Democrats propose assault weapon ban, gun purchase permit
2 years ago

Democrats propose assault weapon ban, gun purchase permit

Associated Press  

TUKWILA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced legislative proposals on Monday that would prohibit assault weapons, require a permit to purchase a gun and make gun sellers potentially liable for negligent sales in the state. KeAnna Rose Pickett, whose husband, D’Vonne Pickett Jr., was fatally shot outside their business in Seattle’s Central District, urged lawmakers to “find some solutions around mental health and gun safety.” She said she and her husband were Second Amendment supporters who went to the gun range and spoke about gun safety with their children. But he said he’s optimistic it can pass in 2023, citing polling and the recent elections, which favored candidates who support additional efforts to reduce gun violence. Ferguson said the gunmaker liability proposal would allow people whose family members are killed with firearms to sue if a manufacturer or seller “is irresponsible in how they handle, store or sell those weapons.” The proposal also would allow his office to file lawsuits under the state’s consumer-protection act.

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Supreme Court appears to lean in favor of federal ban on sale of gun kits
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court appears to lean in favor of federal ban on sale of gun kits

LA Times  

The Supreme Court justices gave a friendly hearing Tuesday to the Biden administration’s regulation that prohibits the sale of easy-to-assemble firearms that can be sold online or through the mail. “Today the ghost gun industry’s fiction that its gun building kits are not firearms crashed into a brick wall of reality in the Supreme Court,” said Eric Tirschwell, executive director …

Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons

LA Times  

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento. The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state laws in Illinois that prohibited the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons. “For now at least, the 2nd Amendment is a second-class right, and it will remain so until the Supreme …

Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress

Associated Press  

DENVER — A bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre. “That history, I think, lingers,” said Democratic state Sen. Julie Gonzales, one of the semi-automatic ban …

Colorado House Of Representatives Passes Bill To Ban Sale And Transfer Of Semiautomatic Firearms
8 months ago

Colorado House Of Representatives Passes Bill To Ban Sale And Transfer Of Semiautomatic Firearms

Live Law  

The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at banning the sale, manufacture, and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, commonly referred to as assault weapons. The bill would restrict the sale, manufacture, and transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms, affecting individuals who currently own or wish to acquire such weapons. If the bill becomes law, individuals and entities involved in the …

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
1 year ago

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly. “I’ve got a set of lawmakers that are more likely than not to have a fair debate about guns, gun violence, weapons of war and keeping New Mexicans safe than members of Congress are,” said Lujan Grisham, a …

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he was determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launched the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings. “My administration has been working relentlessly to do something.” The new office of gun violence prevention will be led by Vice President Kamala …

GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “We’ve tried to legislate things for years without a lot of success, and I don’t really think law and regulation are the …

Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

Associated Press  

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — President Joe Biden made a passionate call for tougher gun restrictions Friday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first significant piece of federal firearms legislation in nearly three decades but declaring it was only an “important first step.” He urged voters to defeat lawmakers who resist. You have to do something.” “If this Congress refuses to …

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights supporters seeking to block a ban on open carrying and other parts of the new law. It’s the latest legal fight …

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. “In light of recent mass deaths caused by assailants using assault weapons, it is appropriate for governmental bodies to find ways to protect the public from dangerous …

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence
1 year, 7 months ago

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Like most 17-year-olds, Melody McFadden’s life lay before her. “The polls show that a clear majority of Americans favor assault weapons bans,” John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety, told HuffPost. “Under NRA pressure, Congress let the ban lapse in 2004, and we see the fallout of their cowardice every time we get a news …

Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules
1 year, 7 months ago

Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. Payne’s ruling is the latest decision striking down gun laws in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that changed the test courts have …

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
1 year, 7 months ago

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in certain cases. “Inaction against gun violence is unacceptable.” White House press secretary …

Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature
1 year, 8 months ago

Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature

Associated Press  

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law. After the bill passed, Inslee said the state of Washington “will not accept gun violence as normal.” Inslee said lives will be saved because of the semi-automatic rifle ban and two other measures …

Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely
1 year, 8 months ago

Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely

Associated Press  

DENVER — A high school student told Colorado state lawmakers he’d work to oust them if they didn’t support a sweeping ban on semiautomatic weapons. While Washington state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature cleared a semiautomatic rifle ban Wednesday, Colorado Democrats, who hold a 9-4 majority on the committee, have voiced concerns over the bill’s constitutionality and breadth. “We are ready to make …

US lawmakers banned assault weapons in 1994. Why can’t they now?
1 year, 8 months ago

US lawmakers banned assault weapons in 1994. Why can’t they now?

