“Assault Weapons”

Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico endorsed a ban on “assault weapons” in a little-seen 2020 interview, despite claiming to be a “believer in the Second Amendment” while running for higher office.

The Ninth Circuit has stayed a lawsuit against California’s “assault weapons” ban, waiting on what SCOTUS decides in related cases. 

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announced Wednesday a DOJ lawsuit against Virginia over that state’s ban on AR-15s and other semiautomatic firearms.

On Monday, the NRA secured a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Virginia’s “assault weapons” and 15-plus rounds magazine ban.

A Toronto Star report claims hitmen in Canada are now younger, cheaper to hire, “more violent and more plentiful than just a decade ago.”

Sales of firearms, AR-15 parts, and magazines with capacity of greater than 15 rounds are surging in Virginia, where residents are now less than a month away from an “assault weapons” ban taking effect.

At least ten Commonwealth’s Attorneys have made clear that they will not enforce the “assault weapons” ban scheduled to take effect in Virginia on July 1, 2026.

Virginia state Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim (D) is telling prosecutors who say they will not enforce his “assault weapons” ban to quit “tough guy posturing.”

Virginia Gov. Spanberger (D) signed a ban on popular semiautomatic rifles and shotguns into law Thursday which will take effect July 1, 2026.

On Tuesday, Just The News published an interview with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon in which she predicted that the Supreme Court would rule AR-15s are “legal all over America.”

The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Denver’s “assault weapons” ban, with Acting AG Todd Blanche saying the ban “violates the right to bear arms.”

During a video posted to X on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon stressed that semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 “are protected by the Constitution.”

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed four gun control bills last week alone but released a statement today in which she said, “I support the Second Amendment.”

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

Rhode Island Democrats are pushing legislation to require a “Firearm Safety Training Certificate” before a gun sale occurs.

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).

St. Paul, Minnesota, passed an “assault weapons” ban that cannot be enforced because of a state preemption law.

Minnesota Democrats are planning town halls where they will try to push gun control over the finish line after Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) failure to rally sufficient legislative support for a special gun control session.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Minnesota State Rep. Emma Greenman (D) stated that the school shooter in Minneapolis, like many other shooters, “wanted to do this for notoriety, had lots of stuff going on in their lives.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called for a “nationwide assault weapons ban.”

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said there needs to be a national ban on “assault weapons” when reacting to a Catholic school shooting in Minnesota.

Data from Ammoland News indicates Colorado witnessed an exponential increase in firearm homicides after embracing a state-level gun control agenda in 2013. 

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox 5 New York’s “Good Day New York,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stated that the shooting in New York City earlier this week wouldn’t have happened the way it did if the shooter didn’t

Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that a new federal assault weapons ban is needed in the wake of a mass shooting in Manhattan.

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) responded to the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban by claiming the court is more concerned with “bailing out illegal aliens” than protecting the rights of Americans.

Rhode Island Democrats are pushing an “assault weapons” ban that would ban many rifles, shotguns, and pistols in the state.

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) paid homage to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and introduced the “assault weapons” ban of 2025 on Wednesday.

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. 

Kamala Harris said she would not be taking away anyone’s guns then immediately pushed an AR-15 ban during a question-and-answer on Tuesday.

Kamala Harris criticized the lack of registration for handgun sales on Tuesday at the National Association of Black Journalists.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that “way too much time” is spent debating assault weapons restrictions when those aren’t really the issue when it comes to America’s gun violence issues and “The problem is

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) refused to approve a gun control ballot on Monday that the Memphis City Council put forward.

There have been 22 shootings, resulting in at least six fatalities, in Chicago, Illinois, since Monday, the day on which the DNC began.

The Supreme Court refused to get involved in a case centered on Illinois’s “assault weapons” ban as it moves through the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.