WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with about a third of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from … Read more
Senate Democrats are making a push this week to ban bump stocks after the Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era federal rule that banned the device, which allows semiautomatic weapons to fire off hundreds of rounds per minute. The effort will come to a head Tuesday when Democrats plan to attempt to pass legislation that would … Read more
The Supreme Court struck down the nationwide ban on bump stocks on Friday that former President Donald Trump had worked to implement, but his campaign had relatively little to say on the matter. “The Court has spoken and their decision should be respected,” Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s campaign press secretary said in a statement. Leavitt then … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the high court’s decision to lift a federal agency’s ban on bump stocks that was put into place after the 2017 Las Vegas massacre would have “deadly consequences.” The Las Vegas shooter used bump stocks, simple devices that attach to a semiautomatic rifle and create an effect similar … Read more
The Supreme Court Friday overturned a federal agency’s rule banning bump stocks, the devices used in some of America’s deadliest mass killings carried out by lone shooters. Plaintiff Michael Cargill, an Austin, Texas, gun store owner, did not claim that the Second Amendment protected his right to own a bump stock. The case focused narrowly … Read more
Donald Trump lost his right to possess guns after his hush-money conviction, and now the New York City Police Department is reportedly doing something about it. A senior police official told CNN on Wednesday that the NYPD is set to annul the former president’s license to carry a firearm. An investigation by the department’s legal … Read more
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As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
In a video clip uploaded three months ago, one of YouTube’s most prominent gun reviewers took aim at a steel target with a Glock 17 pistol equipped with a device called an autosear. “All right, full auto!” he said as about half the spray of bullets ricocheted off the coffin-shaped target while the rest flew … Read more
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