Gun Rights

On April 10, the Dartmouth Political Union hosted a debate on gun control legislation between David Hogg — a 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor and March for Our Lives cofounder — and 2020 Libertarian vice presidential candidate Jeremy “Spike” Cohen. The debate was moderated by Grayling Peterson ’24, president of the Dartmouth

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WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to

It was April 2019. It was nine months after a man with a shotgun murdered five of my friends in the Capital Gazette newsroom. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman had just declared gun violence a public health crisis — a first in Maryland. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, the county health officer, tried to explain to me

WASHINGTON – A new rule from the federal government will close what’s known as the “gun show loophole.” Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will now have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will go into effect

WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to

Through the federal gun safety law enacted in 2022, President Joe Biden is expanding background checks for firearm sales by clarifying who needs to register as a federally licensed dealer. The U.S. Department of Justice finalized a rule Thursday that will include more background checks for online purchases as well as sales through gun shows

Second Amendment advocates are slamming a new rule from the Biden administration that will require thousands of additional firearms dealers across the nation to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.  The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to be

It’s been a quarter of a century since the shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado brought the “gun show loophole” into popular discourse, and the Biden Administration has just announced it would move unilaterally to end the practice following decades of inaction by Congress. A new federal regulation published by the Department of Justice

President Joe Biden is taking action on Thursday that will close the “gun show loophole” by requiring tens of thousands of unlicensed gun dealers to perform background checks. It is an effort to reduce gun violence and mass shootings that lawmakers have attempted for a quarter-century, since the 1999 Columbine, Colorado High School massacre, the

WASHINGTON  — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will step up federal background checks and impose license requirements on thousands of gun dealers, regardless of where firearms are sold. The Justice Department proposed the rule last year to close more “loopholes” for gun sales without licenses or background checks, expanding federal gun control authorities via the Bipartisan

Yesterday, the Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2024 session. This session, NRA worked with pro-gun lawmakers to pass three bills, addressing emerging threats from the financial sector and the right to carry. Governor Brad Little has signed those bills into law. SB 1291 prohibits public contracts with individuals or companies that are boycotting certain industries,

A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licences and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into effect, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday. The rule makes clear that anyone who sells firearms predominantly to earn a profit must be federally licensed and conduct

(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is issuing a rule designed to close a gap that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks, in what officials are touting as one of the most significant steps to crack down on unlicensed dealers in decades. The Justice Department move targets the so-called gun-show loophole by expanding the definition

The advantages of secure firearm storage Your piece on “Lawmakers weigh gun proposals” was welcomed, however its coverage is incomplete. The gun rights supporter who was interviewed about the pending safe-storage bill at the Legislature shared points that are misleading or misguided. First, his complaint about the law being a “one size fits all” policy

At any moment, the Maine House and Senate could vote on Michael Bloomberg’s extreme slate of anti-gun bills. NRA members and gun-rights supporters are urged to contact their lawmakers and request that they vote against these bills. To email committee members directly please click the TAKE ACTION button below. LD 1696 creates a “course of action” against

The Biden administration announced Thursday morning that the Department of Justice has finalized a new rule that requires many gun sellers offering firearms at gun shows or online to obtain a license and conduct background checks.  The new rule is set to be enforceable in 30 days.  Current rules require licensed gun dealers to perform criminal