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“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.

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.

The nonpartisan think tank conducted a survey in September finding that the number of respondents who support banning “high capacity magazines” has increased from 65 percent in 2017 to 71 percent in 2019.

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.

“At this point, we’re not sure what the suspects were after exactly,” Howard told KTRK.

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.”

“I’m not against guns as a whole category and I’m not in favor of a mandatory confiscation or even a buyback, because” the federal government doesn’t have the money, Smith told DNews.com.

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.

Called the 1911 Black Army, these freshly minted 1911s are based on a 1918 version of the most iconic American military sidearm.