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DOJ to investigate LA County Sheriff's Department over gun permit wait times, fees
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it would be launching an investigation into the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department over possible infringement of the 2nd Amendment.
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Appeals court upholds California's ban on large capacity magazines, overturning San Diego judge
The ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets Thursday, overturning a San Diego federal judge’s finding that the law was unconstitutional.
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California appeals court upholds ban on higher-capacity magazines, spurring unusual video dissent
A disagreeing judge shared a video of himself dissenting the decision.
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Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment.
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Nearly 6,700 firearms confiscated at American airports last year: TSA
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a report Wednesday saying its agents confiscated 6,678 firearms at airport checkpoints in 2024.
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A simple device could help curb accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don't have it
A 13-year-old in Chicago takes his father’s pistol out of a lockbox and removes the magazine from the weapon. He shows the gun to a neighbor the same age, and pretends to fire it several times.
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What to know about ‘ghost guns,' the weapon allegedly tied to the CEO shooting
The man arrested Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was allegedly in possession of a type of homemade weapon known as a “ghost gun.”
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Man accused of smuggling weapons to North Korea from California, FBI says
A man concealed items inside shipping containers in Long Beach that were bound for North Korea, federal authorities say.
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California Attorney General commends San Diego's gun-violence task force
Rob Bonta joined San Diego leaders Tuesday to announce the Gun Violence Prevention Program Task Force, which is intended to ensure court protection orders are effectively implemented and enforced, reports NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry.
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Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it
A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores.