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Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment

A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024

What is the firearms form at the center of Hunter Biden’s gun trial?

Prosecutors say Hunter Biden lied on the paperwork for a gun purchase in 2018 when he said he wasn’t using drugs

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

The major tests US gun control activists face in 2024

Gun safety groups say they remain undaunted as they plan to push for more change – but they will still face steep hurdles in a crucial election year

The Guardian - US · Jan 2, 2024

Legal fight expected after New Mexico governor suspends the right to carry guns in public

Legal scholars and advocates say New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque will spur a legal fight but might also move the debate about gun violence

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023

Second Amendment Roundup: Looking for Historical Tradition in All the Wrong Places

The Government drops reference to the slave codes as a historical analogue in Rahimi.

Reason · Aug 25, 2023

Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision

Federal judges have struck down gun restrictions in the months since a Supreme Court decision that expanded Second Amendment rights, and experts say there is likely more to come.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision

Judges have struck down gun restrictions since a June decision by the court, while expressing uncertainty over how to interpret the ruling.

Roll Call · Oct 19, 2022