- Ken Paxton withdrew an opinion on gun bans weeks after suing Texas state fair for a similar restriction https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/13/ken-paxton-state-fair-gun-ban-opinion/ 4 comments politics
- Bill to ban authorities from enforcing federal gun laws could pass Ohio House within weeks https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/11/bill-to-ban-authorities-from-enforcing-federal-gun-laws-could-pass-ohio-house-within-weeks.html 196 comments politics
- Lauren Boebert says 'no gun laws' could've stopped Boulder shootings weeks after assault weapon ban was lifted https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-says-no-gun-laws-stopped-boulder-shootings-2021-3 441 comments politics
- 26 days after its worst gun massacre ever, New Zealand passed a sweeping ban on assault rifles due to come into effect this week https://www.businessinsider.com/new-zealand-gun-ban-parliament-approve-2019-4 22 comments worldnews
- Rep. Jackie Speier, a Peninsula Democrat, called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to ban the import of assault weapons following last week’s high-profile arrest of state Sen. Leland Yee on gun-trafficking charges. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politicsblog/archives/2014/04/02/jackie-speier-calls-for-ban-on-import-of-assault-weapons-in-wake-of-leland-yee-arrest 9 comments politics
- Renegade Sheriffs Say They Might Not Enforce Ban on Guns at Michigan Polling Places - At least three sheriffs won’t commit to enforcing the directive issued last week after the feds busted an armed militia plot to kidnap the governor. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adgmn/renegade-sheriffs-say-they-might-not-enforce-ban-on-guns-at-michigan-polling-places 194 comments politics
- Texas Rights Groups File Legal Complaint Over Ban on LGBTQ+ Books. The challenged school district voted last week to ban mentions of gender fluid and trans people while considering putting guns in classrooms. https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/11/22/texas-rights-groups-file-legal-complaint-over-ban-lgbtq-books 27 comments politics
- Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia - Berlin will stick to a controversial ban on selling weapons to Saudi Arabia — at least a few more weeks. The order to keep German-made guns and tanks out of the kingdom has angered some of Germany's closest allies. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-extends-ban-on-arms-exports-to-saudi-arabia/a-47795840 20 comments worldnews
- 'Very-Very Dangerous People' who target those fighting elephant poaching - Three people have been charged with the murder of elephant conservationist Wayne Lotter, who was gunned down in Tanzania. Also, last week the British government announced plans to ban the ivory trade altogether. https://sputniknews.com/africa/201710131058211539-elephant-conservationist-tanzania-murder/ 43 comments worldnews
- The Republican Fear of Facts on Guns. For nearly two decades, Congress has banned needed research on gun violence by the CDC. Last week, Congress, doing the bidding of the gun industry, quietly killed a provision in the omnibus spending bill that would have reversed that ban. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/opinion/the-republican-fear-of-facts-on-guns.html 768 comments politics