Gun rights

The same conservative majority that handed down the largest expansion of gun rights in more than a decade last year, denied to block an assault weapons ban.

The mass shooting at an outlet mall injured at least seven others, officials said.

The Republican candidate for Arizona governor in 2022 goaded a gun control activist just three days after a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

The gun lobby celebrated the news that progress on a Colorado assault weapons ban had stalled and a Nebraska concealed carry bill was close to becoming law.

Nashville Police Chief John Drake told reporters that Hale had mentioned another location but found that the target had "too much security."

If people really are a danger to themselves or others, simply taking away their guns is not a serious solution to prevent suicide or harm.

Discover will become the first credit card distributor to use newly established merchant codes to flag when purchases are made at gun retailers.

Florida's legislature introduced a bill that would allow carrying a concealed gun without a permit the same day 10 people were injured in a drive-by shooting.

"The NRA has been thriving for over 150 years but will likely not survive to the end of this year," former board member Rocky Marshall said.

Justice Neil Gorsuch recenty warned in a dissenting opinion that the Court shouldn't be used as "policymakers of last resort."

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to enact permitless carry before his time in office was through. Will it happen in the next session?

Independent voters in Texas care more about immigration than abortion, according to a new analysis.

U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking about new gun laws, was also heckled by a shooting victim's family.

Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene both discussed antidepressants after Highland Park. Newsweek Fact Check explores what is behind the narrative.

Personal information, including concealed carry weapons holders' full names, date of birth and home addresses could be accessed.

The doomsayers don't have history on their side.

Warren Davidson of Ohio has faced criticism for saying mass shootings may still continue if guns are banned if individuals used arrows in the attacks.

After the Court's decision, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said President Joe Biden is "borderline incompetent" but voting for Republicans is "dangerous."

"It has become necessary to dissolve the Supreme Court of the United States," an angry Olbermann tweeted following a Court decision on gun laws.

"If you vote for gun control, you are not on the side of Ameirca," she wrote.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, among others, questioned the effectiveness of gun control in Blue states following Uvalde. Newsweek's Fact Check team explores the claim.

Democratic Representative Don Beyer introduced a bill that would impose a 1,000 percent tax on assault-style weapons.

The aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting has drawn focus toward the sale and regulation of the gun used to commit the atrocity: The AR-15 rifle.

Rittenhouse's display was denounced by several prominent figures, including a current lawmaker and a former member of Congress.

The White House said it would "leave it up to other countries to set their policy on gun ownership" but that the U.S. would not introduce a handgun ban.

"The idea of handgun prohibition is nowhere near the political agenda in the mainstream in the United States," said a Duke University law professor.

Former congressman Joe Walsh said gun reform would not happen unless "passionate Second Amendment people like me, get off of our ass and pressure [the GOP]."

"With him in the chair, the NRA, it's become a dormant organization. He's a liability," the former Trump adviser said.

"A majority of Americans...are in favor of stricter gun laws," journalist Sandra Smith told the GOP lawmaker, who is a strong Second Amendment supporter.

Some gun owners pointed out the ease in purchasing firearms and noted that there is a lack of proper background checks and verification of personal information.