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Maryland Governor Signs Bills on Gun Safety Center, Minimum Firearms Standards

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill into law last Thursday to create a new statewide center to help prevent gun violence. The governor described the center as the first of its kind since the White House urged states to …

Gun Advocates Quick to Sue Over Connecticut’s New Gun Safety Law

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights supporters seeking to block …

Connecticut Governor to Sign Gun Control Bill Banning Open Carry, Assault Weapons

A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state’s most wide-ranging gun legislation since the laws that followed the 2012 …

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Professors’ Challenge to Allowing Guns on Campus

Georgia’s highest court this week upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by five college professors challenging the removal of public colleges and universities from a list of “school safety zones” where weapons are prohibited. Before the …

NRA Sues Maryland Over ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Gun Laws

The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm sued to block Maryland from enforcing new gun-control measures that enhance requirements for obtaining concealed-carry permits and restrict firearms in sensitive areas including school grounds and hospitals. The suit was filed in federal court …

Maryland Revises Gun Laws in Response to Supreme Court’s Bruen Ruling

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed gun-control measures into law on Tuesday, after lawmakers passed measures this year in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The high court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen last …

Parents and Schools Face Increase Scrutiny After Shootings

In many school shootings, the person who pulled the trigger – often a current or former student – is the only one blamed for the crime. But the arrest last week of a mother, whose 6-year-old son shot his teacher, …