AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health […]
Senate Republicans announced new legislation Friday requiring Homeland Security notification every time an illegal immigrant tries to buy a gun, giving deportation officers a chance to take action. Illegal immigrants are generally prohibited under federal law from obtaining a gun, and the instant background check system is supposed to flag them if they try to […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for […]
The quarterback considered by many to be the best player in the NFL is steering clear of partisan messaging in the wake of a shooting at a parade celebrating his team’s 2024 Super Bowl victory. Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs has rebuffed calls to advocate for gun control, according to a Time magazine […]
The border crisis in Texas has been easing over the last few months as the state has taken aggressive steps to close off several points of entry for illegal aliens. But plugging one or two holes in Texas has led to leaks in other border states. In particular, California […]
A federal judge on Friday rejected claims from Hunter Biden’s attorneys that the federal gun charge against President Joe Biden’s son be dropped. U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected the defense motions that sought to avoid any trial on charges that Hunter Biden lied about his drug use in October 2018 when he completed […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president’s son’s claim that he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied defense efforts to scuttle the prosecution charging Hunter Biden with lying about […]
A gun store owner in Washington state says he sold a boatload of high-capacity magazines earlier this week when a state law that had banned them in 2022 was briefly lifted by the order of a local judge. Wally Wentz owns a store called Gator’s Custom Guns in the city of Kelso, which is located […]
In dealing with an American adult who actively pushes for gun control, one must apply a simple rule: Assume malevolence. Twenty-three-year-old Harvard graduate David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, and barely an adult, might have more surface-level excuses than other prominent gun-control activists, but he […]
Republican senators said Thursday they will pursue legislation to overturn President Biden’s new gun control regulation that would expand the universe of gun sales subject to background checks. Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis will lead the effort, according to Mr. Cornyn’s office. They were the chief Republican sponsors of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, […]
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