(NewsNation) —The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that people under domestic violence restraining orders can be prohibited from possessing guns, marking a victory for gun control and victim advocacy groups. Only Justice Clarence Thomas dissented. The case, United States v. Rahimi, centered around whether a federal law prohibiting the possession of firearms by persons subject to … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Compared to last year, shootings that resulted in injuries declined by 28% from January to May, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Her office reported the statistic backed up by data from police departments in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative. That 28% represents 218 shootings in the … Read more
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) tried to distract from real questions about gun control when asked about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to reverse a ban on bump stocks during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning. The South Carolina politician turned his attention to President Joe Biden and immigration when asked about the court … Read more
NewsNation) — Long before Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturned a ban on bump stocks, the U.S. government concluded the semiautomatic rifle attachment that have become controversial in recent years did not rise to the level of turning weapons into machine guns. However, the court’s 6-3 ruling to overturn the 2019 ban which gained the support … Read more
President Joe Biden championed his administration’s work on gun reform during a speech Tuesday while attacking his predecessor, Donald Trump, and his boast that he had done “nothing on guns” while in the White House. Biden made the remarks at an annual conference for Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation’s largest gun control group. In … Read more
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives for a closed deposition with members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president, at the O’Neill House Office Building in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Hunter … Read more
Brett Cross, whose son died in the 2022 mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, said in a TikTok video Monday night that he was arrested earlier in the day for cursing in a county commissioners’ meeting. “I was literally arrested for saying ‘f**k’ in a commissioner’s court because Mariano Pargas wants to sit … Read more
