The Supreme Court delivered a victory for gun rights as the Senate moved toward a gun control bill for the first time in decades.
Author: Glenn Thrush
Democrats Failed to Extend Assault Weapons Ban in 2004. They Regret It.
A push to renew the ban is so unlikely to succeed that one Democratic aide likened it to trying to jam the world’s biggest genie back into the world’s smallest bottle.
Justice Dept. Is Investigating Louisiana Police Over Accusations of Abuse
Similar investigations are underway into the Minneapolis Police Department in connection with the killing of George Floyd and the Louisville Police Department’s actions leading up to the shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Biden’s Choice to Run the A.T.F. Picks Up Support of 2 Key Democrats
The backing appears to pave the way for the nominee, Steven Dettelbach, to become the first permanent director of the agency responsible for enforcing gun laws in nearly a decade.
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety.
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety.
Glencore Will Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Bribery and Price-Fixing Charges
U.S. prosecutors said the settlement followed “a multiyear scheme to manipulate benchmarks used to set prices for oil at two of our country’s busiest ports.”
Justice Dept. Orders Agents to Intervene if They See Police Violence
The changes, the first to the department’s use-of-force policy in 18 years, follow the murder of George Floyd and other incidents of policy brutality.
U.S. Gun Production Triples Since 2000, Fueled by Handgun Purchases
The A.T.F. released a trove of gun manufacturing data on Tuesday, the first comprehensive survey of firearms commerce data in decades.
What Do Most Mass Shooters Have in Common? They Bought Their Guns Legally.
From 1966 to 2019, 77 percent of mass shooters obtained the weapons they used in their crimes through legal purchases.