Jury finds NRA executives liable in gun group corruption case: Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for ...
npr.org/2024/02/23/1232229060/nra-wayne-lapierre-corruption-trial-verdict-new-york
Quick Glance: Jury finds NRA and Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption trial
- Wayne LaPierre diverted millions of dollars from the National Rifle Association to live luxuriously, while the gun rights group failed to properly manage its finances.
- The jury ruled that the National Rifle Association failed to properly run its nonprofit and its assets between March 20, 2014, and May 2, 2022.
- Jurors found that LaPierre and other executives violated their statutory obligations, causing monetary harm to the NRA.
- State Supreme Court Judge Joel Cohen will make decisions on monetary damages and potential oversight of the NRA's finances.
Semiautomatic firearm ban passes Colorado’s House, heads to Senate: Colorado could join 10 other states with prohibitions on semi-automatic guns
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-semiautomatic-firearm-ban-passes-colorados-house-heads-to-senate/
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Private jets, trips to the Bahamas. NYC trial scrutinizing lavish NRA spending under Wayne LaPierre nears close
pbs.org/newshour/nation/private-jets-trips-to-the-bahamas-nyc-trial-scrutinizing-lavish-nra-spending-under-wayne-lapierre-nears-close
Pa. House passes bill requiring serial numbers on ‘ghost guns’ : The measure, which prohibits the transfer of unserialized firearm parts, faces long odds in the ...
pennlive.com/news/2024/03/pa-house-passes-bill-requiring-serial-numbers-on-ghost-guns.html
Supreme Court mulls NRA’s free speech fight against NY regulator: The Supreme Court weighed the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) free speech case against a ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4539669-supreme-court-nra-free-speech-fight-ny-regulator/
Extended video reveals details in New York City subway shooting that left 1 critically hurt: Police
abcnews.go.com/US/1-shot-new-york-city-subway-scuffle-man/story
NRA Questions Wayne LaPierre’s Spending During NYC Corruption Trial: Wayne LaPierre was grilled by lawyers from a legal team he hired in testimony meant to show ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/29/nyregion/nra-wayne-lapierre-testimony.html
Federal judge denies request to block Massachusetts assault weapons ban: A federal judge in Massachusetts shut down an attempt to block the state’s assault ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4375035-federal-judge-denies-request-block-massachusetts-assault-weapons-ban/
Euronews Culture : Meet the photographer documenting the misfits of America: Jane Hilton.
Her latest project, 'LA GUN CLUB,' is currently being displayed at the Palo ... Show more www.euronews.com/culture/2024/03/07/cowboys-drag-queens-and-circus-folk-jane-hilton-on-photographing-the-misfits-of-america
Campsen: Don’t let out-of-state extremists wreck SC’s smart concealable weapons law
postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/sc-constitutional-carry-wrecks-cwp/article_ee66e9e8-da35-11ee-b9df-6bbb8787b5dc.html
In today's gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here's why: The Supreme Court has made history a central test of whether a gun control law is ...
npr.org/2024/02/03/1227587116/guns-historians-rights-control-second-amendment-supreme-court
NRA throws Wayne LaPierre under bus in resignation 'course correction': As its corruption trial begins in NY, the NRA is spinning LaPierre's departure as proof ...
businessinsider.com/nra-throws-wayne-lapierre-under-bus-in-resignation-course-correction-2024-1
A New York village braces for loss of nation’s oldest gunmaker: The nation’s oldest gun-maker is consolidating operations in Georgia and recently announced plans ...
seattletimes.com/business/this-small-new-york-village-made-guns-for-200-years-what-happens-when-remington-leaves/
Judge: Nassau County must ease process for concealed gun permits: The judge also threw out several other hurdles to obtaining a concealed-carry gun permit ...
newsday.com/long-island/gun-permit-application-nassau-county-fc3jtleq
The Afterlife of a Gun: How communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market with guns slated for destruction.
nytimes.com/2024/01/09/podcasts/the-daily/gun-control.html
Racism in old gun laws poses problem for modern gun control: After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on modern gun laws, California cited precedents involving ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-07/if-we-must-rely-on-history-and-tradition-to-assess-gun-laws-does-racist-history-count
Guns Are Not Just a Public Health Problem: Gun control isn't just about health and safety, but also about protecting democracy.
