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Baltimore Sun: Maryland's strict gun laws could not prevent Capital Gazette shooting, spurring talk of changes
The weapon used in the attack has been described by police as a pump-action shotgun. While “long guns” like shotguns and rifles are less tightly regulated than handguns, a purchaser nonetheless must undergo a criminal background check to buy one from a dealer, as Jarrod W. Ramos did. But Ramos was never convicted of a crime serious enough to bar such a purchase.
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Guns.com: California gun owners run into problems with registration deadline
Some trying to comply with California’s latest gun control mandates were left scratching their heads after the state’s website bogged down approaching the deadline.
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Dallas News: Trump's proposed bump stock ban draws 97,000 comments weighing gun rights against fears of violence
A regulatory agency received more than 97,000 comments on a proposed nationwide ban on bump stocks, the device used in a Las Vegas concert massacre that left 58 people dead last October.
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NY gun control couldn't stop 20 gang members from getting guns
A total of 20 members and associates of the MacBallas street gang were charged with racketeering, narcotics, robbery and firearms offenses, authorities say, adding that a total of 12 individuals were taken into custody Wednesday. Three other people were already in federal custody and three others were already in state custody.
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Guns.com: Seattle advances mandatory gun lock ordinance
The nine-member Seattle City Council, set to take up the proposal in coming weeks, is made up of eight Democrats and Kshama Sawant, a declared member of the Socialist Alternative party.
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Washington Post: Heroin deaths surpass gun homicides for the first time, CDC data shows
Heroin deaths spiked too, rising by more than 2,000 cases. For the first time since at least the late 1990s, there were more deaths due to heroin than to traditional opioid painkillers, like hydrocodone and oxycodone.
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ABC7: Homemade shotgun turned in at gun buyback event in San Francisco
Police in San Francisco took in 187 weapons during a gun buy-back Saturday morning. The four-hour event, hosted by United Playaz, yielded 57 pistols, 44 revolvers, 11 assault weapons and three shotguns. One of those shotguns was homemade.
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FPC Law-Splainer: WTF is a "featureless" firearm in California?
California's ever-expanding tyranny against gun owners and the right to keep and bear arms is ratcheting up to 11 tomorrow (7/1/2018). You probably need to read this.
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ALERT: Looming BBAW registration deadline & CFARS outages
California DOJ's California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS) system has been experiencing significant outages and issues that may affect or prevent an intended registration of a "Bullet Button Assault Weapon."
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Ammoland: FBI refusing appeals on NFA denials
“The FBI has taken the position that it will not allow you to appeal your FBI background check and denial for an NFA [National Firearms Act] Transaction,” attorney Stephen Stamboulieh announced Monday. “Yes, the FBI conducts the background check, denies you, and provides the NTN [NICS Transaction Number] for your denial, but… no appeal for you!”
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Huffpost: Goodbye Justice Kennedy and goodbye gun control
The news that Justice Anthony Kennedy has retired from the Supreme Court is sending liberals and progressives into a panic. Kennedy has of course been the key swing vote in abortion and gay rights cases. Whether those cases will withstand a new Supreme Court with five core conservatives is a serious question.
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Slow Facts: Republican party of Texas fires pro-gun activist
Choice of personnel indicate your policy. You are who you hire... and fire. The Republican Party of Texas terminated their director of operations, Rachel Malone. Ms Malone was a grassroots activist before she was hired by the Republican Party of Texas. She was a passionate second-amendment supporter. She thought the existing gun lobbying groups in Texas fell short in their promised results.
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KATU2: Oregon gun initiative backers concede, plan 2020 effort
Supporters of an initiative to ban some semi-automatic rifles and pistols, along with high-capacity magazines, are stopping efforts to pass the measure this year but plan an effort to get it onto the ballot in 2020.
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Breitbart: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spreads hoax stats on U.S. mass shootings
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Candidate for U.S. Congress (D-NY), reacted to the lives lost in Annapolis by claiming the attack marked the 195th mass shooting this year.
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Ammoland: Virginia Beach police chief calling for gun control
The Virginia Beach Police Chief is actually calling on Congress to restrict our rights. His job is to enforce laws, NOT LOBBY TO STRIP THE PEOPLE OF THEIR RIGHTS!
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Oregon Gun Ban Measure is Dead
The Oregon Supreme Court proved Wednesday that when it comes to firearms, definitions actually DO matter! The court ruled in favor of a lawsuit that challenged Initiative Petition 43 on the grounds that it was overbroad in applying the term “assault weapon” to common firearms.
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Guns.com: Bill would bar use of federal money for state gun registration schemes
The Gun-owner Registration Information Protection, or GRIP Act, would extend the current prohibition on the use of federal funds for the maintenance of a full or partial gun registry to money allocated to state and tribal governments. Proposed by U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, she argues that work is already underway in a number of states to store personal information on gun owners and some of it may be supported by grant money from Washington.
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Attorneys for FPC, FPF file 923-page opposition to ATF's illegal 'bump-stock' ban proposal, demand hearing
Attorneys for two advocacy organizations submitted over 900 pages of analysis and supporting exhibits, including a video that shows the actual operation of a “bump-stock-device” on an AR-15 type firearm, in an extensive opposition that shows the Trump Administration’s unlawful proposed ban fails every test.
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Oregon Live: OR Supreme Court orders changes to ballot title for initiative to ban 'assault weapons'
Chief Justice Thomas Balmer wrote: "We conclude that the (ballot title) caption could accurately state that the proposed measure would criminalize the possession and transfer of many semiautomatic weapons, as well as magazines holding over 10 rounds."
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Breitbart: Psychologist bemoans U.S. gun ownership, admits higher level of rape in gun-free U.K.
Dr. Rowell Huesmann criticized private gun ownership while speaking to President Donald Trump’s Federal Commission on School Safety. Afterward, he released written notes in which he admitted the level of rape in gun-free U.K. is higher than in the U.S.
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10 years after Heller, the battle for 2A freedom rages on
Ten years ago today, the landmark Supreme Court decision of District of Columbia v. Heller was a stunning victory for freedom and originalism, in more than one way.
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KIRO7: Snohomish County voters say petitioners are using misleading signs to get signatures
Some people in Snohomish County say the signature gatherers you often see outside grocery stores are being deceptive. "Today we are trying to give folks the chance to choose whether they want their groceries taxed or not," Lorin Bishop told a potential voter outside the Haggen in Marysville.
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Bustle: 'Incredibles 2' is filled with guns - Despite being in a world where futuristic tech could've replaced them just fine
After a 14-year wait, Incredibles 2 has hit theaters and is a massive success, landing the eighth-largest opening weekend of all time. The film has been lauded its fun, family-friendly take on the superhero genre, but while that praise is warranted, there is one concerning element in the PG-rated film: the reoccurring, almost decorative presence of guns. Although Incredibles 2 is set in a technologically advanced world, guns are still present in several scenes — despite the fact that their inclusion is never necessary to the movie's plot.
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Ammoland: N.J. Democrat reinstituting racist practices to discourage gun ownership
The plan would raise the cost for handgun purchase permits from $2 to $50; firearms identification cards from $5 to $100; handgun carry permits from $50 to $400; retail gun dealer licenses from $50 to $500; and wholesaler/manufacturer licenses from $150 to $1,500, among other hikes.” theNJ.com report continues. As much as he hates guns not in the control of those working for him, Murphy’s not above looking forward to the prospect of “$1.4 million in additional revenue from the sale of firearms.
