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When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, condemnation erupted from liberal leaders and activists. But some public defenders, often allies of progressive activists, have praised the court’s ruling, saying gun-permitting rules like New York’s have long been a license for racial discrimination.

A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun advocacy organization to proceed.

Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted on charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during the unrest that followed the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer, said in a wide-ranging interview that aired Monday night he’s “not a racist person” and supports the Black Lives Matter movement.

On the other hand, several justices voiced concerns that a broad ruling in favor of gun rights could threaten restrictions on firearms in subways, bars, stadiums and other places where people gather.

Abortion, guns and religion top the Supreme Court term that begins Monday

The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that’s beginning a new term on Monday.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense

A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia

Republican lawmakers in several more states want to loosen gun restrictions by allowing people to carry concealed firearms without having to get a permit, continuing a trend that gun control advocates call dangerous.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines

The Supreme Court has sidestepped a major decision on gun rights in a dispute over New York City’s former ban on transporting guns

Parts of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s sweeping gun control legislation have won final passage in the General Assembly

A Virginia Republican state senator says she’s running for governor next year as an unabashed conservative on a platform of promoting gun rights

An unprecedented show of force by gun-rights activists is expected on Monday in Virginia. Thousands of gun activists are expected to turn out. Second Amendment groups have identified the state as a rallying point for the fight against what they see as a national erosion of gun rights. Authorities in Virginia are taking precautions since extremist groups have blanketed social...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he is declaring a state of emergency over threats from militia groups ahead of a gun-rights rally next week.

Hundreds of people who own guns and are in favor of gun rights gathered in Spotsylvania County Tuesday night to show their support for a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” resolution. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Another county in Virginia has officially declared itself a sanctuary for Second Amendment rights as Democrats take control of the state government in Richmond. The News & Advance in Lynchburg reported that the Bedford County Board of Supervisors approved the sanctuary resolution Monday night at a meeting attended by more than 1,000 people. More than 40 people spoke during the…

Gun owners rallied at Virginia’s Capitol Monday. They’re resisting new gun laws that could be approved by the 2020 General Assembly. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Maryland State Police is allowing the removal of restrictions on business owners’ concealed carry permits to clarify ambiguities that business owners say they need.

Georgia Republicans have chosen Brian Kemp to face Democrat Stacey Abrams for governor in a November matchup that will test history and highlight the widening gulf between the two major parties in style and substance in the era of President Donald Trump. Kemp, a two-term secretary of state, trounced longtime Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in a runoff Tuesday after campaigning...