Latest Gun Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Gun Carry Bill With Insurance Mandate

Dec 21 2022 // New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation overhauling rules to get a firearm carry permit after this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights.The Democrat-led Senate passed the...

Judge Halting Provision Making California Gun Lawsuits Costlier

Dec 19 2022 // A federal judge said he will block a provision in a new California law to take effect next year that gun advocates argued was designed to hinder anyone from challenging the state’s famously restrictive gun laws.U.S....

Appeals Court Allows New York to Keep Enforcing New Gun Law

Dec 12 2022 // A federal appeals court panel said New York can continue enforcing a new state law banning guns from “sensitive” places like parks and theaters while the judges consider a legal challenge.The temporary stay...

Gunmaker Sig Sauer Faces Suit by Police, Veterans, Others Vowing Gun Goes Off by Itself

Dec 5 2022 // Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off...

Report Shows California Gun Data Breach Was Unintentional

Dec 2 2022 // California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn’t follow policies or understand how to operate their...

Iowa Voters Add Gun Rights to Constitution

Nov 10 2022 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowans voted Tuesday to add a right to keep and bear arms into the state constitution, a move that will make it more difficult to pass gun restrictions and easier to strike down existing gun...

Cheerleading Company Denies Abuse Involvement, Hires Big Gun Attorney

Nov 7 2022 // The American cheerleading company behind the sport’s top uniforms, camps and competitions is vehemently denying accusations that the enterprise helped facilitate alleged sexual abuse at gyms across the Southeast...

Colorado Man Gets $7M Settlement in Stun Gun Case

Nov 4 2022 // The Colorado city of Idaho Springs said it has agreed to pay $7 million to a 75-year-old man who said an officer used a stun gun on him without warning and dragged him from his apartment after a dispute with a neighbor,...

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill Limiting Gun Carry, Requiring Liability Insurance

Nov 1 2022 // A New Jersey legislative committee voted to require liability insurance for gun owners and restrict where they could carry their weapons, moving what would be some of the strictest US firearms limits closer to becoming...

New Jersey Eyes Gun Carry Legislation Including Insurance Requirement

Oct 14 2022 // New Jersey Democrats say they are going to take a shot at passing new gun legislation similar to New York’s even thought that state’s law is facing a court challenge.Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin and...

Federal Court Saves New York’s Gun Law Pending Review of Lower Court Order

Oct 14 2022 // A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed New York to continue enforcing its new gun law as it considers a lower court ruling that would block key provisions.The decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came...

Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers

Oct 3 2022 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers arguing their commercial practices has led to bloodshed in Mexico.Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled...

Gun Manufacturer Sued Over Link to July 4 Illinois Parade Shooting

Sep 30 2022 // Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith...

Gun Violence Costs the U.S. $557 Billion a Year

Sep 28 2022 // Gun violence that causes tens of thousands of US deaths each year — far more than any other developed nation — is having a significant, negative impact on the country’s economy, Harvard Medical School researchers...

Appeals Court Rejects NRA Free Speech Claims Against New York Insurance Regulator

Sep 23 2022 // A federal appeals court has denied the National Rifle Association’s First Amendment claims against a former New York insurance regulator who urged insurance companies to consider the risks of doing business with the...

Connecticut Police Investigate Death of Man Days After Stun Gun Shot by Trooper

Sep 7 2022 // Connecticut state police are investigating a man’s death four days after a state trooper shot him with a stun gun, authorities said Friday.Ryan Marzi, 38, of Hebron, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Aug. 28,...

New York Sets ‘Gun Free Zones’ to Restrict Guns; Regulates Concealed Carry Permits

Sep 2 2022 // Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.”The sprawling Manhattan...

Safe TN App, Inspections Helps Schools Stay Safer from Guns, Governor Says

Sep 1 2022 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that an executive order on school safety from June has so far produced a new mobile app, school behavioral health professionals in each county and updated law enforcement training and...

Alabama Deputy Shoots Man Who Pointed Modified Flare Gun After Traffic Stop

Aug 11 2022 // An Alabama deputy shot and killed a man who pointed a modified flare gun at him after fleeing a traffic stop, law enforcement officials said.The Lawrence County Sheriff’s office said Marty Hutto, 50, was shot and...

Assaults with Paintball Guns Cause More Serious Eye Injuries Than Previously Known, Study Finds

Aug 1 2022 // University of Chicago Medicine researchers reviewing two years of data on assaults with paintball guns found more patients than expected suffered vision-threatening emergencies after being struck in the eye, with several...