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Second Amendment

Hawaii officials argue for second chance to reinstate butterfly knife ban

Natalie Hanson / June 25, 2024

After a federal court struck down the ban, the Hawaii Legislature approved an amendment to the ban that prohibits only the concealed carry of bladed weapons.

First Circuit likely to uphold gun ban for nonviolent felons

Thomas F. Harrison / June 24, 2024

Could Donald Trump be barred from owning a weapon? A panel of federal judges appeared unwilling to rule it out.

Supreme Court allows ban on gun ownership for domestic abusers to stand

Kelsey Reichmann / June 21, 2024

The justices limited the scope of the high court’s landmark expansion of Second Amendment rights, ruling that there is precedent for keeping guns from people who threaten physical harm to others.

Gun rights groups target New Jersey’s ‘one gun a month’ law in federal suit

Erik Uebelacker / June 19, 2024

The groups chided the state's “lengthy and arduous” permit process, which they claim violates their Second Amendment rights.

Biden calls on Congress to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling

Benjamin S. Weiss / June 14, 2024

Lawmakers punted on bump stock legislation following the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, leaving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to issue regulations overturned Friday by the high court.

Sotomayor warns SCOTUS overturn of bump stock ban ‘puts machine guns back in the public’s hands’

Ryan Knappenberger / June 14, 2024

Sotomayor read part of her dissent aloud from the bench, warning that the decision brought the nation back to the conditions that led to the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.

Supreme Court shoots down bump stock ban

Kelsey Reichmann / June 14, 2024

The high court’s ruling prevents the government from banning a device used in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Ninth Circuit upholds California’s ban on gun show sales

Hillel Aron / June 11, 2024

The decision will likely mean the end of large gun shows held on county fairgrounds in the state.

New York City defends ‘good moral character’ standard for gun licenses in Second Circuit appeal

Erik Uebelacker / June 10, 2024

One appellate judge suggested the case might be moot since the plaintiff got the license he was asking for.

Minnesota ‘ghost gun’ case could lead to retroactive serial number requirement

Andy Monserud / June 5, 2024

"Ghost" guns and many guns manufactured before 1968 could be required to have serial numbers in Minnesota if the state's Supreme Court decides in favor of prosecutors.

Gun ‘dealer’ rule

Brief / May 20, 2024

AMARILLO, Texas — A federal court in Texas found in favor of gun owners’ associations and the state, which sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms over a new rule that expands the definition of a firearms “dealer” and will require all gun sellers to be federally licensed. Their request for a temporary injunction against the enforcement of the new rule is granted.