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Maryland Court Strikes Down Gun Control Law

Rob Quinn — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:36:00 CST

Maryland has no right to demand that residents explain why they need to carry a gun outside the home, a federal judge ruled yesterday, declaring the state's handgun permit system unconstitutional. The law required residents to provide a "good and substantial reason” to carry a gun, but "the right to...

Supreme Court Rejects Gun Control Case

Matt Cantor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:17:54 CDT

The Supreme Court has opted not to hear a case on the right to carry a gun outside the home, Reuters reports. Maryland’s top court upheld a state law requiring a permit to carry a handgun outside of home; the federal justices’ refusal of the case means the state’s decision...

Ohio House OKs Guns in Bars

Rob Quinn — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:12:05 CDT

Concealed-carry permit holders in Ohio will be allowed to bring their guns into bars, restaurants, and open-air arenas serving alcohol—so long as they don't drink—under legislation passed by the state House. Three Republicans joined the chamber's Democratic minority in voting against the controversial bill, the Columbus Dispatch reports....

It's Time to Come Together on Gun Control

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:07:06 CDT

In the months since the Tucson shootings, 2,405 people have been shot dead , a fact President Obama laments in the Arizona Daily Star . How, he writes, was “a man our Army rejected as unfit for service; a man one of our colleges deemed too unstable for studies; a man...

Mexican Drug War Being Fought With American Guns

Rob Quinn — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:58:24 CDT

A significant number of people killed in Mexican drug cartel violence since 2006 may have been killed with guns bought in US border states, according to a report based on data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco. The report—prepared by the advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns—...

Gun Rights Gain Under Obama

Nick McMaster — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:18:18 CDT

Gun-rights advocates who feared that the Obama presidency would mean the end of the Second Amendment have instead found the political climate surprisingly friendly, the Washington Independent reports. The Supreme Court and state legislatures alike have awarded victories to pro-gun forces, and federal lawmakers are wary of rocking the boat....

NRA Under Fire for Being ... Too Liberal?

Kevin Spak — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:51:00 CDT

Conservatives are taking aim at the NRA, which they complain has drifted too close to the middle, supporting both moderate Republicans and even some pro-gun Democrats against opposition from the right. The NRA has given 29% of its political contributions this election cycle to Democrats, the most in more than...

Wisconsin DA: Go Ahead, Pack a Concealed Weapon

Nick McMaster — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:35:00 CDT

One Wisconsin DA is taking the US Supreme Court's ruling on gun rights and running with it, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. In Jackson County, prosecutors won't be pursuing cases against defendants accused of carrying concealed weapons, among other infractions. The high court's ruling in McDonald vs. Chicago "immediately renders...

Chicago Rushes New Gun Ban Into Place

M. Morris — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:16:00 CDT

Wasting little time after the US Supreme Court threw out the city's gun ban , Chicago aldermen today voted unanimously to institute new gun regulations. By a 45-0 vote, the lawmakers passed laws considered the nation's strictest, and they weren't coy about their motivation. "No Supreme Court judge could live in...