Wi. school shooter Natalie ‘Samantha’ Rupnow had 2 guns
A 15-year-old girl who shot dead two people and injured several others at a Christian school in Wisconsin had two guns in her possession at the time of the attack, authorities said Wednesday. Police Chief Sean Burns said Natalie “Samantha” Lupenau opened fire with two handguns Monday morning at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, […]
Glock sued by NJ over ‘switch’ that turns handguns into machine guns
The attorneys general of Minnesota and New Jersey on Thursday accused Glock of producing handguns that can be easily modified to fire as illegal machine guns through an inexpensive add-on known as a “Glock switch.” I filed a complaint. The $20 switch turns a Glock handgun into an easily concealed weapon capable of firing 1,200 […]
Canada Bans More Guns, Suggests Sending Them to Ukraine
Canada's Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced Thursday that 324 more “assault-style firearms” have been added to Canada's list of banned guns. Defense Minister Bill Blair has suggested that legally purchased but now banned weapons may be confiscated and shipped to Ukraine for use against the Russian invaders. Prime Minister Blair: “We have worked closely […]
Man living in California accused of exporting guns, ammunition to North Korea
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a California man has been charged with exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea. press release Tuesday. Authorities arrested Wen Shenghua, 41, on Tuesday on “criminal charges of exporting firearms, ammunition, and other munitions to North Korea,” according to a Justice Department statement. The items were hidden inside […]
Veteran NYPD detective accused of stashing ‘small army’s worth’ of weapons in his home, making ghost guns
A veteran NYPD detective was arrested this week on charges of manufacturing a ghost gun and concealing a “small military equivalent” of unregistered weapons inside his Staten Island home, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Det. According to the Richmond County District Attorney's Office, Anthony Sciortino, 35, a 13-year veteran currently assigned to the department's 120th Precinct, was […]
Judge rejects 2nd Amendment argument from illegal immigrant living in Ohio charged over possession of 170 guns
A federal judge denied a request to dismiss firearms charges against an illegal immigrant from Ohio who had been in the United States for more than 15 years, rejecting the man's argument that he had a right to bear arms. Carlos Serrano Restrepo was indicted earlier this year and subsequently charged in the United States […]
More Republican women buying guns than before, Gallup says
recent Gallup poll It turns out that more Republican women are now gun owners than ever before, while fewer Democratic-leaning men own guns. The share of Republican female gun owners increased from 19% from 2007 to 2012 to 33% from 2019 to 2024, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. 22% of Republican women surveyed […]
Drones could bring guns into prisons in England and Wales, watchdog fears | Prisons and probation
Guns could be delivered by drone to prisons already roiled by drug-related gang warfare amid an “inadequate” response from prison authorities, a leading watchdog told the Guardian. Britain's chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, said the rapid increase in the use of large unmanned aerial vehicles was of “biggest concern”, increasing the likelihood that firearms […]
‘We Became Very Intolerant’ of People Who Differ on Cultural Issues, Guns, Climate
On Wednesday's broadcast of MSNBC's “All In,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Democrats are “different from us on social and cultural issues and difficult topics like gun issues.” He became very intolerant and very critical of people who had ideas.” climate. “And while the party should make economic issues more central while allowing for internal […]
Dem. Sen. Hirono Claims SCOTUS Created Ability to Own Guns in 2008
At Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Maisie Hirono (D) argued that the U.S. Supreme Court created the right to own guns by: Heller (2008). on video published by forbesHirono began his remarks by referring to a previous hearing in which “the entire panel” of witnesses agreed that “this country is full of guns.” She […]