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A ban on the most popular semiautomatic rifles and numerous shotguns has passed in Colorado’s Senate.

Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make North Carolina the 30th constitutional carry state in Union.

A juvenile reportedly retrieved a handgun Saturday morning in Manchester, Kentucky, and shot and killed two alleged armed intruders.

Trinity J Shockley, a transgender male who prefers to go by Jamie or Dex, allegedly planned to carry out a Parkland-style shooting at Indiana’s Mooresville High School on February 14, 2025. 

A younger, more diverse generation of gun owners has emerged, and is emerging, via a sub-platform on YouTube known as GunTube.

A mother with a baby on her hip exchanged gunfire with alleged armed home invaders Monday, wounding one suspect and causing him to flee.

Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum is making clear her country will expand its lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers if the Trump administration designates cartels as terrorists.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced legislation to block various agencies from banning the use of lead tackle and ammunition.

Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly passed numerous gun controls Wednesday that will now head to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) desk.

Democrat lawmakers in Ohio are seeking to expand the instant criminal background check for a firearm purchase to ten days, alongside pushing gun storage laws and other controls.

Surveillance video from a January 26, incident shows a nightclub security officer with an AR-15 opening fire on an alleged shooter.

Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) introduced legislation late last week that will prevent credit cards from using a special merchant category code (MCC) to track sales of guns and ammunition.

Florida state Rep. Monique Miller (R) is preparing to file legislation that would make it legal for law-abiding Floridians to openly carry handguns for self-defense. 

White County Resident Circuit Judge T. Scott Webb ruled against a requirement that Illinois residents must obtain an Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card in order to possess a gun in the home for self-defense. 

Sweden is planning gun bans and tighter gun control after the country’s stringent controls failed to a prevent a February 4, 2025 school shooting.

President Trump issued an executive order Friday “to assess any ongoing infringements” of the right to keep and bear arms. 

New Mexico Democrat lawmakers are pushing a sweeping ban on commonly owned and legally purchased semiautomatic firearms.

Sen. Mike Crapo introduced the Hearing Protection Act Thursday, seeking to remove suppressors from the purview of the National Firearms Act.

A man suspected of shooting four people during a gas station robbery and then a sheriff’s deputy during a pursuit has been killed by police. 

A pilot retrieved a gun from his truck and stopped an armed teen who was demanding an airplane at Texarkana Regional Airport on Tuesday.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R), heretofore known only for her stridently pro-gun stance, has caved to a gun control push that intends to ban Glock switches in Alabama, even though possession of the devices is already banned federally.

The suspect believed to be behind the shooting of six people Tuesday night at Ohio’s KDC/One manufacturing plant was arrested Wednesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pushing a “Second Amendment Summer” which would mean no sales tax on guns and ammunition from Memorial Day through Independence Day.

Two alleged home intruders were shot and killed around 9 p.m. Sunday night in Glengarry, Ontario, and both residents of the home have been interviewed by police and released.

An alleged intruder was shot and fatally wounded around 11:00 p.m. Monday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is introducing legislation Tuesday to protect miliary veterans from having their Second Amendment rights stripped away by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

At least five people were shot at a school in Örebro, Sweden, Tuesday afternoon, despite the country’s stringent gun controls.

An alleged intruder trying to make entry into a Goldsboro, North Carolina, home Sunday evening was shot numerous times by the homeowner and is in critical condition. 

Failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz congratulated gun control activist David Hogg for securing the position of Democrat National Committee vice chair.

At least 13 people were shot, three of them fatally, during the weekend across Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

On Friday, gun control activist David Hogg was elected to the position of vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.

The gun control publication The Trace reports gun sales are “plummeting” then also notes “Americans’ appetite for firearms remains well above historic norms.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is urging Republican state lawmakers to pass legislation legalizing the open carry of handguns.

A garbage truck driver with a concealed carry license killed one alleged armed robber and left a second in critical condition in Chicago at about 5:18 a.m. on Friday.

If the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl in February there will be no rally for the public like the one at which a shooting occurred following the team’s 2024 win. 

An alleged intruder in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, died over the weekend after kicking in an armed homeowner’s door and being shot in the torso.