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
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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
The Colt 6920 M4 carbine rifles — one for each school — would be locked in the vehicles of school resource officers when the schools aren’t in session
New law is aimed at helping keep guns away from criminals and mentally ill, strengthening safety training and banning 45 types of assault weapons
The ATF is the federal agency in charge of tracing guns used in crimes
A state board voted Wednesday to allow 13 school districts in Arkansas to continue using teachers as armed guards
The law bans sales of some popular semi-automatic rifles and gives owners a year to register those they already owned
The new law requires that law-enforcement agencies donate, keep or sell confiscated guns to licensed gun dealers
One will end a government practice that lets military weapons be reimported into the U.S. by private entities
Vagueness in laws around the possession of firearms by individuals with varying degrees of mental illness makes protecting public difficult, say some law enforcement administrators
One source predicted that there will be more bloodshed in the streets as criminals fearlessly carry their weapons
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