time.com/6660478/gun-control-america-public-health/
Donald Trump’s first Pennsylvania stop of 2024 will be at a NRA convention in Harrisburg
inquirer.com/politics/trump-pennsylvania-2024-national-rifle-association-nra-20240122.html
US judge: Gun ban in post offices ‘unconstitutional’: A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a US law that bars people from possessing firearms in post ...
bangkokpost.com/world/2723526/us-judge-gun-ban-in-post-offices-unconstitutional
'May You Rot in Hell, Wayne': LaPierre Resigns From NRA Before Corruption Trial: The outgoing gun lobby chief cited health reasons for the move ...
commondreams.org/news/nra-wayne-lapierre
Quick Glance: NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Resigns
- Wayne LaPierre, 74, to step down on 31 January after over three decades leading the NRA.
- Resignation precedes New York civil trial over alleged NRA fund misuse by senior leaders.
- Health reasons cited for resignation, confirmed by NRA statement.
- NRA to uphold defence in lawsuit despite LaPierre's resignation.
Former NRA chief of staff admits wrongdoing before corruption trial : Joshua Powell, one of five defendants in lawsuit including former CEO Wayne LaPierre ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/06/nra-joshua-powell-settles-wrongdoing-corruption-trial
NRA slips gun rhetoric into openings in NY corruption trial: An NRA lawyer told jurors she wished she had a gun when she was attacked on a NYC street ...
businessinsider.com/nra-slips-gun-propaganda-into-openings-in-ny-corruption-trial-2024-1
Colorado’s new ‘ghost guns’ ban met with immediate lawsuit: Two gun rights groups are asking a federal court to block a law that prevents people from building ...
cpr.org/2024/01/02/colorados-new-ghost-guns-ban-met-with-immediate-lawsuit/
How to curb gun violence: States should ban corporations from selling guns: Federal courts across the country have routinely found that there is no Second ...
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4292073-how-to-curb-gun-violence-states-should-start-banning-gun-sales/
Wayne LaPierre, longtime NRA leader, faces trial that could end his reign: A lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general against Wayne LaPierre and three ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/02/nyregion/nra-lapierre-trial.html
The major tests US gun control activists face in 2024: Gun safety groups say they remain undaunted as they plan to push for more change – but they will still ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/02/us-gun-control-2024-election-supreme-court
California court battle over gun magazines shows U.S. divide: Dozens of other states are taking sides in the court fight over the legitimacy of California's ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-31/battle-over-californias-ban-on-high-capacity-ammunition-magazines-shows-a-nation-divided
Massive search launched after deadly shooting in Maine: An order for residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets of the city of 37 ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/massive-search-launched-after-deadly-shooting-in-maine
Quick Glance: Maine shooting suspect found dead, ending 2-day manhunt
- The man believed to have killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in a Maine city on Wednesday has been found dead, state officials confirmed Friday night.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills said Robert Card's body was found in Lisbon, a town about 12 kilometers east of Lewiston where the shootings took place.
- Card, 40, was a U.S. Army reservist who opened fire at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday night and then fled both scenes.
- A bulletin sent to police across the country shortly after the attack, which was viewed by the Associated Press, said Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer after 'hearing voices and threats to shoot up' a military base.
NYPD seizes nearly 400 untraceable ghost guns — up 710% from 2019: New York City police took 389 ghost guns off the streets so far this year ...
nypost.com/2023/12/23/metro/nypd-seizes-389-untraceable-ghost-guns-710-up-from-2019/
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban: A federal appeals court upheld Illinois’ assault weapons ban on Friday, arguing that the ban ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4292990-federal-appeals-court-upholds-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/
Federal judge blocks California gun law, calls it 'repugnant': A new California law that would bar licensed gun holders from carrying firearms into many public ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-20/federal-judge-blocks-new-california-law-barring-guns-in-many-public-places
Maine Gunman Disclosed He Had Mental Health Issues, Gun Shop Owner Says: The man sought to purchase a gun silencer in August but was denied after self-reporting ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/29/us/maine-shooting-gunman.html
Quick Glance: Warnings about armed Robert Card, who threatened a shooting
- Documents reveal that local sheriffs in Maine were informed about concerns regarding Robert Card.
