In slightly-better-than-usual news, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial number, background checks and age verification requirements for buying the products online. The 7-2 opinion found that existing gun laws allow regulation of the guns, sales of which grew
More awful news out of the Trump administration: The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the repeal of the ‘zero tolerance’ Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy and the review of rules related to certain gun parts and the definition of ‘engaging in the business’ of firearms dealing. Attorney General
Less than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that the government could restrict firearms access to people facing restraining orders for domestic violence, the Trump Administration is planning to make it easier for convicted abusers to get tther guns back, reports The New York Times The Justice Department still supports laws ensuring “violent and
Armed With reason from GVPedia has updated its April 2024 report—which noted 18 dog shootings versus 15 active shooters stopped by a ‘good guy with a gun’ between 2014-2022—because the pooches have pulled more triggers. The numbers now stand at 21 unintentional dog shootings versus 15 good guys with a gun stopping an active shooter
Chicago group Stick Talk is offering gun training to youth, says the New York Times, telling them to keep their guns, but learn how to handle them safely. It is a strategy adapted from the philosophy of harm reduction, better known in the arenas of drug addiction and public health. Stick Talk teaches small groups
Two United States Courts of Appeals handed gun violence prevention advocates significant victories last week. First, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s law prohibiting large-capacity magazines as constitutional. The en banc (meaning all court judges heard the case rather than just one; they do this when a case is seen as especially important) court held
President Donald Trump’s executive orders calling for the review of the Biden administration’s gun policies and trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans have created uncertainty around funding for Metro Denver Gun Violence Prevention programs. The Sentinel reports that AIM, a successful hospital-linked violence intervention program launched in 2010 as a partnership between Denver
The Trump administration’s has removed the Surgeon General June 2024 advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis from its website. When the advisory was originally issued, public health officials applauded the news. The American Medical Association declared gun violence a public health crisis in 2016. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and adolescents. This is the latest
SB25-003, Semi-automatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices, passed the House Judiciary committee Tuesday and is headed to the House Finance Committee. The vote, along party lines, was 7-4. SB25-003 seeks to ban the sale of some semi-automatic weapons with detachable magazines. Since its introduction, the bill has been amended multiple times, including permits to purchase such
One in 15 American adults have been on the scene of a mass shooting, according to a recent study by the University of Colorado at Boulder. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, says just under 7% of U.S. adults have been physically present for a mass shooting, which it defines as four
