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.
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In reviewing the survey data, it seems that America’s law enforcers put little faith in the effectiveness of proposed gun-control legislation
A minority of those responding to the survey believe that legislative restrictions on “assault weapons” and magazines would have any effect on the problem of gun violence
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
The men were caught in a police sting that netted 254 weapons in 45 transactions since last year
After undergoing 53 hours of training, the assistant principal and teachers at the school will be considered guards, and will be armed
A man claims his arrest unnecessary because he had a license to carry - and the officer is arguing his gun was in plain sight for an extended period
Police are lobbying for .40-caliber pistols to have weapons that match what they’re facing on the streets
Jeffrey Barton pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegally discharging a firearm into the air to scare off thieves
Adam Kokesh was arrested at his Virginia home for possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and firearms
Colorado sheriffs go before a federal judge Wednesday to argue a law that bans magazines that hold more than 15 rounds
Illinois today became the last state in the country to legalize the concealed carry of guns
Such continued violence underscores why the governor dramatically altered a gun bill that will end Illinois’ last-in-the nation ban on carrying concealed firearms
Some critics say that stance against issue by some sheriffs is stifling debate over what violates, doesn’t violate 2nd Amendment
As Gov. Pat Quinn mulls whether to sign off on eliminating the country’s last concealed carry ban, the question in Chicago is whether it will matter
Under Connecticut law, gun owners who want to carry a handgun outside their homes must file an application for a pistol permit with their local police chiefs, or first selectmen in towns that don’t have a police force
City’s residents currently must go to city PD for handgun permits; bill would allow them to go to suburban counties instead
The 24-year-old got into multiple tense confrontations with police about the shotgun he carried with him
A Houston nonprofit is giving away free shotguns to single women and residents of neighborhoods with high crime rates
One question in our survey didn’t receive a landslide majority vote; in fact, it brought about hundreds of differing opinions
An Australian police commissioner blames the defect on a lack of standards i making the dangerous product
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- N.Y. Gov. Hochul praises state police after record illegal gun seizures, violent crime drop outside NYC
- Colo. red flag law used to target officer involved in fatal shooting
- Sheriff: Inmate’s ‘red flag’ petition against deputies shows issue with law
- Victims plan to sue sheriff for failing to get red flag order against Colo. club shooter
- Texas-based company installs computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores