Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to Marijuana Card Holders -A federal ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s jurisdiction, including California, Washington and Oregon.
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| Attorney General Maura Healey has launched a sweeping investigation into possible safety problems involving guns manufactured by at least two major companies, Remington and Glock, according to lawsuits filed by both firms, which are fighting Healey’s efforts. |
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| The lengthy regulatory process to strengthen a gun ban in state buildings churned through a milestone Wednesday with public hearing on the issue.Comment was overwhelmingly against the idea, as it has been since the state started accepting public discussion on the matter. That’s likely to matter only around the edges for now, as officials consider tweaks and exemptions in the wider ban Gov. Terry McAuliffe set in motion last October. |
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| Gun rights advocates blasted Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s move to ban concealed handguns in state-owned office buildings Wednesday, saying the governor’s actions jeopardize public safety. |
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| The first television advertisement attempting to convince Nevada voters to cast ballots in favor of stricter gun-purchase checks has hit the airwaves, and opponents of the initiative quickly responded by criticizing it. |
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| Friction between Switzerland and the European Union over the bloc’s plans to tighten gun control following a rise in militant attacks could turn into another serious snag in ties already tested by Swiss efforts to curb immigration. |
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| Two public schools in Los Alamos, New Mexico, will be outfitted with gun safes designed to hold shotguns and AR-15s as the result of a board ruling last week. |
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| After spotting an intruder on a phone surveillance app, a Tampa homeowner called her father who went to investigate the disturbance. |
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| Earlier this summer, ATF released an Explosives Industry Newsletter that changed the agency’s treatment of nitrocellulose, the primary component in smokeless powders used in modern ammunition. This change had the potential to seriously disrupt ammunition supply in the United States because it changed a long-standing ATF policy that exempted properly “wetted” nitrocellulose from treatment as an explosive under federal law. |
