Tag: Weapons laws and regulations
Appeals court: Dealers can sell handguns to 18-year-olds
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal law that for more than 50 years has banned licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults...
Gun deaths rising in Iowa as new law removes handgun permits
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people...
St. Louis city and county sue to block new Missouri gun law
O'FALLON, Mo. — St. Louis and adjoining St. Louis County filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block Missouri's new law barring state and local...
Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training, becoming the latest and largest on...
NRA’s message lingers even if the gun lobby’s might declines
WASHINGTON — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby's potential demise as...
Deep-red Idaho sees growing clash between GOP and far right
BOISE, Idaho — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight....
U.S. judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms....
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against...
Oregon bans guns from Capitol, demands safe storage in homes
SALEM, Ore. — Legislators have brought guns into the Oregon State Capitol for personal protection. Protesters have carried semi-automatic rifles onto the grounds and...
Texas’ fix after blackout doesn’t dwell on climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' biggest fix to February's deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people without power puts new attention on...