Colorado lawmakers will again seek to ban the sale of certain types of semiautomatic firearms in the coming legislative session, embracing a new approach after more sweeping assault weapons bans died in the state Capitol in recent years. The new bill spearheaded by Democrats is aimed at building upon existing gun laws by prohibiting the sale, … Read more
Colorado’s new voter-approved gun initiative has a target unlike those of previous measures meant to reduce gun violence. The tax on guns and ammunition is meant to generate revenue to support cash-strapped victim services, and it’s an open question whether it will affect firearms sales. The 6.5% tax on manufacturers and sellers — including pawnbrokers … Read more
By SCOTT BAUER, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school but seemed to be settling in, a school official said Thursday as families of the victims remembered them … Read more
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s gun distribution reform issued about 188,000 gun licenses, with about 138,000 people receiving the weapons they were waiting for in the past year. Overall, 365,000 people applied, a Friday report from Walla noted. In 2022, there were 154,458 people in Israel without a licensed firearm, but by 2024, this … Read more
For the first time in a generation, Colorado voters will have a direct say on how the state treats firearms. Proposition KK, put forward by the state legislature, asks voters to approve a new 6.5% excise tax on guns, firearm parts and ammunition sold in the state. In total, it would raise an estimated $39 … Read more
A prominent gun control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing “no tangible progress” on key steps to fulfil the pledge. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, PolySeSouvient spokesperson Nathalie Provost expresses concern that “we won’t see these measures materialize in … Read more
By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people … Read more
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says he used to own a gun when he was “17 or 18 years old”, during his days as the president of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas). Malema was speaking in the East London Regional Court on Wednesday afternoon, where he and his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman are on trial … Read more
By BILL BARROW (Associated Press) ATLANTA — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, to say nothing of the nation’s daily gun violence. Now, gun control advocates and many Democrats see additional openings created by hard-line … Read more
Ahead of his address to and endorsement by the National Rifle Association over the weekend, former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced they would join with the Republican National Committee in forming a new coalition called “Gun Owners for Trump,” According to the 45th President’s Make America Great Again campaign, the group aims to undo gun … Read more
