New Mexico's Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared gun violence a public health emergency in response to multiple recent shooting deaths in the state.
Last month was "the fifth-highest August on record in terms of federal background checks for gun transfers since the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System was established 25 years ago."
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the industry's trade group, confirmed that July 2023 marked the fourth year in a row with over one million adjusted background checks each month.
Alaska Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a measure into law over the weekend that aims to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor.
For 47 consecutive months, the sale of firearms in the United States has persistently crossed the 1 million mark, according to reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"Can the senseless crimes of a relative few be so despicable to justify the infringement of the constitutional rights of law-abiding individuals in hopes that such crimes will then abate or, at least, not be as horrific?" Judge McGlynn asked in his ruling.
