California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a new round of sweeping gun control laws Friday, including a measure expanding the state’s red flag law by granting new authority to prosecutors. The bill, AB 1344, allows district attorneys in select counties to petition courts to confiscate firearms from individuals they deem dangerous.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed two major gun control bills Friday, further tightening California’s already restrictive firearm laws and targeting both handgun sales and firearm parts. The legislation includes a sweeping ban on new Glock pistols and a separate law requiring extensive background checks and fees for purchasing gun barrels.
CZ-USA, the parent company of Colt Canada, has firmly rejected claims circulating online that its Canadian subsidiary is participating in the government’s firearms buyback program. The company made the clarification in a statement to Breitbart News, stressing that the rumors are false.
Five Pennsylvania House Republicans crossed party lines Tuesday to support a Democrat-backed universal background check bill, which passed by a narrow 104–99 vote. The measure requires background checks for all gun sales, including private transactions.
A bill seeking to ban “machine gun conversion devices,” also known as “Glock switches,” was defeated in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday. The vote, nearly along party lines, came after hours of emotional and intense debate, and ultimately failed by a single vote—handed to Republicans by a Democrat crossing the aisle.
Federal investigators revealed Thursday that the alleged sniper who opened fire on a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility used a vintage bolt-action rifle legally obtained just weeks earlier.
Illinois will defend its 2023 law banning certain semi‑automatic firearms and high‑capacity magazines before the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this Monday. The law, signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker, was declared unconstitutional last year by a federal district court, which found that banning commonly owned firearms violates the Second Amendment. The state and its supporters contend the law targets “dangerous and unusual” weapons amid growing concerns over mass shootings.
Wisconsin Democrats, led by state Sen. Kelda Roys (D), are moving to strip licensed gun owners of their right to carry for self-defense on college campuses. The proposal, introduced September 4, 2025, would outlaw firearms entirely on university and college property, even for individuals who hold valid concealed carry licenses.
