Current Events in the Gun Industry

Federal Agencies are starting to take action against illegal machine gun builders, specifically, people who modify Glock pistols into unregistered machine guns.

“This isn’t the first time we’ve had to challenge such a regulation,” Gottlieb continued. “It is simply unacceptable for citizens living in public housing to be denied their basic right to have a firearm for personal protection, and in this case, it was unconscionable.”

Politicians on both sides of the aisle in Oregon want first-graders to attend gun safety classes in their schools.

Despite passionate support from some residents and Republican politicians, Arkansas will not see a new ‘Stand Your Ground’ law on the books this year.

Finance company WalletHub released this week a new report that purports to have ranked all 50 U.S. states based on their “dependence” on the gun industry. Topping the list are Idaho, Alaska, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Arkansas. The states least dependent on the firearms industry, according to the report, are Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.

A man in Salt Lake City was killed by law enforcement on Monday after attempting at least two armed robberies, shooting from his pickup while driving, and shooting at police vehicles in pursuit.

Idaho’s Governor Brad Little signed into law legislation allowing 18-year-olds to carry concealed weapons within city limits without a concealed weapons license.

With the vest on Chuck shot Chris in the back, not once but six times. Chuck “unloaded the clip into Christopher’s back,” said the police report authored by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.

“It’s not a bank’s job to create policy. They need to leave the policymaking to Congress,” said Sen. Kennedy in a statement. “Banks should not be able to discriminate against lawful customers on the basis of social policy. The banks should keep in mind that these lawful customers are the same hard-working taxpayers who bailed them out during the recession.”