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Gun shop suit by wounded cop over straw purchase dismissed

by Chris Eger

The lawsuit of an Indiana police officer injured in a gunfight with a suspect over claims the shooter obtained his gun through alleged negligence by the store was rejected.

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Media Matters gets pwned

by Greg Camp

I can see why advocates of gun control like Media Matters find Colion Noir so threatening. He's young, black, educated, and an attorney who owns guns in style.

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Gun shop suit by wounded cop over straw purchase moves forward

by Chris Eger

The lawsuit of an Indiana police officer injured in a gunfight with a suspect was allowed to proceed over claims the shooter obtained his gun through alleged negligence by the store.

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2015 gun rights wins and losses

by Chris Eger

It was a seesaw struggle for Second Amendment litigation at both the state and federal level in 2015, with important gains for privacy and carry rights but losses on weapons bans.

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Supreme Court continues to mull ‘assault weapon’ ban case

by Chris Eger

The U.S. Supreme Court took no action this week on an important appeal to an Illinois city’s arbitrary ban on certain guns and magazines.

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24 states urge Supreme Court to take up assault rifle ban case

by Chris Eger

Just under half the attorneys general in the country have signed on to support a challenge to an Illinois city's arbitrary ban on certain guns.

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Group rebukes Sanders for gun manufacturer protection stance

by Jared Morgan

A gun control group is calling on Sen. Bernie Sanders to change his position on a controversial 2005 law that shields gun manufacturers from liability.

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After Charleston church shooting, group calls for gun reform

by Jared Morgan

Prompted by a deadly mass shooting at a Charleston church last month, South Carolina gun control advocates rallied on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning.

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Gun shop settles over alleged straw purchase murder-suicide

by Jared Morgan

A Kansas gun shop agreed to pay $132,000 to the wife of a man who fatally shot their 8-year-old son and himself with a gun legally purchased there.

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Federal court upholds magazine, assault weapon ban citing feel-good reasons

by Chris Eger

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday handed down an opinion by a 2-1 majority of three-judge panel that the controversial ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in Highland Park, Illinois was constitutional.

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Read the ruling from a federal court that upholds Highland Park’s assault weapon and magazine ban

by Chris Eger

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion Monday by a 2-1 majority of a three-judge panel that the controversial ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in Highland Park, Illinois, is constitutional

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Unconstitutionality of ‘violent offender’ clause to be argued in Neo-Nazi’s case 

by Jared Morgan

Oral re-arguments will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in the case of a Neo-Nazi sentenced to 15 years in prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

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