Tag: handguns

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Breaks Ground on Tennessee Home After Relocating Over Firearm Manufacturing Legislation

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson broke ground on their new home in East Tennessee last week alongside several state and local leaders, just weeks after announcing the decision to move. The American manufacturer of firearms, ammunition, and restraints, which was founded in 1852, currently has corporate headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company is investing more than $125 million to relocate its headquarters…


Federal Court Rules That Ban on Handgun Sales for Under 21-Year-Olds Is Unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a federal law banning handgun sales to young adults is unconstitutional. In a 2–1 vote, the three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that a law Congress passed in 1968 that sets a minimum age of 21 for purchasing handguns violates the Second Amendment….


California Aims New Gun Bill at ‘Microstamping’ Bullet Casings

California lawmakers have jumped the gun with legislation targeting firearms manufacturers, handgun owners, and police by requiring pistols to be equipped with technology that would microstamp bullet casings, gun rights groups say. Assembly Bill 876 (AB 876) would mandate that all new pistols purchased for use by law enforcement officers be equipped with the technology…