Measure, opposed by every Republican and 9 Democrats, heads to Senate

Covenant parents emotional in wake of vote

Maine legislators split mostly along party lines to back bills for a waiting period, background checks, and limits on rapid firing devices

This month, New Mexico joined at least 21 other states that ban guns where people vote.

For nearly two years, a variety of semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines have not been available for sale in Delaware. An upcoming court ruling could reinstate those sales, but state officials argue that would increase the risk to the public.

The parents of children killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting have a stark warning for Utah lawmakers: “It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when and where the next school shooting will happen.”

Last week’s mass shooting amid a Kansas City Super Bowl parade was another reminder that despite claims that more guns make us safer, actual experience shows the opposite to be the case.

On a call with reporters ahead of former President Donald Trump’s speech to a National Rifle Association gathering in Harrisburg, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said the choice between President Joe Biden and Trump is clear when it comes to guns.

Of the nearly dozen gun bills lawmakers will soon take up, one is particularly noteworthy because it’s backed by unlikely allies: mental health advocates and a pair of House members who’ve long been at opposite ends of firearm legislation.

Bills start to move through legislature but face uncertain reception by Youngkin

A pair of gun safety bills intended to keep firearms out of the hands of children passed a state House panel on Tuesday over the objections of Republicans, who argued they would only punish law-abiding gun owners.

Extreme risk protection laws, which allow judges to confiscate weapons when they think owners could pose a danger to themselves or others, can be effective at preventing gun deaths.

Rep. Tim Burchett said Congress will only ‘mess things up’ if it gets involved, but research shows that gun safety laws reduce gun violence.

The party has refused to remove a meme they posted falsely claiming Nazis enacted gun control laws in Germany before massacring over 6 million people. In fact, party chair Kristina Karamo defended it.

After winning back control of the Legislature for the first time in 40 years, the Democratic majority is passing a host of progressive bills.

An August press release from Paxton’s office said he is protecting the Second Amendment from President Biden, but Biden didn’t create the ban.

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said he doesn’t want to ban military-grade assault weapons because his constituents use them to shoot prairie dogs.

‘They don’t really believe these things will solve the problem, the point is to distract us,’ said Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA).

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said, ‘I can tell you that before I am done as governor, we will have a signature on that bill.’

The North Carolina Republican was caught with a gun at the airport for the second time in as many years.

‘We should make it easier to take those guns out of the hands of people who are about to use them to murder large numbers of people,’ the Ohio Republican said at the time.

Police found a 3D-printed gun at the scene of a recent school shooting in Rockville, Maryland.

White House officials say the president is frustrated that Congress is acting too slowly to implement new gun legislation

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said he’d reach out to the Rittenhouse to see if ‘he’d be interested in helping the country in additional ways.’

The policy would prevent gun violence committed by military service members, gun safety advocates say.

Winsome Sears’ website quietly removed mentions of her opposition to abortion rights, gun safety, and voting rights in recent weeks.

The gun lobby spent millions to oppose David Chipman’s confirmation.

Republican Glenn Youngkin’s latest gubernatorial campaign ad skips the details of a voting rights effort.

Eleven Republican senators are promoting a disinformation campaign against David Chipman in order to hurt his prospects.

Republicans continue to block efforts in Congress to pass gun control legislation.