The number of Americans who said they carried handguns within the last month nearly doubled from 9 million in 2015 to 16 million in 2019, the study states.
A Texas gun shop owner is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives over a new policy used to revoke firearm dealers’ licenses over small clerical errors in paperwork for gun sales, which the lawsuit says is a violation of federal gun laws.
The court on Monday declined to hear another challenge to a federal ban imposed under President Trump on devices called "bump stocks" that enable a semi-automatic weapon to fire like a machine gun.
Part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s $400 million aid package includes sending Ukraine another 40 armored riverine boats, adding to the 18 ships already sent in June.
Thousands of guns and gun parts were stolen from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) between 2016 and 2019, according to the Justice Department Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
Joe Biden, who opposes voter ID laws and supports strict gun control, was spotted on Saturday showing his ID before casting his ballot for the upcoming midterm elections while surrounded by armed secret service at an early polling place in Wilmington, Delaware.