- Concerns about Card were documented by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office from May to mid-September.
- Card's ex-wife, Cara Card, told a deputy that Card recently acquired 10-15 handguns/rifles from his brother.
- The family stated that they believed Card would seek medical treatment.
US Supreme Court to hear NRA free speech case against New York official: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether a New York state official ...
reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-hear-nra-free-speech-case-against-new-york-official-2023-11-03/
How mass shootings have historically prompted changes in gun laws: Maine's gun laws are under scrutiny after the Lewiston shooting.
abcnews.go.com/US/mass-shootings-historically-prompted-gun-laws/story
Opinion | New York Jews Embrace Gun Rights: Yarmulkes abound at a concealed-carry class in Manhattan.
wsj.com/articles/new-york-jews-embrace-gun-rights-ceedebbb
Harry Siegel: Pols can’t see clearly through broken windows: New Yorkers fear crime despite what leaders say
nydailynews.com/2023/11/11/harry-siegel-pols-cant-see-clearly-through-broken-windows-new-yorkers-fear-crime-despite-what-leaders-say/
The Battle For Something — Anything — On Gun Control: The Maine shooting highlights the pitfalls of bending to conservatives on gun policy reform.
huffpost.com/entry/maine-red-flag-yellow-flag_n_65450e70e4b06bc01e2404d9
Maine congressman reverses his opposition to assault weapons ban: Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who had enjoyed an A+ rating from gun rights advocates ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/26/maine-shooting-gun-control-laws/
Quick Glance: Democrat changes stance on assault weapons ban after Maine shootings
- Maine Representative Jared Golden was one of only five Democrats to vote against a ban on semi-automatic weapons last year.
- After a gunman killed 18 people in his hometown of Lewiston on Wednesday, Golden changed his position on the weapons ban.
- He was one of only five Democratic representatives to vote against a proposed ban on assault-style weapons passed by the House of Representatives in 2022.
- However, on Thursday, Golden stated that the shooting in Lewiston had prompted him to reconsider.
US Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Amid Calls for Federal Law: One lawyer said it is "proof that these laws are consistent with the Second ...
commondreams.org/news/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-2023
Tyler Austin Harper saw the gun-violence epidemic—and his relationship to it as a gun owner—as an abstraction. Then, he writes ... Show more theatln.tc/FzX4FMxW
Pictures not enough to convict Brooklyn Councilmember Inna Vernikov in gun-at-protest case, says lawyer
nydailynews.com/2023/11/02/pictures-not-enough-to-convict-brooklyn-councilmember-inna-vernikov-in-gun-at-protest-case-says-lawyer/
Maine official responds to Collins’ comment that mass shooter should have been flagged
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4279363-lewiston-maine-mass-shooting-official-susan-collins-yellow-flag-laws/
NY State Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers: The bill aims to tackle 3D printers being abused to manufacture untraceable 'ghost guns.'
pcmag.com/news/ny-state-bill-would-require-background-checks-to-buy-3d-printers
Lorrie Moore’s Q&A: “US gun regulation should be a public health policy”: Lorrie Moore was born in Glens Falls, New York, in 1957 and worked as a paralegal ...
newstatesman.com/culture/2023/09/lorrie-moores-qa-us-gun-regulation-should-be-a-public-health-policy
Paid articlePaid Long-serving US Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dead at 90: Dianne Feinstein, a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate ...
reuters.com/world/us/long-serving-us-democratic-senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-90-punchbowl-2023-09-29/
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds State Gun Limits: The court found that a ban on AR-15-style rifles did not violate the State Constitution ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/illinois-supreme-court-guns.html
Quick Glance: Illinois Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of assault weapons ban
- The Illinois State Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a strict assault weapons ban, enacted after the Highland Park shooting, is constitutional.
- The court's decision came in response to a lawsuit challenging the ban's compliance with the equal protections clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- The court overturned a lower court's ruling and determined that the ban does not violate the equal protections clause.
