Second Amendment

The prevalence of ghost guns has begun to alarm some lawmakers at the state level, producing legislation to more closely regulate these weapons.

Bailey Nielsen, 11, appeared before lawmakers in Boise, Idaho alongside her grandfather, Charles Nielsen, as they debated whether to allow visitors to the state to carry concealed handguns.

Founder of Right to Bear Arms Virginia Brandon Howard took a 12-gauge shotgun to Democrat delegate Mark Levine's house.

Gun policy earns the starkest statistical divide of any of the 18 policy issues when broken down along gender lines.

Ryan Farrar is standing for the first congressional district in Northwest Indiana.

The report follows a year of public revelations about the NRA's spending habits that have led to questions about its viability as a non-profit.

The legislation also contains a somewhat unique provision allowing for firearms rights to be restored after two years based on the approval of a state judge.

Fred Guttenberg was escorted out of the State of Union Address on Tuesday night after shouting "What about my daughter!" in response to Donald Trump's comments about Second Amendment rights.

Security quickly moved to escort Guttenberg out of the chamber as Trump defended the Second Amendment, Newsweek can confirm.

Powell was most recently LaPierre's chief of staff and was previously the executive director of general operations before his role at the organization was scaled back.

Unfinished receivers that have not been fully manufactured are not traditionally considered firearms, although some states have cracked down on unregulated precursors.

In general, gun-rights supporters have voiced serious reservations about due process protections that they feel the proposed measures could erode.

"Ironically, this outcome will only further embolden Second Amendment supporters to be even louder for their rights," a gun-rights group said in response.

Subject to specific credentialing, Marine Corps law enforcement personnel will now be allowed to partake in concealed carry while off duty.

Drawing a link between cell phone use and mortality, John Rodgers sets up an analogy to gun violence prevention strategies.

"Tucker Carlson Tonight" guest Ryan Cleckner told guest host Mark Steyr that more people would have died in Sunday's church shooting in Texas if Joe Biden, who is in favor of stricter gun control laws, "has his way."

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's legal opinion argues that the state's definition of "firearm" is expansive enough to encompass 80 percent receivers.

Seventy of these bills cleared various state legislatures in 2019 alone, providing a window into how states are combating gun violence in the absence of federal action.

Ackerman McQueen told Newsweek that its former employee engaged in "outright fabrications." The employee said he's "proud to speak the truth."

Despite calls to ban sales of so-called assault weapons in the U.S., these kinds of firearms are prevalent in civilian society and elsewhere.

Virginia State Representative Donald McEachin suggested calling out the National Guard to enforce new gun legislation discussed by Governor Ralph Northam in response to the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement in the state.

While the legislation's purpose is to level the playing field among residents of different states, public opinion generally rests on the side of fewer firearms in schools.

Our generation lives in fear—of being shot or of a loved one being shot. Now, the gun lobby is attacking our right to effect change.

New York was, until recently, somewhat confident in its position. But everything changed when the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.

Illinois law does not explicitly authorize district employees to carry weapons in school, nor does it delegate the authority to make such a decision to local boards.

The NRA lawsuit may have to face protracted litigation as lower courts have generally looked favorably upon modest gun restrictions.

Ethan Kollie, 24, could face up to 15 years in prison when a federal judge sentences him in February 2020.

Sixty-eight percent of Texas voters indicated support for extreme risk protection orders or "red flag" laws.

The group was also outspent by organizations such as Everytown and Giffords, which invested heavily in the Virginia legislative races.

The Outlaws were described in court documents as using "violence, fear and intimidation to impose their will, make money and protect criminal enterprises."