The case had been closely watched for its potential to affect cases in which other gun ownership laws have been called into question.
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Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks, used in nation’s deadliest mass shooting
Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a state-level ban on bump stocks earlier this year, one of several gun law reforms passed in the wake of the October mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
The defense begins calling witnesses after the prosecution rests its case.
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Guns are being stolen out of cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, new report finds
Cars are now the largest source of stolen guns in the country, an analysis of FBI data by the gun safety group Everytown found.
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Windham Weaponry reopens with gun orders strong, co-owner says
A year after its founder’s death, the manufacturer of AR-15-style rifles has relaunched and its new owners are looking forward to rising sales.
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Members of the public who oppose the bill harangued Republican lawmakers after the vote, leading House Speaker Cameron Sexton to order the galleries cleared.
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Supreme Court will take up the fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
At issue is a federal regulation that changed the definition of a firearm to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
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A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the U.S.
Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone.
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Hubbard C. Goodrich: The Second Amendment, revisited
To safeguard the colony, male settlers of a certain age in Massachusetts and Virginia were required to arm themselves and partake in militia training. This practice was followed eventually by all colonies. However, legislative measures were enacted to restrict arms possession and militia participation irregularly to certain demographics, which included Indians, indentured servants, slaves and […]
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Parts of firearms sent to be destroyed are instead being resold as gun kits
Maine law enforcement agencies say they were unaware of the practice and will review their methods of disposing seized and surrendered weapons.