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Published
October 1, 2023

Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since Sandy Hook

Immediately after it was passed, the law was challenged in court by gun rights supporters. Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun law, passed in response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown that claimed 26 lives, is also being contested in court.
Published
September 26, 2023

Commentary: Too many lives are lost to gun violence. That’s a fact, not a fear tactic.

Maine gun safety advocates support laws that do not jeopardize the rights of law-abiding citizens to purchase a firearm.     
Published
September 16, 2023

Commentary: Crack down on criminals, not on gun ownership

Maine lawmakers reject gun control bills because they understand the impact they could have on their constituents.
Published
September 15, 2023

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

At least a half dozen lawsuits are challenging provisions of the governor's original order.
Published
September 3, 2023

Maine’s gun laws couldn’t stop 2 deadly shootings this year. Are more laws the answer?

Violent incidents in Bowdoin and Westbrook have been used by advocates on both sides of the gun control debate to argue that the current laws don't work as intended.

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Published
August 31, 2023

Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks

The bureau estimates that the rule would affect anywhere from 24,500 to 328,000 sellers.
Published
August 10, 2023

Federal appeals court rules drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns

The ruling raises questions about the future of the law, which also had a central role in the proposed plea deal for Hunter Biden, the president's son.
Published
July 12, 2023

Teens are ordering, assembling – and shooting – ‘ghost guns’ bought online

The families of 2 slain Virginia teens are suing the distributor and manufacturer of the gun used to kill them, alleging gross negligence.
Published
July 2, 2023

Guns for domestic abusers, agency power next up at Supreme Court

Here are the cases to watch.
Published
June 30, 2023

Supreme Court to decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions

Lower courts are also considering challenges to states’ bans on the sale of so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.