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Gun Laws

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Trump administration sues Denver over assault weapons ban

  • May 5

DOJ charges man accused of selling gun to ODU shooter

  • Mar 13
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2nd Amendment debate: Comparisons drawn between Pretti, Rittenhouse

  • Jan 27
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Remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, 13 years later

  • Dec 14, 2025

SCOTUS to consider if people who regularly smoke pot can own guns

  • Oct 20, 2025

DOJ mulling rule against transgender gun owners

  • Sep 4, 2025

Supreme Court upholds federal regulations on ghost guns

  • Mar 26, 2025

NC family sues after girl shot, killed by babysitter's young son

  • Mar 18, 2025

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Texas House Republicans petition State Fair to rescind gun ban

  • Aug 13, 2024
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Kamala Harris to give speech in HTX before Sheila Jackson Lee's eulogy

  • Aug 1, 2024
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Was murder charge warranted in alleged thief's death? Expert weighs in

  • Mar 13, 2024
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Campaign uses AI-generated voices of gun violence victims

  • Feb 16, 2024
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Texas domestic violence case goes before Supreme Court

  • Nov 8, 2023
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4 suspects wanted after 6 shot outside west Houston bar, HPD says

  • Jun 13, 2023
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Several injured after shots fired into crowd during fight outside SW Houston nightclub, HPD says

  • Jun 11, 2023
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Several shot during fight at west Houston nightclub, HPD says

  • Jun 11, 2023

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Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens

A federal appeals court struck down a longstanding federal ban that prevented the sale of handguns to Americans between the ages of 18 and 20 - a landmark gun control regulation in place since 1968.

  • Jan 31, 2025

Man accused of sending 4-year-old child to school with loaded gun, according to court records

Charging documents allege a Pasadena ISD guardian placed a loaded handgun in the backpack of his special needs 4-year-old before dropping her off at Jessup Elementary School.

  • Jan 26, 2025

What to know about Wisconsin's gun laws after school shooting

Wisconsin has a number of firearm-related laws in effect that limit access to children and individuals with a history of violence.

  • Dec 18, 2024

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion and gender transition care in first bills for 2025

Tuesday marked the first day Texas lawmakers could file bills for next year's legislative session. Here's what's on the top of their list.

  • Nov 14, 2024

AG Ken Paxton's request to block State Fair of Texas' no gun policy struck down by Dallas Co. judge

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the state fair's gun ban violates state law, which bars most government bodies from prohibiting weapons.

  • Sep 19, 2024