AR-15s

On Thursday the Virginia State Police (VSP) used an X post to try to calm fears that Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s gun control push will result in state police going door-to-door to confiscate firearms.

Rhode Island Democrats are pushing legislation that would sentence state residents up to ten years in prison for possessing an AR-15.

A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit by a group of nuns that claimed Smith & Wesson violated its fiduciary duty to shareholders by making and selling AR-15s.

A bill banning AR-15s and other popular semiautomatic rifles, as well as magazines holding more than 15 rounds of ammunition, cleared the Virginia legislature Monday and is headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk.

There are more than 32 million guns which Democrats label “assault weapons” in Americans’ hands, according to data released Thursday by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).

President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Monday over Washington, DC’s restrictive AR-15 gun controls and the cumbersome registration process maintained by the city’s Metropolitan Police Department.

Gov. Tim Walz (D) doubled down Thursday by again calling out Minnesota Republican lawmakers for refusing to take part in his push for a gun ban on the most popular semiautomatic rifles in America.

CLAIM: During a gun control rant on CNN’s Inside Politics, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) noted the alleged Manhattan shooter had a concealed carry permit and claimed the permit allowed him to have an AR-15. 

Michigan state Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R) claims a “ghost gun” ban in the 1770s would have undercut the American Revolution. 

The Civil Rights Division of President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief supporting an NRA lawsuit against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban.

Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion in the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Mexico’s lawsuit and described AR-15s and AK-47s as “both widely legal and bought by many ordinary consumers.”

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett sided with the three liberal justices in rejecting to hear a challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban Monday.

Justice Clarence Thomas used a June 2, 2025, dissent to note that AR-15s are “clearly arms” as referenced in the text of the Second Amendment.

Gov. Polis (D) signed the semiautomatic firearm ban and residents wanting an AR-15 will have to get an “eligibility card” from a local sheriff. 

A ban on numerous semiautomatic firearms–rifles and shotguns–passed the Colorado Senate Affairs Committee on Tuesday and is now headed to the Senate Floor.

SHOT Show 2025 went from January 21-24 and Breitbart News was there to see the crowds, feel the excitement, and see gun upon gun upon gun.

A federal judge issued a permanent injunction enjoining Illinois from enforcing the state’s “assault weapons” ban. 

During an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” Kamala Harris claimed that Donald Trump will take away black men’s Second Amendment rights.

During an October 22, 2024, appearance on The Daily Show, Democrat Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz called for red flag laws, universal background checks, and a ban on AR-15s and similar rifles. 

Tim Walz embraced his “F Rating” from the NRA while on ABC’s “The View” and pushed for elimination of AR-15s and similar rifles. 

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

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) opened the hearing into the Trump assassination attempt Tuesday by targeting “easy access to AR-15 rifles.”

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) noted that, while Democrats are targeting AR-15s, many hunting rifles are “more accurate than a lot of ARs.”

Rep. Gerald Connelly (D) lost it when Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle refused to play along and criticize privately owned firearms. 

Colorado House Democrats passed “assault weapons” ban legislation Sunday to prohibit the sale of AR-15s and certain 9mm pistols.

The Illinois State Rifle Association indicates they will ask the Supreme Court to review the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision that noted AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment.

On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit decided AR-15s are not protected by the Second Amendment.

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) argued that people shouldn’t be able to get AR-15s because nobody who isn’t in the military or a police department “should own an automatic weapon.” While

State Sen. Gary Winfield (D) took exception to the push of a Connecticut bill targeting repeat firearm offenders, suggesting it would unintentionally target former offenders who are carrying guns for self-defense.

House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is pushing legislation that levies a 20 percent tax on AR-15 makers’ revenue.

President Joe Biden suggested during a South Lawn celebration of the most recent gun control package that it “makes no sense” that military personnel get stringent training, but civilians can buy AR-15s with no training at all.

The shifting sands of Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s gun control plans have solidified, for now, into a pledge to buy back AR-15s and AK-47s from Texans if a legal way to do so can be found.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is citing “domestic terrorism” concerns in her latest push to ban AR-15s and other commonly owned semiautomatic rifles.

Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s gun control proposals include supporting legislation to limit Americans to purchasing only one firearm a month.

The state of Illinois will not charge Kyle Rittenhouse for possession of the AR-15 he allegedly used in Kenosha, Wisconsin, because the rifle was allegedly “purchased, stored, and used” out of state.

An Odessa, Texas, bar owner and a group of armed supporters were arrested by SWAT teams Monday after violating Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) shutdown order.