Latest Gun Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
After FSU Shooting, Students Call on Lawmakers to Block Lower Gun-Buying Age
Apr 24 2025 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University urged state legislators Tuesday to block an effort to reverse a law passed after the 2018 Parkland school...
Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Machine-Gun Conversion Devices
Mar 20 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, after a deadly year that included multiple mass...
Supreme Court Leans Toward Gun Companies’ Bid to Avoid Mexico’s Trafficking Lawsuit
Mar 4 2025 // U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels...
Rare Bipartisan Push for Ban on Machine Gun Conversion in Alabama
Feb 14 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety package on Thursday that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine...
Baltimore Sues Glock Over Handguns Easily Converted to Automatic Weapons
Feb 14 2025 // Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons, which enables criminals to inflict more damage and makes the city more dangerous,...
New Jersey, Minnesota Sue Glock Over Firearms With Adaptable Switches
Dec 16 2024 // NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock last Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute. New Jersey...
Ohio Bill Seeks to Prohibit Mandating Firearm Liability Insurance
Dec 13 2024 // A bill making its way through the Ohio General Assembly would prohibit requiring firearm liability insurance. Senate Bill 58 passed the House by a 61-27 vote and now heads to the Ohio Senate, where legislators in the...
New York Court Rules NRA Must Undertake Reforms, Former Execs Must Pay Damages
Dec 13 2024 // The National Rifle Association (NRA) must reform its operations to conform with New York’s not-for-profit law and two of its former executives must pay the NRA $6.35 million in damages plus interest. That is the...
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Savannah Outlawing Guns Left in Unlocked Cars
Dec 4 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Georgia gun owner who sought to challenge a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and potential jail time for people who leave firearms inside unlocked...
Fairgoers Join Lawsuit Against State Fair of Texas and Dallas Over Firearms Ban
Nov 6 2024 // Three fairgoers have joined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in suing the State Fair of Texas and the city of Dallas over the fair’s policy banning all firearms from its properties. Monday’s filing is the...
Penn Nursing Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Improve Firearm Storage
Nov 1 2024 // The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has been awarded a $3.2 million, five-year grant to develop an evidence-based secure firearm storage intervention at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The...
Federal Court Upholds New York’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places
Oct 31 2024 // A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said...
AI Weapons Scanners in NYC Subway Found Zero Guns in Month Test
Oct 30 2024 // A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times, according to newly released...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Mexico’s Suit Against American Gun Companies
Oct 8 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by U.S. gun maker Smith & Wesson SWBI.O and firearms wholesaler Interstate Arms to throw out Mexico’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding the illegal trafficking...
Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Attempt to Halt Gun Ban at State Fair
Sep 25 2024 // DALLAS (AP) — A judge last week denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied the...
AGs Sue 3 Gun Shops Over Alleged ‘Straw Purchases’ of Weapons Trafficked Into DC
Sep 6 2024 // Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C. are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the...
Court Tosses Missouri Law That Banned Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws
Aug 29 2024 // COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Federal appellate judges overturned a Missouri law Monday that banned police from enforcing some federal gun laws. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of...
Prompted by Mass Shooting, Maine Implements New Gun Safety Laws
Aug 13 2024 // With eleventh hour guidance from the state, Maine gun retailers on Friday began requiring a three-day wait period for gun purchases under one of the new safety laws adopted following the state’s deadliest mass...
New York City Turns to AI-Powered Scanners to Keep Guns Out of Subway
Jul 31 2024 // New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the threat of a lawsuit from...
6 Charged With Bogus Overseas Claims for Gun Shot Wounds, Stabbings, Auto Accidents
Jul 16 2024 // Five Massachusetts residents and one New York resident have been charged in connection with a health insurance fraud scheme that allegedly involved submitting claims for more than $1 million worth of bogus medical...