- The plaintiffs explicitly waived any separate claim that the restrictions unlawfully infringe upon the second amendment.
Hawaii cannot ban guns on beaches, US judge rules: A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its ...
reuters.com/world/us/hawaii-cannot-ban-guns-beaches-us-judge-rules-2023-08-09/
Md.’s gun policy is changing drastically. Here’s how the new laws will look.: There have already been challenges to these policies from people who see them as ...
pennlive.com/news/2023/10/mds-gun-policy-is-changing-drastically-heres-how-the-new-laws-will-look.html
Gavin Newsom enacts new gun tax, concealed carry restrictions: Guns and ammunition will face new 11% excise taxes under a new law signed Tuesday by California ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-signs-gun-laws-18388163.php
Maryland’s gun policy is about to change drastically. Here’s what it will look like.
baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-kipke-novotny-concealed-carry-update-20230929-dm2uula3lzb77ejc2u5s6ldgci-story.html
The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy
thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-politics/ap-the-failed-ohio-amendment-reflects-republican-efforts-nationally-to-restrict-direct-democracy/
California law removing guns from people under restraining orders survives court challenge
latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-21/california-law-taking-guns-off-people-with-restraining-orders-survives-in-new-court-ruling
TRIGGERED: Liberals turn on Dem governor over public health order that 'violates the US Constitution." Read more: trib.al/Lx0e9SZ
Court finds California gun law legal despite Supreme Court ruling: In an unexpected development, a state appeals court says California's law differs from the New ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-bruen-ruling-18334553.php
Today’s Top News: Tropical Storm Hilary Hits California and Mexico, and More: Exclusively from New York Times Audio, our new app.
nytimes.com/2023/08/21/podcasts/nyt-audio-headlines-show.html
The Secret History of Gun Rights: How the N.R.A. became a lobbying juggernaut.
nytimes.com/2023/08/01/podcasts/the-daily/nra-gun-rights.html
Why Republican lawmakers are going after Target: Republicans are escalating their legal threats against Target, pressuring the company to remove merchandise for ...
cnn.com/2023/07/13/business/target-diversity-tom-cotton/
America’s Original Gun Control: Early in our history, firearms laws were everywhere.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/america-history-gun-control-supreme-court/674985/
America’s Original Gun Control: Early in our history, firearms laws were everywhere.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/america-history-gun-control-supreme-court/674985/
Hawaii doesn’t want firearms on its beaches. The state’s latest gun control law goes before a judge
english.elpais.com/usa/2023-07-30/hawaii-doesnt-want-firearms-on-its-beaches-the-states-latest-gun-control-law-goes-before-a-judge.html
Families form nonprofits to address gun, school safety after Nashville school shooting
nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/families-form-nonprofits-to-address-gun-school-safety-after-nashville-school-shooting
Paid articlePaid Opinion | Kathy Hochul: The Supreme Court Could Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence
nytimes.com/2023/07/11/opinion/hochul-supreme-court-domestic-violence.html
Biden says gun violence ‘tearing communities apart’ after latest mass shootings: Biden has made similar pleas before. Deadly mass shootings tend reignite the ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-biden-says-gun-violence-tearing-communities-apart-after-latest-mass/
Quick Glance: Biden calls for new laws to limit gun sales after shootings
- US President Joe Biden urges lawmakers to take action following a series of shootings in major cities that claimed the lives of at least 10 people.
- The violence escalated with gunfire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuries to two children.
- Biden characterizes the 'epidemic of gun violence' in the US as a 'test of our communities'.
- During the first half of this year, the Gun Violence Archive documented 346 mass shootings in the US, involving at least four victims being injured or killed.
