A small group of retired federal corrections officers won their case against the District of Columbia in which the guards were seeking broad concealed carry rights through a permit via a 2004 federal law.
A Washington Post fact checker on Tuesday gave House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) “three Pinocchios” for her tweet claiming that the new Conceal Carry Reciprocity Act would invite “violent criminals,” “convicted stalkers,” and “domestic abusers” to carry guns.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which oversees concealed-weapons licensing, announced on Tuesday overseas hackers had stolen the private information of over 16,000 gun owners.
In federal circuit court on Wednesday, a coalition of gun-rights groups filed its opening brief in a suit against exemptions for retired law enforcement officers under California’s strict gun laws.
Senator John Cornyn (R., Texas) introduced legislation that would require states to recognize one another’s gun-carry permits on Monday.
An Ohio State University student and concealed-carry advocate was found dead from gunshot wounds at a residence near campus early Thursday morning.
Republican Rep. Richard Hudson (N.C.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require states to recognize each other’s gun carry permits.
The new Congress is still weeks away from being sworn in, but one Republican congressman has already written a national concealed carry reciprocity bill to submit to it.
A Florida police officer is alive and the suspect who was beating him is dead thanks to the intervention of an armed citizen on Monday.
