Gaston Glock, the inventor of the signature handgun that bears his name, died on Dec. 27, the company confirmed. Mr. Glock, an Austrian native, was 94. He is survived by his wife, Kathrin, a daughter, and two sons. The company did not provide a cause of the founder and inventor’s death or elaborate on his passing. However, […]
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that 18-to-20-year-old residents cannot be barred from purchasing handguns, arguing that such regulations aren’t in accordance with American traditions and history. “Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our Nation’s history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand,” U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne wrote (pdf), […]
The Indiana Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would provide funding for teachers and other school employees to undergo firearms training across the state. Introduced by Republicans, the bill first passed the House 42–8 in February before passing the Senate 71–24 on Tuesday with the support of two Democrats. The proposed 40 hours of […]
A federal court in Texas on Thursday struck down a ban on 18-to-21-year-olds carrying a handgun outside the home, ruling it violated the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. The lawsuit was brought by two adult plaintiffs within that age group and the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. The ban prevented the plaintiffs […]
Chaos at the Dallas Love Field Airport on Monday. A woman fired a handgun in the terminal before being shot by police.
The U.S. is selling strategic oil reserves to China? Records show the Biden administration sold nearly six million barrels of oil to an entity with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
Former President Donald Trump returns to Washington for the first time since leaving office. Trump is speaking at the America First Summit today.
A Florida man who defended his home by shooting at three suspected home invaders will not be charged, authorities said. Three men invaded a home in Escambia County, Florida, around 11:42 p.m. on July 7, when there was a single person inside. One of the intruders pulled out a handgun and the other two were shoving […]
President Joe Biden “does not support a ban on all handguns” but does support a ban on the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as expanded background checks, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre made the comments in response to questions from reporters regarding whether or not the president […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill into law that immediately allows permitless handgun carry for most residents in the state. The measure, Senate Bill 319, dubbed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, passed the legislature April 1 mainly along party lines. It allows residents to carry a concealed a firearm without a license, […]
A federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a July ruling that said a federal law banning handgun sales to young adults under the age of 21 was unconstitutional. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond unanimously ruled the case moot because the plaintiff in the case, a woman from Virginia […]
KENOSHA, Wis.—A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman with negligent use of a weapon said she was visiting a Kenosha apartment on Tuesday afternoon where a 21-year-old man had brought a handgun. The […]
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a federal law banning handgun sales to young adults is unconstitutional. In a 2–1 vote, the three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that a law Congress passed in 1968 that sets a minimum age of 21 for purchasing handguns violates the Second Amendment. […]
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas—Alarms went off in Jack Wilson’s head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat, and a long coat walked into a Texas church for Sunday services. By the time the man approached a communion server and pulled out a shotgun, Wilson and another security volunteer were already reaching […]
