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Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Hemani.

Reason

How the ACLU Started Defending the Second Amendment

The civil liberties group, which long maintained that there is no constitutional right to arms, is singing a different tune at the Supreme Court.

Reason

‘I could go on’: Stephen King just listed presidents who got shot but Congress still can’t pass a gun law

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting has reignited the gun control debate after Stephen King is speaking up. On April 26, 2026, the horror author posted on X, listing presidents and public figures who’ve been shot – Reagan, Ford, JFK, RFK, MLK – and arguing that “the crazies are non-partisan.…

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Washington in shock after White House press dinner shooting: ‘an angry, polarized nation’

Questions raised about political violence, security and gun control after brazen attack at event attended by top officials

The Guardian - US

‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms

Exclusive: Australian Recreation Union says it plans to support candidates and parties that oppose gun control laws brought in after terror attack

The Guardian - AU

Dunblane massacre gun control campaigners endured death threats and bomb scares

A parent of one of the victims of the massacre established the Gun Control Network (GCN)

The Independent UK

Thirty years after Dunblane school shooting, the UK’s gun laws can still be improved

On March 13 1996, a man walked into a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland, armed with four handguns and several hundred rounds of ammunition. In the school gymnasium, he killed 16 young children and their teacher, and injured many others. This horrific tragedy prompted significant gun control reforms, including a…

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Civil Libertarians Left and Right Unite To Oppose Disarming Cannabis Consumers

A Supreme Court case illustrates the potential for trans-partisan alliances between critics of gun control and critics of the war on drugs.

Reason

Abortion laws, gun control and the rise (again) of One Nation: is Queensland’s LNP fraying at the seams?

David Crisafulli’s government is a triumph of pragmatism over purpose, but cracks have appeared that could have consequences beyond the state border

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government to introduce new gun control laws criticised as ‘weakest in Australia’

Under proposed changes in response to Bondi terror attack, only Australian citizens will be able to obtain a gun licence, with no cap on number of weapons

The Guardian - AU

Trump ally Jeanine Pirro: Anyone bringing a gun into D.C. can "count on going to jail"

Many GOP members have shifted their tone on gun control after Alex Pretti's death.

Axios

Australian parliament votes to tighten gun controls after Bondi beach massacre

The gun buyback scheme aims to reduce the four million firearms in Australia

Evening Standard

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Gun reforms that Labor says would have banned the two Bondi shooters from owning firearms have passed parliament with support from the Greens.

AAP

Hanson reveals ambition to turn One Nation into viable party of government after record poll showing – as it happened

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Mass Shootings Expose Divide as Australia Moves to Act While US Offers 'Thoughts and Prayers'

After parallel mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University, Australia accelerates gun-law reform while the United States issues condolences and limited policy responses, exposing deep contrasts in gun-violence politics.

International Business Times UK

Mass Shootings Expose Divide as Australia Moves to Act While US Offers 'Thoughts and Prayers'

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: biggest gun buyback in 30 years; ‘far too broad’ NSW protest laws; and Head hits another Ashes ton

NSW also announces suite of gun control measures in the wake of Bondi beach terror attack

The Guardian - AU

Until recently, Chris Minns courted the Shooters party. Now he wants tougher gun laws

The NSW premier’s reforms could allow police to reject a firearms licence if intelligence agencies think a person poses a security risk

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president pays tribute to Brown University shooting victims amid calls for gun control

Donald Trump addressed shooting as politicians urged action to improve gun controls – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

The Guardian - UK

Timeline: Bondi beach terror attack becomes Australia’s worst mass shooting in three decades

Mass attacks have been rare in the wake of stringent gun controls brought in after the Port Arthur massacre of 1996

The Guardian - AU

Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons

There are now more guns in the community per capita than in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, with at least 2,000 new firearms lawfully entering the community every week

The Texas Tribune

How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability

Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.

International Business Times UK

High and Armed? Supreme Court to Decide If Drug Users' Gun Rights Are Protected by the Constitution

The Supreme Court of the United States will rule on whether illegal drug users can legally possess firearms under the Gun Control Act of 1968's Section 922(g)(3), a decision with sweeping implications for Second Amendment rights and federal-state tensions.

Reason

2 Controversies Over Political Rhetoric Illustrate the Perils of Blaming Gun Control Critics for Murder

That strategy, which rejects the possibility of sincere disagreement, is poisonous to rational debate.

The Guardian - US

Texas Ice facility shooting: Republicans blame ‘radical left’ as Democrats focus on victims and gun control

Democrats say Trump allies are using incident for ‘political points’ against the left despite the victims being detainees

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