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Senate Republicans Don’t Even Need a Vote Now to Stop Gun Control
A historic year for mass shootings across the country wasn’t enough to convince conservatives that it’s time to implement some restrictions on assault rifles. On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked an assault weapons ban along with universal background checks for a Continue reading Senate Republicans Don’t Even Need a Vote Now to Stop Gun Control
Few States Block Gun Purchases After Emergency Mental Health Hospitalizations
In The Trace’s analysis, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, and Washington all limit guns for people who have been subject to an emergency hospitalization. But the laws vary widely from state to state, and it’s difficult to assess whether they Continue reading Few States Block Gun Purchases After Emergency Mental Health Hospitalizations
The Supreme Court Might Finally Be Drawing a Line on Gun Rights
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who signaled in a concurring opinion in Bruen that he might be willing to uphold certain gun restrictions in future cases, also pointedly observed on Tuesday that domestic-violence protection orders are part of the federal background check Continue reading The Supreme Court Might Finally Be Drawing a Line on Gun Rights
The Supreme Court Found a Gun It Doesn’t Like
The August decision all but telegraphed the court’s current divide on the issue: Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh all indicated that they would have voted to keep the injunction intact. While the justices are not Continue reading The Supreme Court Found a Gun It Doesn’t Like
Tennessee Republicans Block Gun Reform, Abruptly Adjourn Until Next Year
Representative Matt Rosendale, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, on Monday called an impeachment inquiry into Biden “long overdue” but accused McCarthy of using the threat to distract from upcoming appropriations votes. “I’m afraid now that he’s bringing it Continue reading Tennessee Republicans Block Gun Reform, Abruptly Adjourn Until Next Year