The Israeli military confirmed that it killed three sons of the leader of Hamas in an airstrike on Wednesday, saying they were operatives of the terrorist group. A major upgrade in U.S.–Japan relations is in the offing: NTD has more on what President Joe Biden announced as he hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at […]
Former President Donald Trump vowed to protect the Second Amendment rights of Americans, promising that under his administration, the government would not seek to take away people’s firearms. “For four incredible years, it was my honor to be the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House by far. Now, I stand […]
SANTA FE, N.M.—One of three defendants has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque after the 2022 election, according to federal court filings made public Tuesday. Jose Louise Trujillo pleaded guilty at a Monday hearing to charges of conspiracy, […]
A controversial California law that would ban licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms in multiple locations across the state was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Dec. 20, meaning the legislation will not go into full effect as planned next year. Senate Bill 2 was part of a string of new gun restrictions […]
BURLINGTON, Vt.—A judge has again issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a former firearms training center in Vermont, ruling that he is in contempt of court for failing to bring his property into compliance after an inspection last week. “Respondent has failed to do so. As such, imprisonment is an appropriate coercive remedy […]
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument on Nov. 27 over how courts should sentence criminal defendants under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Passed in 1984, the ACCA imposes a 15-year minimum sentence for individuals who are found to illegally possess a firearm while having three violent felony or serious drug […]
The United States has paused the approval of new export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition sold to all non-governmental users for 90 days, the Commerce Department said late Friday, citing national security and foreign policy interests. The decision includes most semiautomatic and non-automatic firearms, shotguns, and optical sights. The Commerce Department is also […]
Hollywood writers could be returning to work Tuesday. We look at their union’s tentative agreement with major studios after nearly five months of strikes. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backs a review of firearms guidance after an armed officer was charged for murder. We get insight from a former chief constable. Lawyer and co-founder of the […]
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has decided to revise her emergency health order, which initially suspends all forms of gun carry in the state’s largest city, after facing multiple legal challenges. Ms. Grisham initially placed a 30-day ban on open and concealed firearms in crime-ridden Albuquerque, New Mexico, and surrounding Bernalillo County as part […]
Lawmakers are currently advocating for the impeachment of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, citing allegations of power abuse related to her 30-day ban on carrying firearms in public. To provide further insight on the matter is New Mexico Representative John Block, who, along with Stephanie Lord, announced their plan to address the issue.
OTTAWA—Canadian and U.S. authorities worked together in a year-long investigation into cross-border firearms trafficking that led to 42 arrests and the seizure of guns and illegal drugs, Toronto police said on Tuesday. The arrested individuals, who face a total of 422 criminal charges, will return to a Toronto court on Friday, police said in a […]
Citigroup was dropped from plans to underwrite Texas’ largest ever municipal bond—a $3.4 billion plan to raise investment in the state’s natural gas industry—over its oppositional stance to the firearms industry. Citigroup was initially included among the list of firms that could underwrite the $3.4 billion bond. On Thursday, the board of the Texas Natural […]
Documents with classification markings were found at Mike Pence’s home, lawyers for the former vice president said. A “small number of documents” marked classified were found on Jan. 16 at Pence’s home in Indiana, Greg Jacob, one of the lawyers, informed the National Archives and Records Administration in a Jan. 18 letter obtained by The […]
Capitol Police arrested an 80-year-old Georgia man on Wednesday afternoon for illegally parking on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington after he attempted to deliver documents to the Supreme Court. Tony Payne of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, was taken into custody after he admitted to having guns in his vehicle, a small white van, prompting police to […]
Manufacturers and wholesalers of firearms in the United States can’t be held liable for criminal gun trafficking into Mexico, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in a major blow against U.S.-based gun control efforts. Mexico sued Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger & Co., Glock, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt, Century Arms, and Interstate Arms a year […]
Two dozen Republican attorneys general have sent a letter to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express demanding the credit card companies abandon plans to track gun sales in the United States through firearm-specific transaction codes. Credit card companies face pressure from gun control groups and lawmakers sympathetic to their cause to adopt new merchant category codes […]
Of all the businesses that are moving out of blue states, those in the gun industry lead the pack. Storied firearms manufacturers, some of them having operated in northern states for centuries, are now heading South. Remington, founded in 1816 and America’s oldest gun maker, announced in November it was moving its headquarters from New […]
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) chief has confirmed that weapons are among the goods stolen in the train robberies in Southern California. Along with the danger stolen weapons bring, an expert said this could cause further disruptions to the supply chain.
The Department of Justice on Jan. 3 announced a new rule to enhance the safe and secure storage of firearms, set to take effect on Feb. 3. The new rule implements the existing Gun Control Act requirement that imposes strict licensing and regulation on the firearms industry, and states that federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that sell firearms […]
