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A man walks by flowers and a sign of support for the community, Oct. 28, 2023, in the wake of the mass shootings that occurred on in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine Legislature on Thursday approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.

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Maine lawmakers pass sweeping gun legislation following the Lewiston mass shooting

1:11pm April 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people.

C.J. Hurst of West Covina, Calif., holds up a .44-caliber rimfire Model 66 Winchester rifle as he poses with his collection of about 600 antique guns in 1952.

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In today's gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here's why

8:00am February 03, 2024

by Martin Kaste

The Supreme Court has made history a central test of whether a gun control law is constitutional. That has meant a boom in demand for gun law historians, who are digging up forgotten old gun laws.

California's new law is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment

5:00am January 04, 2024

Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control law since the Sandy Hook shooting

10:00am October 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The new law, signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in June, bans the open carrying of firearms and prohibits the sale of more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions.

FILE - A protestor holds a sign during a Students Demand Action event, near the U.S. Capitol, Monday, June 6, 2022, in Washington.

Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights

5:08am May 24, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

A year after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found the highest percentage in a decade said ending gun violence trumps protecting gun rights.

West Virginia's legislature has passed a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms on public college campuses, including West Virginia University (pictured here).

A West Virginia bill allowing concealed guns at colleges is one step away from law

5:00am February 23, 2023

by Roshan Fernandez

A bill that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on West Virginia college campuses passed by a landslide in the state's House of Delegates. It heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

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Forsyth Sheriff blasts proposed change on background checks for guns

5:42pm February 22, 2023

by Paul Garber

A community forum meant to discuss police violence turned to concerns from Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough about legislative attempts to ease gun restrictions.

A bump stock is displayed on March 15, 2019, in Harrisonburg, Va. A Trump administration ban on bump stocks, devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull, was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

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A U.S. appeals court blocks a ban on rapid-fire 'bump stocks'

11:01am January 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

A Trump administration ban on the devices, which enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull, was struck down by a federal appeals court.

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Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines

10:24am November 15, 2022

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes

The measure requires an ownership fee, a safety course, fingerprinting, and a background check in order to obtain a gun permit.

Music Midtown pulls the plug over Georgia's gun laws, highlighting a legal gray area

6:39pm August 01, 2022

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the organizers' ability to ban guns during the two-day event.