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Remington hit with lawsuit over Walker trigger :: 11/13/2016

Remington Arms Company was slammed with a lawsuit last week over a Model 700 rifle that inexplicably fired, striking its owners in the leg.

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Judge: AG Healey can investigate Glock :: 11/08/2016

A judge says Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey can continue investigating the safety of guns made by Glock.

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Sixth Circuit: Formerly Mentally Ill Persons May Regain Second Amendment Rights :: 11/03/2016

In Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department, the full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals opened the door for persons who have previously been involuntarily committed to regain their Second Amendment rights.

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Wisconsin court dismisses wrongful death suit against Armslist in 2012 slaying :: 11/02/2016

A lawsuit brought by the victim’s family and backed by the Brady Campaign has been dismissed against Armslist by a Milwaukee County court.

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Georgia Supreme Court upholds the weaker of 2 campus carry laws :: 11/01/2016

The high court found Monday that the second of two campus carry laws signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in 2014 holds true, as it was signed two days later.

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Government Stunned By Verdicts In Oregon Standoff Trial :: 10/27/2016

I don’t think anyone saw this coming.

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Resolution, years later, in boy's suspension over pastry gun :: 10/26/2016

A long-running student discipline case involving a Maryland boy who was suspended after chewing a pastry into the shape of a gun and aiming it at his classmates has ended with a settlement between school officials and the child’s family.

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Lawsuits against Taurus continue to mount, despite settlement :: 10/15/2016

Taurus International continues to wade through lawsuits even after the company settled a $239 million product liability class action suit in federal court over the gun maker’s alleged defective trigger design.

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Judge dismisses Sandy Hook lawsuit against Remington :: 10/14/2016

A state judge dismissed the lawsuit against Remington Arms by the families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting.

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Law Professors File Brief Opposing 9th Circuit Rehearing in Second Amendment Lawsuit :: 10/07/2016

Sacramento, CA -(AmmoLand.com)- Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) announced today that it has joined Law Professors Randy Barnett (Georgetown University Law Center), Robert J. Cottrol (George Washington University Law School), Brannon Denning (Cumberland School of Law), Michael O’Shea (Oklahoma City University School of Law), and Glenn Harlan Reynolds (University of Tennessee College of Law) in filing a legal brief opposing a full Ninth Circuit rehearing in the Second Amendment lawsuit Teixeira v. County of Alameda, which was decided by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in May.

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Judge revives trooper's case to reinstate gun rights :: 10/06/2016

A federal judge in Pennsylvania issued a ruling Tuesday reviving the lawsuit of a state trooper fighting for his Second Amendment rights.

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Maryland's handgun licensing law challenged in federal court :: 10/05/2016

A Second Amendment organization has joined with a gun store and local citizens to challenge Maryland’s 2013 permit-to-purchase law in federal court.

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Judge dismisses personal injury case against Smith & Wesson :: 10/04/2016

A federal judge reasoned Smith & Wesson was not at fault in a personal injury case in which a pistol accidentally discharged and caused a man to lose a finger.

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Court strikes down sweeping gun control measures in U.S. territory :: 09/30/2016

A federal ruling issued this week struck down a handgun registration scheme, a ban on assault weapons and public carry, and a $1,000 excise tax on handguns in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Massachusetts State Attorney General Sued by Retailers over Unconstitutional Gun Ban :: 09/30/2016

Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey has willfully abused the power of her office to push a progressive gun-control agenda. In July, she unilaterally expanded the state’s assault-weapon ban by reinterpreting it to include guns that duplicate or copy assault weapons.

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Nashville fairgrounds gun show operator appealing judge's decision :: 09/28/2016

A longtime gun show operator at The Fairgrounds Nashville is appealing a judge’s July decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Metro that was filed in hopes of stopping a new policy that is poised to halt gun shows at the fairgrounds beginning in January.

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Court rules 3D printing not protected under First Amendment :: 09/26/2016

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that designs of firearms to be used on 3D printers are not protected by the free speech provisions of the First Amendment.  The court, siding with the State Department, found that such designs could constitute an export, given the lack of borders on the Internet, and as such would pose a danger to national security.

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It's the gun industry vs. Mass. AG Healey :: 09/23/2016

The firearms industry and individual Massachusetts gun shops filed a lawsuit in US District Court Thursday against Attorney General Maura Healey, calling her crackdown on the sale of “copycat” assault weapons unconstitutional.

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Oh, Deer! Court: Felon Hunter Didn't Break Florida Gun Laws :: 09/23/2016

A Florida Supreme Court ruling Thursday is good news for felons who like to hunt, bad news for deer.

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Federal appeals court questions D.C.'s restrictions on concealed carry of firearms :: 09/21/2016

Appeals court judges had tough questions on Tuesday for the District’s lawyers about strict limits the city places on carrying concealed firearms on the streets of the nation’s capital.

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