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.
The bill aims to fix many of the issues with LEOSA
More than a dozen states have laws on the books that allow local law enforcement to seize firearms from people diagnosed as mentally ill
Just as you wouldn’t operate a motor vehicle without liability insurance, you don’t want to carry a firearm without insurance either
30 of the state’s 33 county sheriffs opposed the legislation Governor Michelle Grisham said she will sign into law
The federal lawsuit alleges that a felon prohibited from owning a gun obtained one from the Armslist website and used it to kill Commander Paul Bauer
Some bills would expedite mental evaluations of people who have committed misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor offenses
Susan Holmes admitted that she lied on the petition and claimed she had a ‘legal theory’ to justify that statement
Police have issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of lying when she filed a petition seeking to take away the guns of a cop
The bill has divided New Mexico’s LE ranks; 30 of the state’s 33 county sheriffs opposing the measure, while the State Police Chief and Albuquerque PD officials support it
The measure stems from the 2018 shooting at Marshall County High School where two students were killed
Both proponents and opponents are expected to turn out in large numbers for the bill’s first committee hearing
At least three sheriffs have publicly shown their support, said they believe the law, which came into effect this month, is unconstitutional
Officials outlined a plan to establish a mobile precinct, conduct more patrols and work with federal prosecutors to keep shooters behind bars
The deaths of Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama have added new urgency to efforts to pass legislation prohibiting lending guns to another person
The bill would allow police to temporarily take people’s guns away if a judge deems them a threat to themselves or others
The bill currently on the state senate floor originated with two sheriffs who said they never wanted to be without their weapons in case of a mass shooting
A spokesman for the Capitol police said there have been no reports of arrests or injuries despite previous threats of violence
A judge previously ruled in favor of the ban after law enforcement identified ‘credible evidence’ that armed groups planned to attend the rally
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, who previously said he would not serve notice about the petition, said he was ‘pleased’ with the ruling
Gov. Ralph Northam plans to ban all weapons, including guns, from the state capitol’s grounds ahead of a planned rally over gun rights
Sheriff Justin Smith said he won’t serve a petition against a university police officer, calling it a ‘fraud’ in a post online
Sheriff Scott Jenkins said he would swear in ‘thousands’ of auxiliary deputies as a measure of community protection
Authorities say the gun used to fatally shoot two students is unregistered and untraceable
Police are too often put in the middle of political debates
Dmitriy Andreychenko was charged with making a terrorist threat after he showed up at the superstore with a rifle
Cops and citizens could become victims of these new statutes if due process and other fundamental liberties are violated
The bill was vetoed twice by former governor Jerry Brown
Publix is joining a growing number of retailers in asking customers not to openly carry firearms in its stores, even if state laws allow it
Critics decry it as a scare tactic that lumps people arrested while carrying or even standing near a gun with those who have pulled them out and used them
A friend of the Dayton gunman who killed nine people told federal agents he bought him body armor, a gun accessory and a 100-round magazine earlier this year
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said there’s “a growing wave of support on both sides of the aisle” for the red-flag plan
Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio needs to do more while balancing people’s rights to own firearms
San Luis Obispo Chief Deanna Cantrell revealed her mistake in a video on the department’s Facebook page
