementation of universal background checks, red flag laws, and other California-style gun controls. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order Thursday reversing a stay issued against an injunction against California’s “1-in-30” ban.

John Lott penned an op-ed in which he explained that despite media claims, violent crime actually rose under Biden but fell under Trump.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter Wednesday to the City of Dallas informing them they have 15 days to withdraw the gun ban statement issued by the State Fair of Texas.

A grand jury handed down murder charges against police officer Connor Grubb in the August 24, 2023, fatal shooting of Ta’Kiya Young in Ohio.

Maine enacted gun control in response to the Lewiston shooting, but it would not have prevented the attack had it been in place at the time.

An 85-year-old Riverton, Wyoming, homeowner fought then shot an alleged home intruder Friday around 11 p.m.

Texas House Republicans are urging Texas State Fair officials to reverse a gun ban scheduled to be imposed on fairgoers in 2024.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor dismissed a lawsuit brought by Mexico against several U.S. gun manufacturers and a wholesaler. 

“Shoot the Vote” is urging gun owners who are unregistered to vote to take time to register and vote to protect the Second Amendment.

Bodycam captured the voice of a local officer at Donald Trump’s Butler rally saying, “I f*cking told [the Secret Service] they need to post a guy f*cking over here” 5 days before the shooting.

During a Thursday speech from Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump pointed out that the July 13, 2024, did not change his conviction that the American “people need guns for protection.”

Randy Kozuch commented on the Harris/Walz camo hats by saying the hats “can’t camouflage” Harris and Walz’s “gun-grabbing” tendencies.

The 4th Circuit upheld Maryland’s AR-15 ban, claiming that such ARs and similar rifles are “highly unusual in society.”

The Kamala Harris campaign reportedly claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) had “carried, fired and trained” people on how to operate “weapons of war innumerable times,” according to a recent report.

When I asked Biofire for a “smart gun” to review, a member of the PR firm indicated they were not sending models for review.

During their first joint campaign appearance in Philadelphia, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz pushed a ban on AR-15s and other firearms that Democrats refer to as “assault weapons.”

VP pick Tim Walz wants the three central gun controls that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have spent years pushing in Washington, DC.

July 2024 was the 60th consecutive month of over one million background checks for gun sales and/or firearm transfers. 

At least 43 people were shot, four of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

Gun Owners of America is filing suit in a federal court in Florida, describing the state’s ban on open carry as a “blatant infringement.”

In an interview Saturday with the New York Times, actor Vince Vaughn expressed support for more individual freedom and said, “People should have guns.”

A trespasser was hospitalized Monday in Mandeville, Louisiana, after attacking a homeowner and being shot by an individual who came to the homeowner’s aid, police said.

At least 19 people were shot, three of them fatally, Friday into Sunday Morning across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

One Lake County, Florida, sheriff’s deputy was killed and two other deputies wounded while responding to a disturbance call on Friday evening.

U.S. District Judge Gerald L. Russell on August 2, 2024, found numerous Maryland gun bans aimed at concealed carriers to be unconstitutional.

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is scheduled to face sentencing on November 13, 2024, for his gun crime convictions.

Kyle Rittenhouse corrected himself Friday and expressed support for Trump and confidence that Trump will be a strong 2A ally.

On Friday, Texas Gun Rights repudiated Kyle Rittenhouse’s anti-Trump message by announcing the group endorses Trump and sees him as “the only choice” for president in 2024.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled residents under attack must try to retreat, when possible, before pulling a gun or other weapon in self-defense. 

Kyle Rittenhouse used a social media video message to announce he will not vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

In a supplemental letter brief submitted July 31, 2024, the U.S. Government contends that “illegal aliens” do not have Second Amendment rights. 

During the September 12, 2019, Democrat debate, then-presidential hopeful Kamala Harris pledged to ban AR-15s via executive action.

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) used the Senate hearing on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to criticize the “easy accessibility” of AR-15s.

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan pronounced New Jersey’s AR-15 ban unconstitutional on Tuesday.

An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy was killed just before 1:30 a.m. in a shootout during a robbery at a gas station in Chicago.