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Gun Legislation and Law Enforcement

In the Gun Legislation & Law Enforcement section you’ll find news reports and expert articles about the bills proposed regarding gun laws and the most up-to date news on the legislation affecting gun owners and law enforcement.

If an active shooter is not stopped as they progress through the first four phases, the only way they can be stopped is by my version of gun control during the fifth phase — here’s my definition of gun control
One question in our survey didn’t receive a landslide majority vote; in fact, it brought about hundreds of differing opinions
California’s attorney general on Thursday appealed a federal court decision that overturned San Diego County’s concealed weapons restrictions
Official says when off-duty police bring guns into games, they increase the potential for “blue-on-blue” confrontations with working officers
Ga. lawmakers want people licensed to carry a gun to avoid arrest if they accidentally bring their firearms into the security checkpoint at the airport
A divided federal appeals court on Thursday struck down the state’s concealed-weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms
As social media videos show, Oakland’s illegal sideshow scene runs rife with a lack of respect for life or the police
Albuquerque police have released body camera footage capturing a tense traffic stop on Jan. 12
Officer was examining a friend’s gun when the gun went off
The reserve officer believes he has the right to carry but the Superintendent says the school board must approve
The teen was cited for violating a city ordinance that prohibits soliciting in and alongside roadways
Officer was examining a friend’s gun when the gun went off
The head of the TSA said his agency has officially rejected arming officers in response to a November attack at LAX
The Firearm Safety Act of 2013 made it difficult for the company to sell to it’s employees
David Counceller’s 40-caliber Glock handgun accidentally discharged Saturday afternoon while he was at a gun shop
A lawmaker proposed legislation to make background checks and gun registration requirements for those who build plastic firearms on a 3-D printer
City ordinances were intended to combat gun violence by banning sales within city limits; pro-gun groups applaud decision
James Craig said time spent in LA and Maine where gun permits are more easily obtained made him realize that is why they are safer
Judge cited an “important governmental interest” in public safety
Mayor-elect Walsh believes the military-style weapons will not help to establish trust with residents
When police arrived, they found a man beating his wife in their front yard with a high-powered rifle
Some say new laws are too vague and violate Second Amendment rights, are difficult to enforce in reality
Lawmakers unanimously gave final congressional approval to a bill adding another decade to the prohibition against guns that can slip by airport metal detectors
Monday’s vote will prohibit plastic guns capable of evading metal detectors and X-ray machines for another decade
Congress is racing toward renewing a 25-year-old prohibition against firearms that can evade metal detectors and X-ray machines, just days before the ban expires
The man was charged with interfering with a police officer and charged a fine, which he plans to appeal
With a law banning undetectable firearms about to expire, the focus is on guns made entirely of plastic
Gonzaga University students were faced with robbery, possible home invasion attempt by 6-time felon
Creating a fail-safe security perimeter for the terminal area would be extremely costly and might shift attacks to other public gathering places
The 20-page document sheds light, for instance, on how police should enforce the 7 bullets limitation
Police say they received an internal memo on September 11 that the NFL banned all off-duty police from carrying in any NFL facility