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Suspect in National Guard Shooting Hit With New Charges

Firearms charges for Rahmanullah Lakanwal have been filed, and death penalty is now on the table

(Newser) - A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has been hit in a complaint with federal firearms charges in connection with the ambush on Nov. 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second. Rahmanullah Lakanwal , 29,...

Mountbatten-Windsor Gives Up Gun License After Police Visit

Ex-prince can no longer use guns unsupervised

(Newser) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has handed over his firearms licence at the request of London's Metropolitan Police, adding a new wrinkle to the former prince's already turbulent public life. Firearms licensing officers visited Andrew's residence at Royal Lodge in Windsor on Nov. 19 "to request that a man...

Trump Declares Gun Regulators 'Essential' Amid Shutdown

Gun lobby pressure opens door for sales of restricted firearms like vintage machine guns

(Newser) - During one of the longest government shutdowns in US history, a pause on sales of some of the nation's most tightly regulated firearms has ended, thanks to relentless lobbying from the gun industry and Republican lawmakers. The Trump administration has now classified federal firearms examiners as "essential" workers,...

Don't Be Surprised If You See Folks Packing Heat at Publix

Supermarket chain allows open carry in its Florida stores after recent appeals court ruling

(Newser) - Publix shoppers may soon spot more than just bargains in the aisles. The supermarket giant has announced it will allow customers to openly carry firearms inside its Florida stores, following a recent appeals court ruling that overturned the state's ban on open carry, reports CBS News . The policy shift...

FBI Boss Gave NZ Brass Gifts That Had to Be Destroyed

3D-printed guns given to top law enforcement officers deemed in violation of country's strict laws

(Newser) - On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies tell the AP . The plastic 3D-printed replica pistols formed...

Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Trump Plot Defendant

Ryan Routh apologizes to prospective jurors for the inconveniencing them

(Newser) - Jury selection began Monday in the federal trial of Ryan Routh, who is accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September 2024—a day in court that included an apology to the pool from the defendant for the inconvenience. Routh, who is representing...

DOJ Weighs Firearm Ban for Transgender Americans

Officials consider linking transgender status to gun restrictions over mental health

(Newser) - The Justice Department has started internal discussions about whether transgender individuals should be barred from owning firearms, according to sources familiar with the matter. These conversations began after the Aug. 27 shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, in which a 23-year-old transgender shooter killed two children and wounded close...

Mississippi Museum Puts Gun in Emmett Till Case on Display

'I've never had an artifact affect me quite like this," says museum official

(Newser) - Seventy years after a murder that helped spark the civil rights movement, the gun believed to have killed Emmett Till is going on public display. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson has acquired the .45-caliber pistol thought to have been used in the 1955 killing, reports NPR . The...

Supreme Court Blocks Mexico's $10B Suit vs. US Gunmakers

Blockbuster case claimed that flow of guns over the border have fueled cartel violence

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a $10 billion lawsuit that Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the US, alleging the companies' business practices have fueled tremendous cartel violence and bloodshed. The unanimous ruling tossed out the case under US laws that largely shield gunmakers from liability when their...

Writer 3D-Printed a Ghost Gun Like Mangione's. It Wasn't Hard

Journalist Andy Greenberg finished off Glock-style pistol with parts bought online, fires it at a range

(Newser) - How simple is it to create a 3D-printed "ghost gun," similar to the one allegedly used by Luigi Mangione to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ? Journalist Andy Greenberg was curious, so, at a Louisiana gun range, he did just that and wrote about it for Wired ...

Critics on Nixed Ban for Gun Triggers: 'Lives Will Be Lost'

DOJ will now allow sale of forced-reset triggers, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire more quickly

(Newser) - The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves a series of...

Supreme Court Upholds Biden-Era Rule on Ghost Guns

7-2 ruling holds the weapons will still require serial numbers, background checks, age verification

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, allowing for continued serial numbers, background checks, and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online. Seven justices joined the opinion, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, upholding the rule. Two justices,...

Birmingham Comes Up With 'Ugly' Solution to Gun Violence

Alabama city erects giant concrete barriers to slow down drive-bys, to mixed reaction

(Newser) - There's already been at least one vigil this year held for victims of gun violence in the Alabama city of Birmingham, which claimed a record 150-plus homicides last year and has already had more than a dozen in early 2025. "We just heard ... backfiring of a car that...

He Picked Up a Gun at Age 11: 'Biggest Regret of My Life'

Writing for NYT , inmate Christopher Blackwell says that regret he's felt has helped move him forward

(Newser) - The New York Times' latest guest essayist isn't a high-powered politician or CEO—Christopher Blackwell is an inmate serving a 45-year sentence for robbery and murder, a consequence for a life of crime and violence that he now traces back to the first time he picked up a pistol...

Report: School Shooter's Family Begged Cops to Take His Gun

Missouri, where 19-year-old Orlando Harris killed 2 in 2022, doesn't have red-flag laws

(Newser) - Orlando Harris' family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old's bulletproof vest, ammunition, and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. Nine days later, Harris entered his former St. Louis high school and declared, "All of you are going...

After Boy Is Shot in the Head, Great-Grandfather Is Charged

6-year-old accidentally shot brother, 5, with relative's improperly-stored gun: cops

(Newser) - Days after a 6-year-old boy fatally shot his 5-year-old brother, the children's great-grandfather has been charged. Rayfield Ruffin, 72, is accused of failing to safely store the firearm used in the Oct. 8 shooting that killed Karter Rosenboro, a kindergartener at Northwest Elementary School in Greenville, North Carolina, per...

Power on Mexico's Suit Against Gunmakers Moves to SCOTUS

The $10B complaint was originally thrown out, then revived by lower courts

(Newser) - The Mexican government's lawsuit against American gun manufacturers has been making its way through the courts for years, but the Supreme Court might decide to block it once and for all. The court announced Friday that it will decide whether to block the $10 billion lawsuit, which gunmakers say...

Surgeon General: Gun Violence Is a Public Health Emergency

Vivek Murthy's official advisory is likely to be controversial

(Newser) - The US surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the US grappled with another summer weekend marked by...

Next on NYPD's Radar: Trump's Gun License

Felons in New York, Florida can't possess firearms; NYPD reportedly seeking to revoke Trump's license

(Newser) - As a convicted felon, Donald Trump is no longer legally allowed to own a firearm, under both federal law and state law in New York and Florida. Now, the NYPD is reportedly looking to lock that down. A senior police official tells CNN that the police department is getting ready...

First Witness in Hunter Biden Trial: Erika Jensen

Prosecutor opens by saying 'no one is above the law' no matter 'what your name is'

(Newser) - With a jury now seated , Hunter Biden's trial on three felony firearms charges got underway Tuesday in Delaware with first lady Jill Biden again in attendance, along with his sister, Ashley Biden, and wife, Melissa Cohen Biden. A look:
  • The prosecution: NBC News reports that prosecutor Derek Hines told
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