The D.C. Beat
Update on 6/14/2024 at 5:30 p.m. MT: ATF Director Steven Dettlebach director released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court striking down the bump stock ban: “As the 2017 massacre of nearly 60 people at a concert in Las Vegas made clear, weapons equipped with bump stocks pose an unacceptable level of risk to public […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition for certiorari in a Maryland “assault weapons ban” case before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is Bianchi v Brown. It stems from a 2013 ban on what the Maryland legislature called “assault weapons.” Dominic Bianchi is the primary plaintiff in the case and is […]
Former President Donald Trump has vowed to roll back any gun control measures passed during President Joe Biden’s administration and called out gun owners for not voting. Trump was speaking to a crowd of approximately 6,000 at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas when he gave the remarks. Trump has also received the NRA […]
President Joe Biden called for a “national red flag law,” “universal background checks,” and an “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazine” ban on X yesterday. Biden also said he passed the biggest “gun safety reform” in thirty years. His post said, in full, “I signed into law the most significant gun safety reform in nearly three […]
The Department of Justice announced it had established the “National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center.” In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Attorney General Merrick Garland stated, “The launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center will provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the […]
President Joe Biden delivered his final State of the Union speech before the next presidential election in November. During his speech, Biden discussed Ukraine, the economy, the southern border, firearms regulations, Israel, Gaza, and other issues. He also debated hecklers and Republican congressmen who voiced their disapproval of some of his statements. Senator Katie Britt […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments over the bump stock regulation that was implemented in 2018 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms after the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 that left 60 people dead. In the aftermath of the shooting, President Donald Trump said he supported the ATF the devices. Initially, […]