#SCOTUS seems poised to uphold a major #GunRegulation imposed by the #Biden admin that requires #BackgroundChecks, #SerialNumbers & sales #records for the nearly untraceable #firearms known as #GhostGuns.
A majority of the justices seemed skeptical during oral argument on Tues of the position taken by gun owners, parts makers & #2A groups: that the govt exceeded its authority in 2022 when it imposed new rules for the weapons.
#law #GunControl #guns #GunViolence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/supreme-court-ghost-guns-biden-rules/
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Firearm #deaths of #children & #teenagers rose significantly in states that enacted more permissive #GunLaws after #SCOTUS in 2010 limited local govts ability to restrict gun ownership, a new study has found.
In states that maintained stricter laws, gun deaths were stable after the ruling, researchers reported, & in some, even declined.
#Guns are the leading cause of death in the #US for people ages 1–17, acc/to the #CDC.
#PublicHealth #GunControl #GunViolence #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/health/gun-deaths-children.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N08.2WvW.KDuRZQyg1WN1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Multiple #firefighters attacked while responding to a blaze near #CoeurdAlene
Authorities in western #Idaho urged residents to shelter in place Sunday afternoon because of law enforcement activity following a shooting in Kootenai County near Coeur d’Alene.
Gov. Brad Little said on the social media that multiple firefighters were attacked while responding to a blaze.
#Shooting #MassShooting #GunControl #law
https://apnews.com/article/coeur-dalene-idaho-shooting-57e4143642c5a0e98d134051a7147a89?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-29-Breaking+News
Exclusive: The #Trump admin has terminated more than half of all federal #funding for #GunViolence prevention
programs in the #US, cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, & Baltimore.
Of the 145 community violence intervention (#CVI) grants totaling >$300 million awarded through the #DOJ, 69 grants were abruptly terminated in April….
#law #guns #GunControl #USpol
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-slashed-federal-funding-gun-violence-prevention-2025-07-29/