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#1 Minnesota’s Political Divide Stalls Gun Control Efforts

Sep 29 2025 // As Minnesota mourned a mass shooting at a church that left two schoolchildren dead and 21 people injured, Gov. Tim Walz promised to call a special session for the Legislature to pass solutions to gun violence and school...

#2 Some States Require Public Schools to Teach Kids About Gun Safety

Nov 12 2025 // This school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do if they find a firearm.Arkansas, Tennessee and Utah are the first states to enact laws that...

#3 Court Upholds New York’s Gun Restrictions, Including Times Square and Subway Bans

Sep 22 2025 // No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either.That is the decision last Friday from a federal appeals court effectively upholding...

#4 Gun-Owning New Hampshire Teen Sues School Officials Who Searched His Truck

Oct 20 2025 // A New Hampshire teenager sued his former high school principal and others Thursday, alleging they illegally searched his truck based solely on his status as a gun owner.Jack Harrington, 18, graduated from Hillsboro-Deering...

#5 Minnesota Governor to Call Special Session on Gun Laws After School Shooting

Sep 5 2025 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to call a special legislative session to consider tougher gun laws following a shooting last week at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 21 people injured.The...

#6 New Jersey’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places Upheld; Insurance Mandate Nixed Again

Sep 12 2025 // A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a New Jersey law that barred carrying firearms in so-called sensitive places like schools and public gatherings.The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 139-page opinion, recounted...

#7 Federal Judge Upholds Rhode Island’s Gun Permit System for Open Carry

Aug 7 2025 // A federal judge says Rhode Island’s gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to openly carry a firearm throughout the state, does not violate the Second Amendment.In a ruling handed...

#8 Supreme Court Leans Toward Gun Companies’ Bid to Avoid Mexico’s Trafficking Lawsuit

Mar 4 2025 // U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels...

#9 Suit Accuses Firearms Group of Using Gun Owners’ Personal Data to Tailor Political Ads

Oct 3 2025 // A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and used the data to reach gun rights supporters with political ads dating back to...

#10 Rare Bipartisan Push for Ban on Machine Gun Conversion in Alabama

Feb 14 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety package on Thursday that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine...

#11 Supreme Court Spares US Gun Companies From Mexico’s lawsuit

Jun 6 2025 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday spared two American gun companies from a lawsuit by Mexico’s government accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern...

#12 After FSU Shooting, Students Call on Lawmakers to Block Lower Gun-Buying Age

Apr 24 2025 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University urged state legislators Tuesday to block an effort to reverse a law passed after the 2018 Parkland school...

#13 Judge Dismisses Texas Attorney General’s Lawsuit Over State Fair Gun Restrictions

Jul 3 2025 // A Dallas County district judge dismissed state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s suit against the State Fair of Texas and the City of Dallas, for gun restrictions that were enacted following a 2023 shooting that injured...

#14 Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Machine-Gun Conversion Devices

Mar 20 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, after a deadly year that included multiple mass...

#15 Baltimore Sues Glock Over Handguns Easily Converted to Automatic Weapons

Feb 14 2025 // Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons, which enables criminals to inflict more damage and makes the city more dangerous,...

#16 Gun Makers Lose Appeal of New York Law Making Them Potentially Liable for Shootings

Jul 11 2025 // A New York state law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable when their weapons are used in deadly shootings was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court.The ruling Thursday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

#17 Congress Shielded Gun Firms From Lawsuits. Some Blue States Eye Loophole

Oct 30 2025 // Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, blue state Democrats upset about gun violence think they’ve found a way to...

#18 NRA Sues Charity Arm After Alleged Takeover by LaPierre Allies

Jan 7 2026 // The National Rifle Association has sued its charity affiliate, alleging a “disgruntled faction of former NRA directors” has seized the affiliate to turn it into a competitor and misused nearly $160 million in...

#19 Georgia Lawmakers Move to Strike Savannah Ban on Guns in Unlocked Cars

Jan 15 2026 // Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill that aims to void a city of Savannah ordinance that imposes fines and possible jail time for leaving guns in unlocked cars.The state Senate gave final approval to...