Al Jazeera  

Calls to ban assault weapons regularly follow mass shootings but the effort remains stalled in the US Congress. In the years since the 1994 prohibition, assault weapons increasingly became a “political symbol” among powerful segments of the gun community and Republican politicians, said Robert Spitzer, an expert on US gun policy. Andrew Morral, the director of the National Collaborative on …

All The Stupid Laws That Have Passed Instead Of An Assault Rifle Ban
1 year, 8 months ago

All The Stupid Laws That Have Passed Instead Of An Assault Rifle Ban

Huff Post  

Here’s how tragically absurd mass shootings have gotten in our country: This piece was written and ready to be published on Monday when we got news that a man entered a Louisville, Kentucky, bank from which he had reportedly been recently terminated and opened fire, killing five people and injuring others. It’s the same type of gun another shooter used …

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He has referenced a federal ban on assault weapons, called on Congress to renew …

US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting

Firstpost  

Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban after six people, including three children, were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, the White House said. “I …

California bill would ban game-style events like lotteries and raffles at gun stores
1 year, 10 months ago

California bill would ban game-style events like lotteries and raffles at gun stores

LA Times  

Customers line up outside Gun World in Burbank in 2020. A California bill would ban lotteries, raffles and other promotional events at gun stores. Adding to the growing list of gun control measures California Democrats have unveiled in recent weeks, a new bill being announced Thursday would ban firearms dealers from holding game-style promotional events such as giveaways, lotteries and …

Joe Biden wants to ban assault weapons again in America: The 1994 ban on these firearms and why it expired
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Biden wants to ban assault weapons again in America: The 1994 ban on these firearms and why it expired

Firstpost  

This is America for you in 2023. As scenes of agony, loss and horror become all too familiar, President Joe Biden, on Tuesday, once again called on Congress to pass a federal law banning assault weapons. In fact, in 2019 after the deadly shootings in a Walmart in Texas’ El Paso and Ohio’s Dayton former President Bill Clinton had urged …

Colorado lawmakers to consider ban on semiautomatic weapons
1 year, 10 months ago

Colorado lawmakers to consider ban on semiautomatic weapons

Associated Press  

DENVER — Two decades after the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and two months after five people were killed at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado lawmakers are drafting a sweeping ban on semiautomatic firearms. While a federal ban would stop people from merely crossing stateliness to acquire semiautomatic firearms, he said, “states really need to lead the way.” …

Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois

Al Jazeera  

Illinois joins eight other US states, including California and New York, in banning the sale of military-style firearms. Jean-Pierre said that Biden has “continued to press for more action to keep our homes, schools and communities safe, including federal laws requiring background checks for all gun sales and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”. “In the meantime, the …

Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes
1 year, 11 months ago

Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate approved a ban on semiautomatic weapons Monday, hours after Gov. J.B. Pritzker was sworn in to a second term and expressed disgust over shootings so frequent each “needs a title so you know which one we’re referring to.” The Senate plan differs slightly from the recent House-passed version, but despite initial objections from House …

Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons
2 years ago

Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons. We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off America’s streets.” When Biden and other lawmakers talk about “assault weapons,” they are using an inexact term to describe a group of …

Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘senseless’ Colorado Springs shooting
2 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘senseless’ Colorado Springs shooting

The Independent  

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US House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns
2 years, 4 months ago

US House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns

Firstpost  

Once banned in the US, the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings Washington: The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used …

US House passes bill banning certain assault rifles
2 years, 4 months ago

US House passes bill banning certain assault rifles

Al Jazeera  

Democrats say measure is ‘crucial’ to tackling mass shootings, but it’s unlikely to secure the Republican support in the Senate needed to become law. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

Parkland survivor calls out Democrats for misleading mass shooting victims on assault weapons ban
2 years, 4 months ago

Parkland survivor calls out Democrats for misleading mass shooting victims on assault weapons ban

Salon  

House Democrats will finally vote Friday on a package of gun control reforms following a series of deadly mass shootings — but the bill's coupling with a massive police funding package has angered some activists and gun violence survivors. Contained within the bill were provisions that would ban assault weapons, supply police departments with new grant money, and heighten liability …

Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats pushed ahead Wednesday with legislation that would ban certain semi-automatic weapons as they considered their most far-reaching response yet to this summer’s series of mass shootings. “Democrats know this legislation will not reduce violent crime or reduce the likelihood of mass shootings, but they are obsessed with attacking law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment liberties,” said Ohio Rep. …

US president signs first major gun reform law in decades
2 years, 5 months ago

US president signs first major gun reform law in decades

Al Jazeera  

The law is the most impactful firearms measure produced by Congress since the enactment of the assault weapons ban in 1993. US President Joe Biden has signed the first major federal gun reform in three decades, a bipartisan compromise that comes in light of a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at …

Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal
2 years, 6 months ago

Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The country has long endured a numbing succession of mass shootings at schools, places of worship and public gathering places. Underscoring the focus he prefers, McConnell lauded the gun agreement by pointedly telling reporters Wednesday that it takes significant steps to address “the two issues that I think it focuses on, school safety and mental health.” The bill …

Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week’s end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Murphy said that after Buffalo and Uvalde, “I saw a level of fear on the …

US Senate reaches bipartisan deal on gun control
2 years, 6 months ago

US Senate reaches bipartisan deal on gun control

Al Jazeera  

First major legislation on gun control in US for decades could be put to a vote by the end of the week. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the United States have reached an agreement on major gun control legislation for the first time in nearly 30 years, paving the way for a vote in the Senate by the end …

GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21
2 years, 6 months ago

GOP lawmakers block assault-style gun ban for those under 21

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State House Republicans blocked a proposal to prevent those ages 18 to 21 from possessing assault-style rifles on Tuesday by completely changing the bill into a constitutional amendment to allow anyone to carry concealed guns. It was the second week in a row that Republicans in the Judiciary Committee used their majority to defeat Democratic proposals to …

Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam
2 years, 6 months ago

Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjam

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of a bipartisan response to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. Biden said in a statement that the framework “does not do everything that I think is needed, but it reflects important steps …

Gun reform plan gets key Republican support in US Senate
2 years, 6 months ago

Gun reform plan gets key Republican support in US Senate

Al Jazeera  

The bill includes support for state ‘red flag’ laws and tougher background checks for firearms buyers under age 21. A bipartisan group of United States senators, including enough Republicans to overcome the chamber’s “filibuster” rule, has announced an agreement on a framework for potential gun safety legislation. “It includes providing funding for states to conduct so-called red flag checks on …

Boulder passes gun laws, including assault weapons ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Boulder passes gun laws, including assault weapons ban

Associated Press  

BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder passed a package of gun control laws on Tuesday, including a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons similar to one that was overturned shortly before 10 people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket. Boulder originally passed an assault weapons ban in 2018 in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman …

‘Enough’: Biden tells lawmakers to pass gun control laws
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Enough’: Biden tells lawmakers to pass gun control laws

Al Jazeera  

In emotional speech, US president says it’s time for lawmakers to enact tough laws – including a ban on assault weapons – to curb gun violence. Other proposals included a limit on high capacity magazines, secure storage laws, “red flag” laws, universal background checks, and the removal of protection laws for gun manufacturers. Alluding to the mid-term elections later this …

Column: California’s tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: California’s tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country

LA Times  

Retiree Yrma Fuentes holds the front page of the local newspaper showing photos of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “But California children are half as likely to be shot.” Let’s examine the key elements of California’s laws, and how they might have interfered with the latest major gun-related outrages …

Texas shooting is new test for Biden’s long battle over guns
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas shooting is new test for Biden’s long battle over guns

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden, then the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, surveyed the collection of black, military-style rifles on display in the middle of the room as he denounced the sale of guns whose “only real function is to kill human beings at a ferocious pace.” That was nearly three decades ago, and Congress was on the verge of …

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules
2 years, 9 months ago

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. The new law also makes selling a prohibited magazine or offering one for distribution or sale a violation of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, which allows the attorney general’s office to take action on alleged violations of the act to get restitution and civil penalties. In a statement issued after the bill signing, the Sacramento, California-based …

California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban
2 years, 10 months ago

California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban

Associated Press  

DEL MAR, Calif. — California Gov. He later added: “We’ll see how principled the U.S. Supreme Court is.” The unique Texas law, approved last year, bans all abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around the sixth week of pregnancy. California’s proposed legislation is exactly what gun rights groups feared would happen if the Supreme Court allowed the Texas …

California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers
2 years, 11 months ago

California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injuries or deaths, a move advocates said Tuesday is aimed at getting around a U.S. law that prevents such lawsuits and allows the industry to act recklessly. California Assembly member Phil Ting of San Francisco unveiled …

California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
3 years ago

California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. The Texas law allows private citizens to enforce the ban, empowering them to sue abortion clinics and anyone else who “aids and abets” with the procedure. “If states can now shield their laws from review by the federal courts that compare assault weapons to Swiss Army knives, then California will use that authority to protect …

Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US
3 years, 6 months ago

Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US

Al Jazeera  

After wave of mass shootings, Biden to impose a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for gun dealers who flout the rules. Responding to a string of mass shootings and rising crime in the United States, President Joe Biden is taking new steps to control gun violence with a “zero-tolerance” policy for gun dealers and new funding for police and communities. “Let’s show the …

California appeals judge’s ruling that overturned the state’s assault weapons ban
3 years, 6 months ago

California appeals judge’s ruling that overturned the state’s assault weapons ban

LA Times  

Photos of assault rifles and handguns seized during an investigation are displayed during a news conference near the site of a deadly mass shooting in San Bernardino in December 2015. Rob Bonta filed an appeal Thursday of a federal court decision that overturned the state’s ban on assault weapons, arguing that the law is needed “to protect the safety of …

Assault weapons: The legal battle over them continues. What are they?
3 years, 6 months ago

Assault weapons: The legal battle over them continues. What are they?

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge has ruled that California’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban is unconstitutional – and that the state cannot limit civilian access to weapons he considered to be “fairly ordinary, popular, modern rifles.” Judge Roger Benitez wrote that the weapons under California’s ban were not “extraordinary weapons lying at the outer limits of Second Amendment protection,” writing that …

NRA’s gun rights message not slowed by legal, money troubles
3 years, 6 months ago

NRA’s gun rights message not slowed by legal, money troubles

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby’s potential demise as the path to stricter firearms laws. “Democrats who support universal background checks are winning all over the country, including in states where you would have thought the NRA had a stranglehold.” One of Biden’s first executive …

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