OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Liberal government will soon introduce new gun-control legislation. Mendicino tells the House of Commons public safety committee today the bill will be “very proactive,” though he did not provide specifics on timing or elements of the legislation. The move could revive some federal measures that did not pass…
Police: Boy Who Fired at Police Had Gotten Dad’s Gun Before
SALT LAKE CITY—The father of a 4-year-old boy who fired a gun at police told investigators the child had gotten ahold of the weapon before, according to police documents. The child stuck the gun out of a car window as police arrested his father, who had brandished his gun at McDonald’s workers over an incorrect…
New Jersey Gun Trafficker Sentenced for Using Amtrak Trains to Move Guns up the ‘Iron Pipeline’
February 15, 2022
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A Trenton, New Jersey man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for trafficking 40 semi-automatic firearms from North Carolina into Philadelphia and New Jersey, using Amtrak’s Philadelphia 30th Street Station, U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in a statement. Junious Flemming, 29, pleaded guilty in September to criminal conspiracy and…
Child, 4, Accidentally Kills Himself With Gun Found in Car
WESTWEGO, La.—A 4-year-old boy in Louisiana, sitting in the back of a car with two younger siblings, fatally shot himself in the forehead with a gun he found while his mother and another adult smoked marijuana in the front seat, authorities said. An autopsy Monday found that Jarion Walker’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted, Jefferson Parish…
Man Who Allegedly Sold Gun Used in Texas Synagogue Attack Arrested
The man who is accused of selling a firearm to the British national who took four hostages at a Texas synagogue earlier in January has been arrested. Henry Dwight Williams, 32, was taken into custody on Jan. 24 and was ordered held until his next court appearance on Jan. 31, according to court documents. Authorities…
Federal Appeals Court Rules Two California Counties Violated Rights With Pandemic Gun Store Shutdowns
January 21, 2022
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A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that two California counties violated the constitutional right to keep and bear arms when they shut down gun and ammunition stores during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups sued the state in March 2020 (pdf) over the shutdowns after gun and ammunition stores were…
Gun Sales Soar as Crime Waves Hit LA
January 13, 2022
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—A gun store owner in Beverly Hills is seeing a growing number of customers lately—from celebrities to university students—who are terrified by the increase of crime in the area. Elias Chalhub, owner of Bear Arms Defense, said his shop stays busy from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. “It’s been a steady…
American Jailed for 3 Years in China for Buying Toy Guns Online
In 2017, Cheng San, an American game designer, found himself at the pointy end of the Chinese regime’s crusade against gun ownership. He was sentenced to three years in jail for buying toy guns online—deemed an illegal act by authorities applying the regime’s harsh and broadly-defined gun control laws. Now back in the United States…
40 Guns Stolen From Garden Grove Store
December 9, 2021
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Burglars broke into a Garden Grove gun store Dec. 9 and stole approximately 40 firearms, police said. Officers from the Garden Grove Police Department responded at 12:16 a.m. to Whitten Sales at 12812 Valley View St. and saw the store’s front door had been shattered, according to Garden Grove Police Sgt. Erick Ley. Ley said the…
Georgia Sheriff Called to Distraught Man With Gun, Talks Him Into Putting It Down, Comforts Him
An armed standoff between a 21-year-old man and Haralson County Sheriff’s Department officers ended peacefully after Sheriff Stacy Williams was able to de-escalate a delicate situation. Responding to a call of a domestic dispute between a father and son, Sheriff Williams on Nov. 10 arrived at a property in Buchanan, Georgia, where he was presented…
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