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News Articles: second amendment

C.J. Hurst of West Covina, Calif., holds up a .44-caliber rimfire Model 66 Winchester rifle as he poses with his collection of about 600 antique guns in 1952.

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  • National

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 constitutional. That has meant a boom in demand for gun law historians, who are digging up forgotten old gun laws.

February 03, 2024
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold a law that bans gun possession for anyone covered by a domestic violence court order.

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  • Law

High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court hears argument Tuesday in yet another gun-rights case.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to decide if gun bans for domestic abusers are constitutional

If the federal law falls, so would similar laws in most states, and other important gun laws.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a second major Second Amendment case this term: this one on bump stocks.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to review Trump-era gun rule banning bump stocks

The ATF says bump stocks convert a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun by firing multiple rounds with a single pull on the trigger. Machine guns have been banned under federal law since 1934.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Krishnadev Calamur
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court leaves Missouri gun law blocked and in limbo

The high court left the lower court decisions in place, effectively preventing the Missouri's law from going back into effect, at least for now.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Annie Gersh
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court to consider whether domestic abusers can own guns

At issue is a 1994 amendment to the Federal Firearms Act that prohibits those who are actively subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.

June 30, 2023
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By:
  • Meghanlata Gupta
San Antonio Spurs beach coach Gregg Popovich sits on the bench during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Sunday, April 9, 2023.

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  • Sports

NBA coach Gregg Popovich criticizes lawmakers over gun control

Popovich, who has coached the Spurs for 27 years, has been outpsoken on issues of gun control, race and LGBTQ+ rights over the years.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
West Virginia's legislature has passed a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms on public college campuses, including West Virginia University (pictured here).

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  • National

A West Virginia bill allowing concealed guns at colleges is one step away from law

A bill that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on West Virginia college campuses passed by a landslide in the state's House of Delegates. It heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

February 23, 2023
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By:
  • Roshan Fernandez
An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply rooted in American culture. But for most of U.S. history, there was little legal framework to support any such interpretation of the Second Amendment. Above, a man aims his pistol at a shooting range in Queens, in New York, in June.

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  • Law

The 'Gun Dude' and a Supreme Court case that changed who can own firearms in the U.S.

An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply ingrained in American culture, but until Dick Heller came along, there was little actual legal framework to back that belief.

August 14, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
Music Midtown festival in 2016

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  • News

Blame festival organizers for Music Midtown's cancellation, not me, gun rights advocate says

The abrupt cancellation of Atlanta's September Music Midtown Festival has infuriated music fans. The event's organizer, Live Nation, has not officially said what led to the cancellation, but reports say Georgia's gun laws are to blame. Phil Evans, a gun rights advocate has also been blamed for the loss of this year's festival. He spoke with GPB's Peter Biello. 

August 03, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

A bill in the Arizona House would punish banks that refuse business from gun firms

Bankers are resisting the bill, calling it government overreach and saying lawmakers are creating a problem with a non-issue in Arizona.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a 2021 photo, said a Missouri gun rights law impedes law enforcement in the state. The Department of Justice sued Wednesday to enjoin the law.

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  • National

Department of Justice sues Missouri over gun rights law

The federal government alleges Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act has endangered public safety by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies.

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Granitz
Bryan Oberc, in Munster, Ind., tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in 2019.

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  • Law

California Assault Weapons Ban 'Disrespects' Freedom, Federal Judge Writes

A judicial opinion striking down California's long-standing assault weapons ban has raised eyebrows from legal scholars for its rhetoric. California has said it will appeal the ruling.

June 05, 2021
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
The National Rifle Association's annual meeting in 2019 in Indiana. The NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, saying it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas and leave New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it.

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  • National

NRA Files For Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Suit In New York

The NRA aims to relocate to Texas, away from the "corrupt political ... environment" of New York. The state's attorney general says officials diverted millions of dollars to their personal expenses.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Friday's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

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  • Law

Federal Appeals Court Throws Out California Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines

The court on Friday rules that the state's "near-categorical ban of [the magazines] infringes on the fundamental right to self-defense." The decision is a blow to gun control activists.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
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