Supreme Court Won’t Block Illinois Laws on High-Powered Rifles: The justices struck down a New York gun control law last year, announcing a new test to evaluate ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/17/us/politics/supreme-court-gun-laws-illinois.html
Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?: For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/30/magazine/california-effect.html
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature, governor expected to sign
pbs.org/newshour/politics/semi-automatic-rifle-ban-passes-washington-legislature-governor-expected-to-sign
Dozens of firearms to be banned in Washington state, including AR-15s, AK-47s: A new law has passed that would block the sale, distribution, manufacture and ...
smh.com.au/world/north-america/dozens-of-firearms-to-be-banned-in-washington-state-including-ar-15s-ak-47s-20230421-p5d29s.html
Appeals hearing asks whether a weapon’s popularity should exempt it from Illinois’ sweeping gun ban
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-appellate-court-20230629-eadgxcbx5zgabit64ydpsgmika-story.html
Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones says he’ll continue to call for gun reform
cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/tennessee-democrat-representatives-expelled-tuesday/
Quick Glance: Tennessee Democratic lawmakers expelled for protesting gun control hope to reclaim their seats
- Pearson and Jones were both expelled, while the vote to remove Johnson, who is white, fell one vote short.
- On April 6, 2023, Justin Pearson of Memphis speaks with supporters after being expelled from the Tennessee State Legislature in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Pearson and Jones have stated that their expulsion is the latest example of the mostly white, mostly Republican state government attempting to silence the voices of people of color.
- "It's not over," Jones stated.
Biden Calls Out Republicans' 'Thoughts And Prayers' In Latest Gun Control Plea: "Republican Members of Congress cannot continue to meet this epidemic with a ...
huffpost.com/entry/biden-republicans-gun-control-texas-shooting_n_6457fa3ae4b00eb7e63c7b2a
Quick Glance: Biden Calls for Stricter Gun Laws and Criticizes Republicans
- Biden emphasizes that Republicans' 'thoughts and prayers' are not sufficient to address the increasing number of mass shootings.
- He calls for a ban on semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as universal background checks and safe gun storage.
- Biden has repeatedly urged Congress to pass such a law.
- Since Republicans control the House, they are unwilling to support gun restrictions, which they believe violate the Second Amendment.
Maryland gun control law is latest answer to Supreme Court ruling: Legislators and judges across US are grappling with top court’s ruling, which has been used to ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/16/maryland-gun-control-law-is-latest-answer-to-supreme-court-ruling
5 things to know for May 18: G7 summit, TikTok, Classified docs, Gun control, Florida
cnn.com/2023/05/18/us/five-things-may-18-trnd/
Gun rights advocates ask Supreme Court to block Illinois assault weapons bans: Challengers of state and local bans on assault weapons in Illinois asked Justice ...
cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/illinois-supreme-court-assault-weapons-ban-appeal-bruen/
Expelled Black lawmaker Pearson to return to Tennessee House: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee ...
apnews.com/article/tennessee-expulsion-justin-pearson-35fd0a2e366e98fa170c4f7348246d03
Quick Glance: Justin Pearson, who was expelled, could be reinstated in the Tennessee House.
- After a Memphis commission vote, one of the two Black Democrats removed from the Republican-led Tennessee House could be reinstated.
- Jones and Pearson have both stated that they want to run in the special elections.
- The vote in the House to remove Pearson and Jones while keeping white Rep.
- "You've got one job — to reinstate Justin Pearson," activist LJ Abraham said.
Tennessee’s House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on ...
apnews.com/article/tennessee-lawmakers-expulsion-d3f40559c56a051eec49e416a7b5dade
Quick Glance: Tennessee House to vote on expelling three Democrats over a gun protest
- The Tennessee state House will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for participating in anti-gun violence protests inside the Capitol, a high-stakes vote that has drawn national attention due to its unusual partisanship.
- "They have gone to extreme consequences for three members who spoke without permission," Johnson told POLITICO.
- Removing Johnson and her colleagues would set a "terrible precedent," according to her.
- According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Tennessee Republicans are "shrugging in the face of yet another school shooting."
Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Illinois can, for now ...
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-illinois-gun-law-14bcad1bf2ee322b0517086755b8ff56
Bells toll for Buffalo supermarket mass shooting victims 1 year after massacre: The city of Buffalo, New York, will pause to mark the passing of one year since a ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/05/14/bells-toll-for-buffalo-supermarket-mass-shooting-victims-1-year-after-massacre/
What We Know About Texas Shooting That Left 8 Victims Dead: Several major questions—including the shooter’s identity—remain unanswered.
forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/05/07/what-we-know-about-texas-shooting-that-left-8-victims-dead/
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