By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. The justices by a 5-4 vote had previously intervened to keep the regulation in effect during the legal fight. … Read more
Recent ads from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political action committee continue to push his effort to shake up the national gun debate with a constitutional amendment that would nationalize key California firearm restrictions. “If Congress and the courts will not take action to help make our communities safer from gun violence, then we — the people … Read more
The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the House for the first time. The measure, House Bill 1292, would ban guns referred to as “assault” weapons by its Democratic sponsors. It now heads to a … Read more
Justice Department announces new rule targeting “gun show loophole” – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department on Thursday announced a new rule designed to require unlicensed dealers selling firearms at gun shows or online to run background checks on buyers. The rule is meant to close what is known as the “gun show … Read more
By Alanna Durkin Richer and Colleen Long | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close a loophole … Read more
More than 23,000 Californians possess firearms despite criminal convictions, restraining orders, mental illnesses and other prohibitions under the Golden State’s pioneering law aimed at disarming dangerous people, the state’s top law enforcement official said Monday, a frustratingly large number that reflects ongoing bureaucratic snags and a need for more enforcement funding. In an annual report … Read more
This week will bring a major mid-March milestone in the Colorado legislature’s quickening sprint toward the end of the 120-day session. The Joint Budget Committee, which is in the process of writing the budget for the next fiscal year, which starts in July, will hear the final economic forecasts before lawmakers debate and vote on … Read more
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM (Associated Press) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate who question whether he’s up to the job and to warn that GOP front-runner Donald Trump would be … Read more
Eleven years ago, Democratic state lawmakers faced protests and recalls over their passage of a high-capacity magazine ban and universal background checks for gun buyers in the wake of the Aurora and Sandy Hook mass shootings. The legislation cost two senators their seats, including the Senate president, and a third resigned. The backlash left a … Read more
By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office told jurors Monday. Wayne LaPierre’s methods … Read more
