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8 Firearm Mistakes That Can Land You in Serious Legal Trouble

Owning a firearm comes with serious responsibility, and not just for safety reasons. Many gun owners unintentionally make firearm mistakes that can lead to major legal trouble, even if they mean no harm. In today’s climate of strict laws and evolving regulations, ignorance is no defense. Whether you carry for…

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Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights

The assassination in September 2025 of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has heightened attention on the relationship between political rhetoric and political violence.

The Conversation

Lawsuit accuses firearms industry group of using gun owners' personal data to tailor political ads

A new lawsuit filed in Connecticut accuses a firearms industry group of secretly building a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and using the data to target gun rights supporters with political ads

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Woman Repeatedly Badmouthed Ex-Lover, Ordered Not to Say Anything Online About Him, Lost Gun Rights

She had admitted that some (though not all) of the speech was false, but the injunction (entered in a restraining order case, not following a full defamation trial) extends to all speech, not just falsehoods: "Even speech otherwise protected by the First Amendment may be enjoined if it disturbs the…

Reason

Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented

The Independent UK

Inside the gun absolutists’ bold plot to repeal one of America’s strongest firearms laws

Gun Owners of America, which sees the NRA as soft, has the National Firearms Act in its sights – and it’s ready for battle

The Guardian - US

She Wrote a Bad Check 17 Years Ago and Still Can't Own Guns. This Trump Order Could Help People Like Her.

The Justice Department has proposed a pathway to restore gun rights for millions of Americans.

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Gun rights influencer responds after Minneapolis shooting suspect praised him in video

YouTuber Brandon Herrera said he was ‘disgusted that my name came out of this demon's mouth’

The Independent UK

Minneapolis gunman appears to promote “Brandon Herrera for president” in video posted before shooting

Herrera, a gun rights activist with millions of online followers, said he was “disgusted” to be mentioned by the shooter. Herrera is challenging U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in the Republican primary.

The Texas Tribune

Gun Rights Groups Sue To Overturn Federal Weapons Registration

The case argues that, since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated taxes on the transfer of certain weapons, the constitutional basis for registering those weapons no longer exists.

Reason

US attorney general paves way for more convicted criminals to own guns

Bondi says the proposed change gives her discretion over who can own firearms, in a move opposed by gun control groups.

Al Jazeera

Gun Rights Groups Welcome the Demise of Illogical and Constitutionally Dubious Federal Firearm Taxes

The taxes on sound suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, originally enacted in 1934, were meant to be prohibitive, imposing bans in the guise of raising revenue.

Reason

Criminal Justice Reformers Should Welcome Pam Bondi's Gun Rights Restoration Initiative

Democratic critics of the new program overlook the injustice of permanently disarming Americans who pose no threat to public safety.

Reason

17 Years Ago, She Lost Her Gun Rights for Passing a Bad Check. She Wants SCOTUS To Rectify That Injustice.

Melynda Vincent is asking the justices to decide whether it's constitutional to disarm people based on nothing more than a nonviolent criminal conviction.

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Trump’s clash with California governor over LA protests has potential to influence next presidential race

During US president Donald Trump’s first administration, many Democratic governors served as a major source of opposition to Trump. Gavin Newsom, the current governor of California, regularly sparred with Trump on several issues, including immigration, healthcare and gun rights. But after Trump was re-elected in 2024, Newsom promised to work…

Reason

OpenAI Wins Libel Lawsuit Brought by Gun Rights Activist Over Hallucinated Embezzlement Claims

In yesterday's decision by Judge Tracie Cason (Ga. Super. Ct. Gwinnett County) in Walters v. OpenAI, L.L.C., gun rights activist… The post OpenAI Wins Libel Lawsuit Brought by Gun Rights Activist Over Hallucinated Embezzlement Claims appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Tennessee ties gun rights to restoring voting rights after a felony. That will likely soon change

If you're a convicted felon in Tennessee and you want to vote again after paying your debts to society, you have to persuade a judge to first restore your gun rights

Reason

Mel Gibson Got His Gun Rights Back, but Millions of Americans With No History of Violence Are Still Waiting

The movie star’s special treatment highlights the injustice of an illogical federal law.

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Mel Gibson's gun rights restored by US Justice Department following domestic violence conviction

Gibson lost the right to own firearms following his no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery against his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva in 2011

The Independent UK

Mel Gibson’s gun rights restored by Trump’s Justice Department

Gibson was charged with misdemeanour spousal battery in 2011

The Independent UK

Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures

A federal lawsuit accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than $20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favor of free speech and gun rights

Reason

Pam Bondi Aims To Revive a Moribund Legal Process for Restoring Gun Rights

A new Justice Department rule could help "prohibited persons" who pose no threat to public safety.

Salon

The danger of MAGA's male insecurity

A defining characteristic of MAGA men is their insecurity. Now, it's threatening everyone's safety

Reason

Mel Gibson Controversy Highlights a Bigger Scandal: Many Americans Lose Their Gun Rights for No Good Reason

Millions of people are barred from owning firearms even though they have no history of violence, and they have essentially no recourse under current law.

Latin Times

DOJ Attorney Fired After Denying Trump Friend Mel Gibson Gun Rights Over Previous Domestic Violence Charges

The Justice Department's former pardon attorney alleges that she was recently fired from her post due to her refusal to reinstate gun ownership rights of actor, director and Trump ally Mel Gibson.

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