NYTIMES (Aishvarya Kavi) - Tracking Assault Weapons Bans Across the Country as Court Battles Continue
Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges.
AXIOS (Andrew Pantazi) - DOJ won't enforce handgun ban for 18- to 20-year-olds
The Justice Department said Friday it will not criminally enforce a 1968 federal law barring licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds, after its Office of Legal Counsel concluded the restriction violated the Second Amendment. Why it matters: The Trump administration is telling federal prosecutors not to enforce a law passed by Congress, even though the Supreme Court has never ruled on its constitutionality. - The decision could give adults under the age of 21 access to the country's licensed handgun market, though it remains unclear whether dealers will begin selling to them immediately. The latest: The Thursday opinion signed by Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser stands as controlling legal advice for…
The Justice Department said Friday it will not criminally enforce a 1968 federal law barring licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds, after its Office of Legal Counsel concluded the restriction violated the Second Amendment. Why it matters: The Trump administration is telling federal prosecutors not to enforce a law passed by Congress, even though the Supreme Court has never ruled on its constitutionality. - The decision could give adults under the age of 21 access to the country's licensed handgun market, though it remains unclear whether dealers will begin selling to them immediately. The latest: The Thursday opinion signed by Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser stands as controlling legal advice for…Open
NYTIMES (Harel Shapira) - When My Father Told Me He Wanted a Gun, I Knew Everything Had Changed
It’s time to reframe the debate.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - SCOTUS wants to 'cannibalize' common sense gun control: law professor
"The Supreme Court, or at least the Republican appointees, has shown they have a ton of zeal for basically cannibalizing and eliminating common sense gun control regulation." Leah Litman, law professor and co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast (with Melissa Murray), weighs in on how the justices might rule on semi-automatic weapons bans.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘Cannibalizing’ gun regulation: SCOTUS to hear a major case on AR-15s
In its next term, the Supreme Court will hear a major consolidated case on assault weapon bans and whether the Second Amendment protects the right to possess AR-15s and semiautomatic rifles. Semi-automatic rifles are “the weapon of choice” for somebody looking to harm large groups of people, says Mark Barden, whose son, Daniel, was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. Law professor Leah Litman says the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has shown “they have a ton of zeal for basically cannibalizing and eliminating common sense gun control regulation.”
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Sandy Hook father reacts to SCOTUS taking up case on AR-15 bans
Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was murdered in the Sandy Hook mass shooting reacts to an upcoming case on the Supreme Court's docket centering around assault weapons and the Second Amendment.
NPR (Jaclyn Diaz) - Part of a key firearms law lapsed following a federal court decision. What happens now?
A federal judge's decision in Texas has major implications for the National Firearms Act. What does this mean for certain guns and other weapons?
A federal judge's decision in Texas has major implications for the National Firearms Act. What does this mean for certain guns and other weapons?Open
NYTIMES (Chris Cameron) - Trump Administration Lets Parts of the National Firearms Act Lapse
The retreat by the Justice Department effectively allowed a pillar of the Prohibition-era National Firearms Act to lapse.
NYTIMES (Jack Healy) - A Trans Woman Brandished a Firearm. Gun Rights Devotion Disappeared.
Gun-friendly Wyoming has a “stand your ground” statute that allows people to use force to defend themselves. So why is a trans woman being prosecuted after being shoved to the ground?
NYTIMES (Mike McIntire) - Using a Gun to Defend Yourself? The Right to Kill Is Growing.
States are pushing to pass laws sanctioning more reasons to use lethal violence in self-defense, a distinctly American tradition.