In a big win for those who favor gun control, a divided en banc federal appeals court panel on Thursday upheld, against a Second Amendment challenge, a California law restricting…
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has enjoined a gun law in the District that restricts concealed carry permits to those who can show a good reason for carrying firearms.
An en banc federal appeals court on Wednesday considered what standard judges should use to evaluate Maryland’s ban on 45 assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
A Connecticut judge has set a tentative trial date for a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting against the gun manufacturers that created the…
A lawsuit filed by the estate of a Connecticut lawyer claims police officials in Redding dragged their feet in approving his concealed carry permit, then conspired to cover up his…
Massachusetts’ top court contradicted Second Amendment precedent in the reasoning it used to uphold a ban on stun guns, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a per curiam…
A federal appeals court has ordered a Baltimore judge to apply strict scrutiny when evaluating Maryland’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court…
Updated: After failing to persuade Congress to require background checks for all gun purchases, President Barack Obama has announced that he will take executive action that would classify more gun…
A federal judge didn’t have the authority to rule when he found a Washington, D.C., gun law likely violated the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.
A woman was sentenced to 18 months of probation Wednesday for shooting at the tires of a shoplifting suspect fleeing a Home Depot store in suburban Detroit.
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