Scott Pappalardo, who achieved momentary fame last year for “destroying” his AR-15, brought at least three “large-capacity” magazines, two non-serialized AR-15 lower receivers, and a bayonet to a Moms Demand Action meeting in New Jersey.

A Pennsylvania judge ruled this week that Pittsburgh’s anti-gun laws are “void and unenforceable” because state preemption statues prohibit local governments from restricting firearm possession and use.

“The law is different in this case because the government, as the sovereign, has the power to take property that is dangerous, diseased, or used in criminal activities without compensation,” Smith wrote in a nine-page ruling.

Defense Distributed announced yesterday the release of the third iteration of their “Ghost Gunner,” a mini-CNC mill capable of completing “80 percent” AR-15 lower receivers, blank 1911 frames, and AK-47 receivers.

A high school football coach in Oregon is once again being hailed as a hero after a video emerged this week capturing the moment he disarmed and embraced a student wielding a shotgun.

Democratic Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced this week his intention to call a special legislative session to compel state legislators to pass a “red flag” law and a universal background check bill. The move was met with staunch opposition by House and Senate Republicans, who control the legislature and are under no obligation to consider any of the governor’s proposals.

A judge in California issued a tentative order this week finding a “disconnect” in the ATF’s classification of AR-15 lower receivers as “firearms.”

Tisbury, Ma., Police Chief Mark Saloio seized the 84-year-old’s firearms—and fired him from his job as a crossing guard—after receiving a tip from a diner employee. The waitress had heard Nichols complain that the Tisbury School resource officer had been “leaving his post” and visiting a nearby convenience store while the children were filing into class.

Anchors and producers for several ABC News programs found themselves in hot water this week when they mistook (or intentionally misrepresented) footage from a gun range in Kentucky for battlefield video from the conflict between Turkish and Kurdish forces in Syria.